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Robo-forklift keeps humans out of harm's way

Robo-forklift keeps humans out of harm's way

Electronics / Robotics

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are working on a better way to handle supplies in a war zone: a semi-autonomous forklift that can be directed ...





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Argonne develops program for cyber security 'neighborhood watch'

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

U.S. Department of Energy laboratories fight off millions of cyber attacks every year, but a near real-time dialog between these labs about this hostile activity has never existed - until now.


Research: even in hostile working environments, employees reluctant to leave jobs

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

She never gets invited to lunch with the rest of her co-workers. He always gets publicly criticized for his mistakes.


Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

There is a tendency to think that only men treat women in a sexist way, but a new study by a University of Miami researcher and his daughter shows that both men and women participate in maintaining a gender hierarchy in our ...


Broadcom launches hostile $764M bid for Emulex

Technology / Business

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Chip designer Broadcom Corp. is launching a $764 million hostile takeover offer for network gear maker Emulex Corp. Broadcom said Tuesday the deal would help it develop new technologies for corporate data centers.


Yellowstone viruses 'jump' between hot pools

Biology /

created Nov 12, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

A population study of microbes in Yellowstone National Park hot pools suggests viruses might be buoyed by steam to distant pools. The result, to be published online next week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...


Rare example of co-operative behaviour in Nature

Rare example of co-operative behaviour in Nature

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created Apr 17, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Soldiers on sentry duty in hostile territory keep in regular radio contact with their colleagues to assure them that all is well and that they are safe to carry on their manoeuvres.


The watchman’s song

The watchman’s song

Biology /

created Jun 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Soldiers on sentry duty in hostile territory keep in regular radio contact with their colleagues to assure them that all is well and that they are safe to carry on their manoeuvres. New research by Dr Andy ...


Colonial heritage metaphors used in US military conflicts

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 25, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The historical reference to "Indian Country" presents a complex metaphor. For many Native Americans it signifies home, family, and territory; however, for others the term can refer to colonialism and Native American land ...


The  world's top agency for animal health said that climate hange is widening viral disease among farm animals

Climate change amplifying animal disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (27) | comments 3

Climate change is widening viral disease among farm animals, expanding the spread of some microbes that are also a known risk to humans, the world's top agency for animal health said on Monday.


The Swamp Sparrow

Why the swamp sparrow is hitting the high notes

Biology /

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Birdsongs are used extensively as models for animal signaling and human speech, offering a glimpse of how our own communicating abilities developed. A new study by Adrienne DuBois, a graduate student at the ...



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