 Flies' eyes could enhance robot vision May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Robots with flies' eyes could take advantage of the insect’s vision system to better locate the edges and boundaries of objects. This ability could help robots perform a variety of tasks more quickly and accurately ... | |
 Quantum computers take step toward practicality with demonstration of new device May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Computers based on the powerful properties of quantum mechanics have the potential to revolutionize information technology and security, but for decades they have remained more theoretical than practical, ... | |
Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways to control pain in humans 10 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they can’t refuse. To survive, they must leave the ... | |
A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified 10 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia – has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today’s advance on-line issue of Nature. | |
 Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating microRNAs 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral ... | |
 Oil powered Norway gradually turns into the wind 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly attractive proposition. | |
 Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls 10 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Most female frogs don’t call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then –silently – signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent ... | |
Humanity and technology fuse in global Pangea Day film event 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Humanity and digital technology broke down walls between cultures on Saturday during a first-ever Pangea Day film event aimed at replacing conflict with understanding. | |
Volkswagen, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery: report 12 hours ago | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Volkswagen AG will join forces with Japan's Sanyo Electric to develop a lithium-ion battery, a key component of hybrid and electric cars, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday. | |
 Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool 19 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. | |
 Sahara made slow transition from green to desert: study May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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The Sahara became the world's biggest hot desert some 2,700 years ago after a very slow fade from green, according to a new study which clashes with the theory that desertification came abruptly. | |
 Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction May 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches. The Neptune Memorial Reef, which opened last fall, is seen by its creators as a perfect final ... | |
 Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries with NEC: report May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will join forces in the world's first mass production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, a newspaper said Saturday. | |
 A crash course in true political science May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting ... | |
Peer pressure, the new weapon against teen smoking May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Enrolling an influential student to convey an anti-smoking message to schoolmates is a valuable way of getting youngsters to say no to cigarettes, a British study suggests. | |
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