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Robots perform Shakespeare to learn how to save people

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Flying robot fairies are joining human actors in Texas A&M University?s production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which runs through Sunday (Nov. 15) in the Rudder Forum.


Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails (AP)

Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails (Update 2)

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created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after ...


The x-ray machine has revolutionised how doctors detect disease and injury

X-ray named top achievement by British museum

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The X-ray was named the most important modern scientific achievement Wednesday in a poll conducted for Britain's Science Museum, beating Apollo spacecraft and DNA.


The Beatles Return to Mono

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

From the White Album to Yellow Submarine modern releases of the Beatles present their music in stereo sound. But this Christmas, hard-core Beatles fans will eagerly unwrap "The Beatles in Mono," an 11-CD box set designed ...


Arts and sciences join to develop greener, more efficient conferences and exhibits

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Santanu Majumdar spent his years as a graphic design graduate student developing a project that might sound counterintuitive for a student of fine arts - a software program made to simplify information gathering at conferences ...


Golden State: Yes, No or Maybe?

Golden State: Yes, No or Maybe?

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dan Schnur, director of the College's Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, analyzes the findings from the first of six USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences/Los Angeles Times statewide ...


White House rhetoric is important in forming foreign policy opinions

White House rhetoric is important in forming foreign policy opinions

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Surveys have shown that the public pays little attention to foreign policy, but politicians regularly cite the importance of public support for military actions overseas. Now, a new study has found that these ...


Living buildings could mop up carbon dioxide

Living buildings could mop up carbon dioxide

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created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Architecture could help us tackle climate change, if we start to design our buildings with 'living' materials, according to Dr Rachel Armstrong, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture.


Farmers' markets harvest new business

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Something fresh is growing in Indiana. The number of farmers' markets in the state has increased at double the rate of other U.S. states; between 1994 and 2004 the number of farmers' markets in Indiana increased by an impressive ...


Community education and evacuation planning saved lives in Sept. 29 Samoan tsunami

Community education and evacuation planning saved lives in Sept. 29 Samoan tsunami

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team of researchers ...


UM Law professor examines the role of corporate lawyers in the court of public opinion

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In today's world, legal issues and controversies are not only tried in the court of law, but also in the "court" of public opinion. However, corporate lawyers tend to separate legal activities from public relations strategies. ...


Early voting option can decrease turnout, research shows

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although states are moving quickly to put in place election procedures that allow for early voting, allowing people to cast ballots ahead of Election Day often results in lower turnout, according to research ...


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Modern Turkey: Modern Miracle

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of us will sit down with our families to a wonderful turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. But statistics increasingly show that Americans consider turkey a year-round staple.


Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.


Horse racing was best before British, says historian

Horse racing was best before British, says historian

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- American horse racing was kinder to the animals, more sporting and more socially egalitarian in the days before the 'ruthless' English version was introduced, according to a historian.



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