As a teenager working for his dad's construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and leveling soil for building projects.
Robotics
Mar 19, 2018
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A cubesat, largely built by undergraduate students and scheduled to launch on Sunday, will explore the feasibility of a new propulsion method that could enable very small satellites to move around Earth's orbit without carrying ...
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2021
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While the U.S. economy struggles, one form of employment is on the rise: Temporary jobs. In December, the country lost 85,000 jobs overall, but added 47,000 temp positions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Increasingly ...
Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2010
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Daughters and sons of mothers who tied the knot young are more likely to want to marry early too, but only if Mom stayed married, new research has found.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2016
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In math, reading and problem-solving using technology—all skills considered critical for global competitiveness and economic strength—American adults scored below the international average on a global test, according ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2013
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A study carried out by the University of Derby has found that LEGO plays a vital role in the development of maths skills in children.
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2014
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(Phys.org)—Beat induction, the ability to pick up regularity – the beat – from a varying rhythm, is not an ability that rhesus monkeys possess. These are the findings of researchers from the University of Amsterdam ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2012
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They are famed for their highly developed work ethic ... now a study shows ants' navigational skills are more sophisticated than was previously thought.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2017
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The mathematical skills of boys and girls, as well as men and women, are substantially equal, according to a new examination of existing studies in the current online edition of journal Psychological Bulletin.
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2010
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All children argue. And while this can be tedious for parents and caregivers, it's not necessarily a problem.
Social Sciences
Dec 29, 2022
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