A research team led by the University of California, Berkeley's Center for the Built Environment (CBE) will develop ways to integrate commercially available "smart" ceiling fans and communicating thermostats, and to evaluate ...
Energy & Green Tech
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What is a "normal" weather pattern in the Amazon and how does it vary from year-to-year? What does the weather look like without human interference?
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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A team of statisticians from the Universities of Bristol and Southampton and the Office for National Statistics have been chosen to present a prestigious Read (Discussion) Paper at a plenary session of the Royal Statistical ...
Mathematics
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In ecology, monodominance is identified as a condition in which at least 60 percent, or often even 90 percent of trees in a natural forest belong to the same tree species. We know of at least 22 species from eight families ...
Ecology
Sep 7, 2016
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Millions of human cells are constantly dividing to repair tissue damage and ensure continuity. This is one of the most complex cellular processes, and in order for it to be successful, cells must produce a copy of their genetic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 7, 2016
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The mitochondrial complex I plays a central role in cellular respiration and energy metabolism. The ~1 megadalton L-shaped protein complex is the largest protein assembly of the respiratory chain and now the largest asymmetric ...
Biochemistry
Sep 7, 2016
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Using cryo-electron microscopy, an international group of scientists has solved the atomic structure of the human aichi virus (AiV), a rather unusual but poorly characterized picornavirus that is very common and can cause ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 7, 2016
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Oceanographers from MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution report that the northeast Pacific Ocean has absorbed an increasing amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide over the last decade, at a rate that mirrors the increase ...
Environment
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The Artazu VII site was discovered in 2012 by quarry workers after carrying out a blasting operation. When they spotted the presence of a great many fossil remains in the clay that filled the cave, they halted the work and ...
Archaeology
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Apple is expected to show off new iPhones, an updated smartwatch—and maybe some new gear for listening to both—during its annual fall product launch event Wednesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
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