Japan heading for toilet diplomacy
Japan is readying to lift the lid on what could be its most effective global marketing gimmick yet: the high-tech toilet seat.
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Nanomaterials in sunscreens and boats leave marine life vulnerable
Nanomaterials commonly used in sunscreens and boat-bottom paints are making sea urchin embryos more vulnerable to toxins, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The authors said this could pose a risk ...
Bio & Medicine
May 13, 2015
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Male leaders judged less competent when asking for help
There might be no such thing as a stupid question, but new research suggests male leaders may be judged harshly if they ask any questions at all.
Social Sciences
May 13, 2015
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High-tech analysis of Orion heat shield underway at NASA's Marshall Center
Engineers from three NASA field centers are partnering this month at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to remove and analyze some 180 small squares of an ablative material called Avcoat—the outer ...
Space Exploration
May 13, 2015
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Training teachers for deaf children gets a robotic helping hand
Deaf education lecturers at The University of Manchester are using the Swivl robot in school classrooms in a UK first for teacher training.
Engineering
May 13, 2015
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NASA image: Early morning sunrise over the Grand Canyon
From the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) took this photograph of an early morning sunrise over the Grand Canyon and posted it to social media on May 10, 2015.
Space Exploration
May 13, 2015
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Kepler's six years in science (and counting)
NASA's Kepler spacecraft began hunting for planets outside our solar system on May 12, 2009. From the trove of data collected, we have learned that planets are common, that most sun-like stars have at least one planet and ...
Astronomy
May 13, 2015
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NASA research reveals Europa's mystery dark material could be sea salt
NASA laboratory experiments suggest the dark material coating some geological features of Jupiter's moon Europa is likely sea salt from a subsurface ocean, discolored by exposure to radiation. The presence of sea salt on ...
Space Exploration
May 13, 2015
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New begonia germplasm lines both beautiful and sturdy
Two new begonia germplasm lines developed by Agricultural Research Service and collaborating scientists are now available for use in breeding elite varieties of the ornamental crop that can tolerate the heat and humidity ...
Biotechnology
May 13, 2015
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Seminal plugs cost red-sided garter snakes dearly
Bubbling out of their hibernation burrows as the temperature begins to rise, male red-sided garter snakes only have one thing on their mind: mating. And with females in short supply, the pressure is on. But how much effort ...
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2015
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