European and North American black scavenger flies – also called dung flies as their larvae develop in the feces of vertebrates and thus break them down – belong to the same species. Nevertheless, they strongly differ ...
Evolution
Apr 13, 2012
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Fujitsu researchers have developed a technology for retrieving partially similar models from stored 3D CAD models.
Engineering
Apr 13, 2012
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Design guru Philippe Starck is working on a "revolutionary" project with US computer giant Apple that will come out in time for Christmas, the French designer revealed on Friday.
Business
Apr 13, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Stephen Mulligan, a University of Delaware senior studying mechanical engineering, has co-authored a paper explaining the effects of gas flow on newly developed solar cells. The paper, entitled “Hybrid ...
Materials Science
Apr 13, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Researchers at James Cook University have questioned why coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef has continued to decline when it is recognised as “the best managed coral reef system in the world”.
Environment
Apr 13, 2012
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A University of Sydney taxonomist has built on the research of Emperor Akihito of Japan, perhaps the world's best known ichthyologist, to classify a new family of fish.
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- In a crowd, looking different can be dangerous, at least if you’re a pigeon.
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2012
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Fungal diseases are a major threat not just to wild plants and animals, but to us.
Ecology
Apr 13, 2012
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The Curiosity rover is currently on its way to Mars, scheduled to make a dramatic landing within Gale Crater in mid-August and begin its hunt for the geologic signatures of a watery, life-friendly past. Solid evidence that ...
Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2012
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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Royal Philips Electronics today unveiled Dolby 3D, a 3D HD format and suite of technologies designed to deliver full HD 3D content to 3D-enabled devices, including glasses-free displays. ...
Other
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