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Slow-motion film reveals what happens when lizards drop their tails

Timothy Higham, an assistant professor of biology at the University of California, Riverside, will be featured in the program “Animal Superpowers: Extreme Survivors” on the National Geographic Wild ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Navy pilot training enhanced by AEMASE 'smart machine'

Navy pilots and other flight specialists soon will have a new "smart machine" installed in training simulators that learns from expert instructors to more efficiently train their students.

Technology / Other

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

OMG! Texting ups truthfulness, new study suggests

Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self-driving cars set for test drive in Nevada (Update)

Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 12

Facebook billionaire shuns luxury for startup life

(AP) -- Facebook co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate Dustin Moskovitz is by many accounts the world's youngest self-made billionaire. But the 27-year-old isn't sipping champagne in the Caribbean.

Technology / Business

created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Vibrating steering wheel guides drivers while keeping their eyes on the road

A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scanning the brain for impending error

(Phys.org) -- UA computer science doctoral student Federico Cirett is using new technology to predict, in advance, when people will make a mistake. He's been testing subjects taking the SAT exam in math.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MP3 song-searching can increase risk for drivers

Consumers are increasingly using MP3 players in their vehicles, and auto makers have responded: Data show that 90% of new vehicles sold in the United States have MP3 connectivity. Makers of aftermarket MP3 controllers are ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Futuristic cars are coming faster than you think

Cars that drive themselves are not just the stuff of sci-fi movies. The technology is real, the cars can now drive legally and the debate is starting on whether society is better off when software is behind the wheel.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (30) | comments 26

Google creates a spectacle with project

(AP) -- If you think texting while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's futuristic, Internet-connected glasses.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4


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