Researchers from the Spanish National Research Council have uncovered a family of proteins that play a vital role in coordinating the cellular response of plants to various environmental stresses, in particular drought and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 14, 2016
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More than just a fad, wearable technology (WT) can change the way we work and give us 'super powers' – according to a new study in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education.
Other
Mar 14, 2016
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Participating in a March Madness bracket office pool this year? Don't rely too much on experts' picks or overestimate your chance of winning.
Mathematics
Mar 14, 2016
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In the airy, loft-like Microsoft Research lab in New York City, five computer scientists are spending their days trying to get a Minecraft character to climb a hill.
Computer Sciences
Mar 14, 2016
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The EU-funded COLUMNARCODECRACKING project has successfully used ultra-high fMRI scanners to map cortical columns, a process that opens the door to exciting new applications, such as brain-computer interfaces.
Engineering
Mar 14, 2016
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Even without all the industrial and technological growth that has accelerated climate change, humans can—and do—dramatically impact ecosystems.
Archaeology
Mar 14, 2016
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Imagine engines that conserve fuel by automatically dialing down internal friction, water pipes that seal their own cracks and iPhones that protect themselves when dropped. Metallurgist Pradeep Rohatgi has – and he invented ...
Engineering
Mar 14, 2016
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On January 20th, 2016, researchers Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown of Caltech announced that they had found evidence that hinted at the existence of a massive planet at the edge of the Solar System. Based on mathematical ...
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2016
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The e-neutrons.org platform aims at developing the neutron community by training new scientists at a time when more non-neutron experts want to use the technique. It is therefore a very timely initiative, also because ever ...
General Physics
Mar 14, 2016
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NASA engineers have successfully test fired the first flight engine destined to power the agency's mammoth new SLS rocket that will launch American astronauts back to the moon and deep space for the first time in nearly five ...
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2016
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