News tagged with sensory environment
Astronaut balancing act: Training to help explorers adapt to a return to gravity
Astronauts returning from challenging long-duration missions face one more challenge when they get back to Earth - standing up and walking.
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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New approach to dental visits may ease kids' fears
For many children, a trip to the doctor or dentist is a stressful experience. The sensory environment (i.e., the sounds, smells, and lights associated with the clinical setting) can cause a child's anxiety levels to rise. ...
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Got nectar? To hawkmoths, humidity is a cue
(Phys.org) -- Humidity emanating from a flower's nectar stores tells a moth if the flower is worth a visit, research led by a UA entomologist has discovered.
May 30, 2012 |
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Food, water safety provide new challenges for today's sensors
Sensors that work flawlessly in laboratory settings may stumble when it comes to performing in real-world conditions, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
May 24, 2012 |
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How the worm knows where its nose is
For decades, scientists have studied Caenorhabditis elegans tiny, transparent worms to glean clues about how neurons develop and function. A new Harvard study suggests that the worms' nervous system is much m ...
May 16, 2012 |
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Simplicity and quantum complexity
Simulations of reality would require less memory on a quantum computer than on a classical computer, new research from scientists at the University of Bristol, published in Nature Communications, has shown.
May 04, 2012 |
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Connecting cilia: Cellular antennae help cells stick together
Primary cilia are hair-like structures which protrude from almost all mammalian cells. They are thought to be sensory and involved in sampling the cell's environment. New research, published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Controlling the cut: Engineers top the leader board
A high-tech, precision, water jet milling control system which could transform the manufacture of complex aerospace, optical and biomedical structures and devices is being developed by an international team of engineers led ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Computer scientists form mathematical formulation of the brain's neural networks
As computer scientists this year celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the mathematical genius Alan Turing, who set out the basis for digital computing in the 1930s to anticipate the electronic age, they still quest ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Researchers replicate slime mold with brainless amoeboid robot that can move toward an attractant
(PhysOrg.com) -- Takuya Umedachi has been working for several years to build a robot that can replicate the simple actions of the common slime mold, an organism that can move towards something it desires without ...
Researcher uses medical imaging technology to better understand fish senses
University of Rhode Island marine biologist Jacqueline Webb gets an occasional strange look when she brings fish to the Orthopedics Research Lab at Rhode Island Hospital. While the facility's microCT scanner is typically ...
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Ants can learn vibrational and magnetic landmarks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Foraging desert ants always find their way back to the nest, even when it is only marked by a magnetic cue, vibration, or carbon dioxide.
Mar 07, 2012 |
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