An Internet search engine developed specifically for schools by two University of Alabama in Huntsville professors is being tested as a way to increase reading abilities in challenged students and help motivate intellectual ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 28, 2014
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When researchers in Borneo set up camera traps to monitor tropical mammals on the ground, they didn't expect to be photobombed by orangutans.
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2014
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Imagine, if you will, a tractor pulling a fertilizer wagon travelling at 8 to 9 mph along a field of thousands of sorghum test plants.
Biotechnology
Feb 28, 2014
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It may seem like mosquitoes will bite anything with a pulse, but they're actually quite strategic in picking their victims. A new study from The Rockefeller University looked at the interaction of different sensory cues—carbon ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 28, 2014
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Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is an attractive electrode material for supercapacitor applications because of its high surface area. However, how the electrolytes interact with carbon material to store energy is ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 28, 2014
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A team of scientists at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has found evidence of past water movement throughout a Martian meteorite, reviving debate in the scientific ...
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2014
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The ability to locate and count small numbers of impurity atoms could lead to advances in modern electronics and optical fiber communication networks.
General Physics
Feb 28, 2014
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The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, mapping out all of the genes of the human genome. When the first draft of results were published many were surprised that we had only 24,000 genes. This seemed like an unremarkable ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 28, 2014
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In the wake of a natural disaster or global crisis, TV talk shows often advocate for relief efforts by enlisting "celebrity humanitarians" to raise awareness. However, rather than focusing on the individuals affected by the ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2014
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Last October, the Detroit Tigers won the first game of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox; the Tigers led the second game, 5-1, going into the eighth inning in Boston's Fenway Park, with one ...
Mathematics
Feb 28, 2014
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