News tagged with stimulus
Barley takes a leaf out of reindeer's book in the land of the midnight sun
Barley grown in Scandinavian countries is adapted in a similar way to reindeer to cope with the extremes of day length at high latitudes. Researchers have found a genetic mutation in some Scandinavian barley ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate
(AP) -- The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.
May 09, 2012 |
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Baboons, infants show similar gesturing behavior, suggesting shared communication systems
Both human infants and baboons have a stronger preference for using their right hand to gesture than for a simple grasping task, supporting the hypothesis that language development, which is lateralized in the left part of ...
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Alternative-energy innovations on display
Climate change is in dispute. Oil and gas are staging a comeback. Republicans are questioning federal funding for energy research as a waste of money in a time of deficits.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 06, 2012 |
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To create 2.4 million jobs invest excess corporate cash: study
U.S. corporations have far less cash on hand to invest than popularly believed - but enough to provide a significant economic stimulus and renewed employment growth in the midst of a tepid economic recovery, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2012 |
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School pupils learn about practical philosophy
Children could learn valuable lessons in responsible citizenship, such as making moral judgements and informed choices, through taking part in philosophical dialogue, according to researchers at the University of Strathclyde.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 05, 2012 |
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'Sensing skin' could monitor the health of concrete infrastructure continually and inexpensively
In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) assigned the grade "D" to the overall quality of infrastructure in the U.S. and said that ongoing evaluation and maintenance of structures was one of ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Digital health push woos tech firms, pains doctors
Two years ago, Dr. Gonzalo Venegas decided to bring his medical practice into the Information Age.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Gov't says up to 10 pct in US lack good Internet
(AP) -- As many as one in 10 Americans can't get Internet connections that are fast enough for common tasks such as viewing photos, video and Web pages, and two thirds of schools have broadband connections that are too slow ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Air force flight control improvements may result from flying insect research
Flying insects' altitude control mechanisms are the focus of research being conducted in a Caltech laboratory under an Air Force Office of Scientific Research grant that may lead to technology that controls ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Zebrafish yield clues to how we process visual information
(PhysOrg.com) -- To a hungry fish on the prowl, the split-second neural processing required to see, track, and gobble up a darting flash of prey is a matter of survival.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 30, 2010 |
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Oddball tasks and blue-colored humans
Dr. Minami and colleagues at the Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, investigated the P3 component using an oddball paradigm.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Obama White House to install solar panels
President Barack Obama's administration said Tuesday it will install solar panels on the White House in a bid to encourage Americans in lesser known residences to embrace renewable energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Japan stimulus plan to focus on green tech: report
Japan is planning subsidies to boost corporate investment in factories making environment-friendly products, in a fresh economic stimulus package expected next month, a report said Friday.
Aug 20, 2010 |
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US to pump $1.2 bln to expand broadband access
The US administration unveiled plans Wednesday to spend 1.2 billion dollars to expand broadband or high-speed Internet access to dozens of under-served rural communities.
Aug 04, 2010 |
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