Pitt engineer turns metal into glass
Materials scientists have long sought to form glass from pure, monoatomic metals. Scott X. Mao and colleagues did it.
Condensed Matter
Aug 13, 2014
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Incentives may spur homeless to save more, research shows
With the temperature outside falling, the plight of the homeless during the winter months is coming into sharper focus. New research by a University of Pittsburgh professor—showing that competition can spur the homeless ...
Economics & Business
Nov 18, 2013
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Entering a new dimension: 4-D printing
Imagine an automobile coating that changes its structure to adapt to a humid environment or a salt-covered road, better protecting the car from corrosion. Or consider a soldier's uniform that could alter its camouflage or ...
Engineering
Sep 30, 2013
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eButton health monitor prototype now determines portion sizes based on shapes
A wearable, picture-taking health monitor created by University of Pittsburgh researchers has received a recent facelift. Now, in addition to documenting what a person eats, the eButton prototype can accurately match those ...
Software
Sep 9, 2013
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Early exposure to insecticides gives amphibians higher tolerance later
Amphibians exposed to insecticides early in life—even those not yet hatched—have a higher tolerance to those same insecticides later in life, according to a recent University of Pittsburgh study.
Ecology
Jul 29, 2013
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Research team proposes mathematical model that examines multiple walking patterns and movements in adults older than 65
Older adults diagnosed with brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease often feel a loss of independence because of their lack of mobility and difficulty walking. To better understand and improve these mobility issues—and ...
Engineering
Jul 2, 2013
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Student engagement more complex, changeable than thought
A student who shows up on time for school and listens respectfully in class might appear fully engaged to outside observers, including teachers. But other measures of student engagement, including the student's emotional ...
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2013
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Study shows how Facebook's mutual-friends feature creates security risks, privacy concerns
The mutual-friends feature on social networks such as Facebook, which displays users' shared friendships, might not be so "friendly."
Internet
May 30, 2013
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Twitter may become less interactive and more an advertising broadcast medium like TV or radio
Popular social media site Twitter may eventually resemble a broadcast medium like television or radio, with users reading messages written by celebrities and corporations rather than writing their own "tweet" messages of ...
Economics & Business
May 29, 2013
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Amphibians living close to farm fields are more resistant to common insecticides
Amphibian populations living close to agricultural fields have become more resistant to a common insecticide and are actually resistant to multiple common insecticides, according to two recent studies conducted at the University ...
Ecology
May 1, 2013
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