New science redefines remote—even pandas global
This just in from the pandas nestled in a remote corner of China: Their influence spans the globe.
Ecology
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Innovative docking tool offers cargo shipping less risk and greater efficiency
The EU-funded DOCKINGMONITOR project, which was completed in August 2015, has improved automated port safety systems by combining a berthing aid with a drift monitoring system. Drift monitoring involves measuring the movement ...
Environment
Oct 1, 2015
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New infrared camera detects gas leaks in industry
This company's invention, supported by the Business Incubator at the UC3M Science Park, is based on technology patented by researchers from the UC3M Infrared Laboratory (initialled LIR in Spanish), and can detect gas leaks ...
Engineering
Oct 1, 2015
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Silicon 'plant stones' for strong rice: Fertilizing and recycling Si in Vietnamese fields
Recent research showed that silicon (Si) is an important nutrient enhancing the endurability of rice plants, however, what controls on Si availability in soils still remain poorly studied. Researchers of the LEGATO project ...
Biotechnology
Oct 1, 2015
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Collaborative behaviors, traditional practices
IOP Publishing and Research Information Network (RIN) release new report on information practices in the physical sciences.
Other
Oct 1, 2015
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What it would take for life on Mars
In light of NASA's recent evidence that liquid water flows on present-day Mars, the release of sci-fi film The Martian could not have come at a better time.
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2015
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Languages less arbitrary than long assumed
It is a cornerstone of theoretical linguistics: the principle of arbitrariness, according to which the form of a word doesn't tell you anything about its meaning. Yet evidence is accumulating that natural languages do in ...
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2015
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How frog tongues are like commercial dry adhesives
Scientists from the Functional Morphology and Biomechanics research group at Kiel University have shown, for the first time, what happens when a frog's tongue makes contact with a surface. They discovered similarities to ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 1, 2015
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Accurate timing of migration prolongs life expectancy in pike
Animal migration is a spectacular phenomenon that has fascinated humans for long. It is widely assumed that appropriate timing of migratory events is crucial for survival, but the causes and consequences of individual variation ...
Ecology
Oct 1, 2015
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Search engine for more accurate and fast recognition of metabolites
Potential applications for the machine-learning based method include anti-doping work, drug control by the Customs and crime scene investigation.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 1, 2015
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