(Phys.org) -- South Korea, a nation with a self-proclaimed goal of being a leader in robotics technology has, through the Asian Forum of Corrections (AFC), begun testing the feasibility of using robots as prison guards in ...
Aphids are pests that cause millions of pounds of damage to crops in the UK, but new research led by biologists at the University of York reveals potential new targets for aphid-specific insecticides.
Biotechnology
Apr 18, 2012
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A new genre of electric power-generating stations could supply electricity for more than a half billion people by tapping just one-tenth of the global potential of a little-known energy source that exists where rivers flow ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 18, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has shown researchers and plant breeders a better way to handle the massive amounts of data being generated by plant molecular studies, using an approach that ...
Biotechnology
Apr 18, 2012
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When it comes to being generous with time and money, Americans who are not Mormons can learn from Americans who are.
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2012
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SF State scientists are leading the search for valuable knowledge about Internet advertising, an industry that is barely a decade old but now worth $12 billion in the U.S. alone.
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2012
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Policymakers who try to boost the economy by creating a more favourable environment for entrepreneurs “can’t have their cake and eat it”, a new study has warned.
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2012
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Researchers discover that a deformed layer of graphene can focus electrons similar to the way an optical lens bends light.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 18, 2012
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Scientists explain why a microalgae bioreactor redesign provides an order-of-magnitude improvement over conventional cultivation methods.
General Physics
Apr 18, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- The most accurate study so far of the motions of stars in the Milky Way has found no evidence for dark matter in a large volume around the Sun. According to widely accepted theories, the solar neighbourhood ...
Astronomy
Apr 18, 2012
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