Demand for high-performance energy storage device is booming. There is a need for high-energy-density, rechargeable batteries, as electric vehicles, portable electronics, and sustainable energy harvesting are on the rise. ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 11, 2016
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4845, located over 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin). The galaxy's orientation clearly reveals the galaxy's striking ...
Astronomy
Jan 11, 2016
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At first glance, the 5- and 6-year-olds practicing dance on a Saturday afternoon in Portia Abernathy's adaptive dance class at the Boston Ballet just seem to be having a good time.
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2016
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Computer-based games can have a beneficial effect on learning, according to ground-breaking new research from the University of Bristol. The brain-imaging study shows that – contrary to popular belief - technological game-playing ...
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2016
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A new app which tries to guess your regional accent based on your pronunciation of 26 words and colloquialisms will help Cambridge academics track the movement and changes to English dialects in the modern era.
Software
Jan 11, 2016
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Producing and detecting gravitational fields at will using magnetic fields, controlling them for study, working with them to produce new technologies—it sounds impossible, but Prof. André Füzfa of Namur University has ...
General Physics
Jan 11, 2016
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In January 2015, a Washington, DC, hobbiest accidentally flew his DJI Phantom quadcopter drone over the White House fence and crashed it on the lawn.
Engineering
Jan 11, 2016
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Sensors, data and analyses all help to give advance warning of critical situations developing on production lines. This can reduce downtime by 50 per cent.
Engineering
Jan 11, 2016
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Shipping containers have been turned into housing, art, even playgrounds. Now, a Boston company is recycling them into high-tech mobile farms as part of a new wave of companies hoping to bring more innovation to agriculture.
Environment
Jan 11, 2016
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Thirty-three years ago, Chrysler invented the minivan. Now, it's reinventing it—with styling reminiscent of an SUV, high-tech features and a first-ever hybrid version that Chrysler hopes will make minivans popular again.
Other
Jan 11, 2016
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