Marangoni surfers are small particles that self-propel while straddling a fluid-fluid interface in a way similar to that in which a surfer moves on the surface of a wave. In recent years, self-propelling particles have become ...
IBM researchers have created technology, initially developed for visually-impaired users, that makes it simpler for Webmasters to make their Web sites more readable on the small screens of mobile devices, reducing burdensome ...
Software
Oct 26, 2009
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Intel has launched software that sniffs out questionable claims at websites.
Internet
Jun 19, 2009
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You're gonna need a bigger ... drone.
Ecology
Jun 6, 2023
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Clean, choppy, or cranking, when the surf's up, so too are the surfers. But even the most avid surfer would steer clear of the waves when a shark is about… or would they?
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2022
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Starting in December 1969, a series of El Nino storms barreled up from southern Baja California, bucketing rain, flooding homes and battering hillsides into mud slicks across the Southland. Federal disaster areas were declared ...
Environment
Dec 24, 2019
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To catch a sweet ride, surfers rely heavily on two things: the waves, and their board.
Ecology
Jun 16, 2017
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Surfers have a very intimate connection to the ocean. Their skin is bathed in the rushing tide, and crashing waves send salty seawater into their ears, eyes and throat. Inside and out, they are saturated with diverse molecules ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2016
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Even in the frigid Pacific waters the group of techie surfers couldn't go gadget free.
Engineering
Jun 24, 2015
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Recreational users of coastal waters such as swimmers and surfers are at risk of exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria, according to new research published this week.
Environment
Mar 30, 2015
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