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Students who get stuck look for computer malfunctions

When students working with educational software get stymied, they often try to find fault with the computer or the software, rather than look to their own mistakes, according to a new dissertation at the University of Gothenburg, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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CWRU class earns Science magazine prize for innovation

Science magazine has awarded a prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction to a Case Western Reserve University class that melds biology, computer modeling, mathematical analysis and writing.

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created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Slicing mitotic spindle with lasers, nanosurgeons unravel old pole-to-pole theory

The mitotic spindle, an apparatus that segregates chromosomes during cell division, may be more complex than the standard textbook picture suggests, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Getting in rhythm helps children grasp fractions, study finds

Tapping out a beat may help children learn difficult fraction concepts, according to new findings due to be published in the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. An innovative curriculum uses rhythm ...

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created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

'Weather in a tank' demonstration helps students grasp fluid dynamics

Fluid dynamics plays a central role in determining Earth’s climate. Ocean currents and eddies stir up contents from the deep, while atmospheric winds and weather systems steer temperature and moisture around the globe. ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

A pioneer in mathematics: First woman math Ph.D. in America

Winifred Edgerton Merrill (1862-1951) was the first woman to receive a PhD in mathematics in the United States. Throughout her life, she worked to advance women in a male-dominated society. She helped to found Barnard College, ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Reading more into open access

For many years, the traditional method to access researchers’ scholarly works, particularly in the sciences and social sciences, has been through paid subscriptions to journals. But in recent years, a ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A surprising molecular switch: Lipids help control the development of cell polarity

In a standard biology textbook, cells tend to look more or less the same from all sides. But in real life cells have fronts and backs, tops and bottoms, and they orient many of their structures according to ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Scientists excited over hints of finding an elusive particle

Scientists are quivering with anticipation - flying halfway around the world for a close-up view of the action and devouring the latest updates from the blogosphere the way some girls track the doings of Justin Bieber.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (13) | comments 33

Dramatic diversity of columbine flowers explained by a simple change in cell shape

Columbine flowers are recognizable by the long, trailing nectar spurs that extend from the bases of their petals, tempting the taste buds of their insect pollinators.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers create bizarre optical phenomena, defying the laws of reflection and refraction

Exploiting a novel technique called phase discontinuity, researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have induced light rays to behave in a way that defies the centuries-old ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (26) | comments 26 | with audio podcast


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