Cutting the cord on soft robots
When it comes to soft robots, researchers have finally managed to cut the cord.
Robotics
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Friend or foe? Robots could be either. You might even marry one
(Phys.org) —When Purdue University professor Eric Matson teaches his robotics class, he asks his students a simple question on the first day. Would you consider marrying a robot?
Robotics
Sep 11, 2014
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Golden retriever study sniffs for cancer clues
(HealthDay)—Michael Court is a scientist and a dog lover, so he jumped at the chance to enroll his golden retriever in a nationwide study aimed at fighting cancer and other ills in canines.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2014
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Team makes scientific history with new cellular connection
Researchers led by Dr. Helen McNeill at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute have revealed an exciting and unusual biochemical connection. Their discovery has implications for diseases linked to mitochondria, which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2014
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First bill in Tesla deal sails through Assembly
The Nevada Assembly has unanimously approved the first of four bills that make up a package of up to $1.3 billion in tax breaks and incentives the Legislature is considering to seal a deal to bring Tesla Motors' $5 billion ...
Business
Sep 11, 2014
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Virgin Galactic pushes first flight—again
Virgin Galactic has again pushed back its timeline for launching space tourism flights from southern New Mexico's Spaceport America.
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2014
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Study maps 15 years of carbon dioxide emissions on Earth
World leaders face multiple barriers in their efforts to reach agreement on greenhouse gas emission policies. And, according to Arizona State University researchers, without globally consistent, independent emissions assessments, ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2014
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The secret to safer drinking water could lie with 'non stick' organic compounds
Scientists are testing the 'stickiness' of hundreds of organic compounds to improve the detection of the microscopic water bugs that cause millions of cases of vomiting and diarrhoea each year.
Biochemistry
Sep 11, 2014
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Mars Curiosity Rover Arrives at Martian Mountain
(Phys.org) —NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has reached the Red Planet's Mount Sharp, a Mount-Rainier-size mountain at the center of the vast Gale Crater and the rover mission's long-term prime destination.
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2014
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Researchers discover new producer of crucial vitamin
(Phys.org) —New research has determined that a single group of micro-organisms may be responsible for much of the world's vitamin B12 production in the oceans, with implications for the global carbon cycle and climate change.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2014
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