A novel three-dimensional solar cell design developed at Georgia Tech will soon get its first testing in space aboard the International Space Station. An experimental module containing 18 test cells was launched to the ISS ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 18, 2016
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A new generation of indestructible bridges could be possible, thanks to research from the University of Warwick.
Mathematics
Jul 13, 2016
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As machines become more intelligent, they become embedded in countless facets of life. In some ways, they can act almost as full-fledged members in human-machine teams. In such cases, as with any team, trust is a necessary ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 22, 2016
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Chemists at UC San Diego have created an "adaptive protein crystal" with a counterintuitive and potentially useful property: When stretched in one direction, the material thickens in the perpendicular direction, rather than ...
Materials Science
May 2, 2016
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On the scale of the "uncanny valley," the humanoid robot registers a positive response with humans just before the dip into repulsion. Its resemblance hovers between C-3PO and Wall-E, a familiar but distinctly non-human robot. ...
Robotics
Apr 5, 2016
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Proteins are the molecules of life. They are chemically programmed by their amino acid sequence to fold into highly organized conformations that underpin all of biological structure (e.g., hair, scales) and function (e.g., ...
General Physics
Mar 21, 2016
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Musical styles and genres differ around the world, but the emotional power of music is universally felt. To understand this evocative force, researchers in many fields, including information science, neural perception, and ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 23, 2016
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Researchers from the University of Southampton have designed innovative membrane wings inspired by bats, paving the way for a new breed of unmanned Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) that have improved aerodynamic properties, can ...
Engineering
Feb 18, 2016
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Winter is bearing down anew, and Harvard University students have been engineering new ways to deal with it.
Engineering
Jan 22, 2016
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Organized opposition to the teaching of evolution in public schools in the United States began in the 1920s, leading to the famous Scopes Monkey trial. It continues today, but has evolved significantly from the outright bans.
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2015
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