Five lessons from Hurricane Katrina emergency robot deployments
Robin Murphy is the master of disaster robots.
Robotics
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Social responsibility promotes conservative risk behavior
Individuals make more conservative choices when the decisions they make affect other people, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2015
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Shedding light on potential toxins that lurk in blood and breast milk
Toxic flame retardants used in electronics and fabrics have been banned or removed from American and European products for nearly a decade. Yet they still surround us – in the dust we breathe and the food we eat. The chemicals ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 18, 2015
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Psychologist examines worker fulfillment
To employees who have not yet found their "perfect fit" in a career: Take heart. There is more than one way to attain passion for work, USC Dornsife and University of Michigan researchers found in a recent study.
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2015
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Scientists advise letting wildfires burn when prudent
With nearly 9 million acres burned this year across the nation, 2015 is shaping up to be one of the most destructive wildfire seasons yet. And with drought and climate change, wildfires are only predicted to get worse.
Environment
Sep 18, 2015
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Big Iron gets technology boost
ESA deploys 'big iron' to communicate with its deep-space missions: three 35 m-diameter dishes employing some of the world's most advanced tracking technology. And it's about to get a boost.
Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2015
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Image: Pluto's majestic mountains, frozen plains and foggy hazes
Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft looked back toward the sun and captured this near-sunset view of the rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains extending ...
Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2015
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New findings help explain how molecules are speedily transported into and out of the cell's nucleus
A cell does everything it can to protect its nucleus, where precious genetic information is stored. That includes controlling the movement of molecules in and out using gateways called nuclear pore complexes (NPCs).
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 18, 2015
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Photosynthesis gene can help crops grow in adverse conditions
A gene that helps plants to remain healthy during times of stress has been identified by researchers at Oxford University. Its presence helps plants to tolerate environmental pressures like drought—and it could help create ...
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2015
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ESA image: Mississippi swampland
This Sentinel-2A 'colour vision' image captures part of the Mississippi swamps on the east and west banks of the Mississippi River, south of New Orleans and north of the Mississippi Delta.
Earth Sciences
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