The Orionid meteor shower
Usually, waking up before sunrise is a good way to get a head start on the day. On Oct. 21st, waking up early could stop you in your tracks.
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2012
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Lost, potentially hazardous asteroid rediscovered
(Phys.org)—A potentially hazardous asteroid once found but then lost has been rediscovered and its orbit confirmed by a determined amateur astronomer working with ESA's space hazards programme. The half-kilometre object ...
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2012
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Penn researcher part of $1.5 million grant to reduce gene sequencing costs
A collaboration between researchers at Columbia University and Marija Drndić of the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant for a project aimed at reducing the cost of genome sequencing. ...
Biotechnology
Oct 15, 2012
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OpenLearning launches into competitive MOOCs market
A start-up that allows universities to offer massive open online courses (MOOCs) has opened for business, signing on more than 1,000 students to a 12-week computer science and engineering course from the University of New ...
Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2012
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Cookie Monster crater on Mercury
Big Bird has been grabbing the headlines lately, and its time for another Muppet to get a little face time. So, here's Cookie Monster's face, plastered across the surface of Mercury. Well, it looks like it, anyway. This is ...
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2012
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Quantifying protein-folding mechanisms
European scientists are investigating the mechanisms by which proteins fold to form complex configurations using single-molecule experimental techniques.
Biochemistry
Oct 15, 2012
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Indoor mould's toxicity explained
A team of researchers at the University of Helsinki has discovered how indoor mould makes people sick. The only remedy is to heal the living environment.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 15, 2012
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Cycling app that tracks riders' routes to assist city of Atlanta
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed joined Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson in announcing several citywide cycling initiatives. Among them was Cycle Atlanta, a Georgia Tech-developed iPhone application that tracks cycling ...
Software
Oct 15, 2012
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Researcher examines the emotions and ethics in decision-making
Sukumarakurup Krishnakumar, assistant professor of management, and Doug Rymph, co-wrote the paper, "Uncomfortable Ethical Decisions: The Role of Negative Emotions and Emotional Intelligence in Ethical Decision-making," which ...
Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2012
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NASA signs agreement to develop nasal spray for motion sickness
NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Epiomed Therapeutics Inc. of Irvine, Calif., have signed an agreement to develop and commercialize a NASA-crafted, fast-acting nasal spray to fight motion sickness.
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2012
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