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Computing experts unveil superefficient 'inexact' chip

Researchers have unveiled an "inexact" computer chip that challenges the industry's dogmatic 50-year pursuit of accuracy. The design improves power and resource efficiency by allowing for occasional errors. ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 44 | with audio podcast

Textbook rentals a growing trend in higher education

ntil recently, when it came to buying textbooks, there really were only two primary options for the nation’s college students: new or used, and used only sometimes. However, over the past few years, there has been a ...

Technology / Internet

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Powered by poo: Students use dog waste to light park

Every day, about 200 dogs and their owners visit the Cosmo dog park in Gilbert, Ariz. When they go home, they leave behind about eight cubic yards of dog waste, plastic bottles, bags and other trash.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Preschoolers' reading skills benefit from one modest change by teachers

A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study found.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Texting in college classrooms common, distracting

(HealthDay) -- College students are texting frequently during class time, and that may interfere with their ability to pay attention and learn, a new study finds.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

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 ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

Sandia seeks better neural control of prosthetics for amputees

Sandia National Laboratories researchers, using off-the-shelf equipment in a chemistry lab, have been working on ways to improve amputees’ control over prosthetics with direct help from their own nervous ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Football team success throws fall grades of non-athletic college males for a loss

(PhysOrg.com) -- College football bowl season is in prime time, and a new report card is in: Male grades drop relative to female grades when their college football team performs well during the regular season.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Middle-class elementary school students ask for help more often than their working-class peers

Middle-class children ask their teachers for help more often and more assertively than working-class children and, in doing so, receive more support and assistance from teachers according to a study from the University of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

School-in-a-bag reduces drop-out rates

A more flexible approach to teaching methods and better community support could reduce school drop-out in high HIV-prevalence areas in sub-Saharan Africa. Findings from a project led by London's Institute of Education and ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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