Siemens is developing a system that helps blind and visually impaired people walk safely through cities. In cooperation with the Technical University of Braunschweig and several partners, Siemens is working on a comprehensive ...
Software
Jan 22, 2015
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By analyzing such parameters as the force applied by key presses and the time interval between them, a new self-powered non-mechanical intelligent keyboard could provide a stronger layer of security for computer users. The ...
Nanophysics
Jan 22, 2015
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EU researchers are developing an online tool kit to help different coastal regions predict – and prepare for – floods and storms.
Environment
Jan 22, 2015
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Massey University scientists say the dramatic changes to the Fox Glacier are also having dramatic effects on the landscape, with the valley rising by more than a metre in the last two years.
Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2015
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The ribosome is the protein-making "factory" within cells responsible for knitting together amino acids into polypeptide chains that form proteins.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 22, 2015
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The weather impacts not only upon our mood but also our voice. An international research team including scientists from the Max Planck Institutes for Psycholinguistics, Evolutionary Anthropology and Mathematics in the Sciences ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2015
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Strong materials, such as concrete, are usually heavy, and lightweight materials, such as rubber (for latex gloves) and paper, are usually weak and susceptible to tearing and damage. Julia R. Greer, professor of materials ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 22, 2015
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After spending 16 days suspended from a giant helium balloon floating 115,000 feet above Antarctica, a scientific instrument dubbed SPIDER has landed in a remote region of the frozen continent. Conceived of and built by an ...
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2015
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Political conservatives in the United States are somewhat like East Asians in the way they think, categorize and perceive. Liberals in the U.S. could be categorized as extreme Americans in thought, categorization and perception. ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2015
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Earth's water has a mysterious past stretching back to the primordial clouds of gas that birthed the Sun and other stars. By using telescopes and computer simulations to study such star nurseries, researchers can better understand ...
Astronomy
Jan 22, 2015
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