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Professor: 'Depression is like the worst disease you can get' (Video)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Depression must be understood on both a biological and psychological level, says Robert Sapolsky.
Glorious Dawn: Sagan, Hawking Sing (w/ Video)
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Astronomer and long time science advocate Carl Sagan once said that he was "not very good at singing songs." But on Nov. 9 in Washington D.C., his voice could be heard singing about the wonders of universe -- 13 years after ...
New robot skier takes to the slopes (w/ Video)
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new robot skier has been invented that can be fitted with off-the-shelf skis. This is not the first skiing robot, since Japanese scientists have produced their own (see PhysOrg.com article here), but is bigger and heavie ...
Flying MAV Navigates Without GPS (w/ Video)
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- During the last several years, researchers have been building micro air vehicles (MAVs) that can autonomously fly through different environments by relying on GPS for navigation. Recently, ...
Japanese car wins World Solar Challenge in Australia (w/ Video)
Oct 28, 2009 |
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A Japanese sun-powered car won the World Solar Challenge on Wednesday after averaging speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour in a four-day race through Australia's desert Outback.
iPhone Software That Controls Robot Movements (w/ Video)
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At the graduate school of media design at Keio University in Tokyo, a project called "Walky" is under developed. Researchers have developed specifically designed software for the iPhone that ...
New study to evaluate robots as exercise trainers (w/ Video)
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Maja Mataric', who directs the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, will lead an effort to evaluate robots as exercise coaches for adults of all ages, with a particular focus on the ...
Are the Alps growing or shrinking?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 05, 2009 |
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The Alps are growing just as quickly in height, as they are shrinking. This paradoxical result could be proven by a group of German and Swiss geoscientists. Due to glaciers and rivers about exactly the same amount of material ...
3D TV -- Without the Glasses (w/ Video)
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Even with "active shutter" 3D technology for television sets, the wearing of special glasses is still required in order to get the proper experience. They aren't those red and blue or red and ...
Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer (w/ Video)
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket.
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