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If consumers are close to fitness goals, do they prefer a larger or limited variety of products?

Consumers who believe they are making progress toward their goals are motivated by limited product variety, unlike people who think they are further from their goals, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Re ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can a formula predict the outcome of a soccer match?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Soccer, like most sports, is a game full of surprises and lucky or unlucky breaks. After all, if it was easy to predict the winner of a soccer match, there wouldn’t be much reason to watch ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 05, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (21) | comments 9 | with audio podcast feature

Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight Epidemic

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 16 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are overweight-a doubling of the estimated incidence of overweight among children and a tripling of the rate among adolescents ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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UCLA life scientists view biodiversity through a whole new dimension

(Phys.org) -- How can blue whales, the largest animals on the planet, survive by feeding on krill, shrimp-like creatures that are the size of a penny? According to UCLA life scientists, it's all a matter of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 7 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New study confirms benefits of a research university to student success

About 89 percent of all undergraduate students and 94 percent of seniors participate in some type of research while at The University of Texas at Austin, according to a new study released this month from the ...

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Wireless 'tooth tattoo' detects harmful bacteria

Using silk strands pulled from cocoons and gold wires thinner than a spider's web, researchers at Princeton University have created a removable tattoo that adheres to dental enamel and could eventually monitor ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Wearable electronics - the next fashion fad?

(Phys.org) -- When most of us think of electronics, we think of the sturdy stability of silicon and plastic. Flexibility is a trait that belongs to the organic world, where materials come in all shapes and ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Getting news from the Internet not as divisive as many assume

The Internet is changing the way people get their news, but there's little proof that it is fragmenting or polarizing the news audience the way many assume, says professor David Tewksbury, the head of the ...

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Soybean trials help producers find earlier maturing varieties

Soybeans aren’t something new for Texas producers, but one Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert is trying to help develop a production system that will help combat the drought and includes varieties ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The quick and easy way to measure power consumption

The ambitious goals set by the German government to promote energy efficiency have put pressure on companies to change their energy-use policies. But the sustainable management of energy resources and the associated energy-saving ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Architecture of experience

Krystal Tung ’13 wanted to follow the yellow brick road. When the Cabot House resident heard that this spring’s House musical would be “The Wizard of Oz,” she headed straight for the stage.

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created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Darpa seeks technology to see through clouds for warfighter support

Advanced, flyable electronics and scene simulation technology sought for video synthetic aperture radar

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created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung patent wants to get in user's face

(Phys.org) -- Samsung phones of the future may tell if you are happy, sad, or altogether disgusted. Samsung has filed for a patent on a method and device that can tell a user’s emotions based on facial ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report


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