Imagine computers being able to understand paintings or paint abstract images much like humans. Bo Li at Umeå University in Sweden demonstrates a breakthrough concept in the field of computer vision using curves and lines ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 23, 2015
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The remnants of post-tropical cyclone Rick continued to linger in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on November 23. An animation of visible and infrared imagery from NOAA's GOES-West satellite showed the weakening of Tropical Storm ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2015
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Scientists at EPFL show how a light-induced force can amplify the sensitivity and resolution of a technique used to study single molecules.
Nanophysics
Nov 23, 2015
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The introduction of agriculture into Europe about 8,500 years ago changed the way people lived right down to their DNA.
Biotechnology
Nov 23, 2015
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New research may draw a 'curtain of fire' on dinosaur extinction theory
Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2015
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In a new study published today in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the University of Surrey have uncovered a collection of important proteins that carry out and regulate critical biological processes. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 23, 2015
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A new study suggests that the common belief that the Earth's rigid tectonic plates stay strong when they slide under another plate, known as subduction, may not be universal.
Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2015
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Droughts could kill off the tallest trees in tropical rainforests in coming decades, a study suggests.
Environment
Nov 23, 2015
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Genetic material from ancient viral infections is critical to human development, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Biotechnology
Nov 23, 2015
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A team of U of T engineers is unrolling the mysteries of cancer—literally. They have developed a way to grow cancer cells in the form of a rolled-up sheet that mimics the 3D environment of a tumour, yet can also be taken ...
Materials Science
Nov 23, 2015
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