In a discovery that helps clear a new path toward quantum computers, University of Michigan physicists have found elusive Dirac electrons in a superconducting material.
Quantum Physics
Dec 4, 2012
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(Phys.org)—In today's global marketplace, a growing number of organizations are attempting to gain an edge over their competitors through "crowdsourcing"—the use of large groups of individuals to perform tasks commonly ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 28, 2012
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Scientists and business people have known for decades that certain scents—pine boughs at Christmas, baked cookies in a house for sale—can get customers in the buying spirit. Eric Spangenberg, a pioneer in the field and ...
Social Sciences
Nov 26, 2012
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Young adults who live at home into adulthood still rely on their mothers to do housework, new research has found.
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2012
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Robots have the potential to help older adults with daily activities that can become more challenging with age. But are people willing to use and accept the new technology? A study by the Georgia Institute of Technology indicates ...
Robotics
Oct 25, 2012
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(Phys.org)—An Australian lizard, the Eastern Water Skink, has dispelled a long held myth that reptiles are slow learners. Researchers studying the lizard have found they do have the ability for rapid and flexible learning, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2012
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Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered that ants utilize a strategy to handle "information overload." Temnothorax rugatulus ants, commonly found living in rock crevices in the Southwest, place the burden of ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2012
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Dividing tasks among different individuals is a more efficient way to get things done, whether you are an ant, a honeybee or a human.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 7, 2012
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The sound of silence isn't so golden for consumers, and both marketers and advertisers should take note, says new research from a University of Illinois expert in new product development and marketing.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- An international research breakthrough with bees means machines might soon be able to see almost as well as humans.
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2012
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