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Robot fish could monitor water quality

Robot fish could monitor water quality

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Nature inspires technology for an engineer and an ecologist teamed up at Michigan State University. They're developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments.


Building the smart home wirelessly

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Like the paperless office, the smart home has been a long time coming, but a report published in the International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology, suggests that radio tags coupled with mobile communications device ...


The straight dope: Studies link parental monitoring with decreased teen marijuana usage

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents, with almost 42% of high school seniors admitting to having experimented with it. Continued marijuana use may result in a number of serious consequences including ...


Open shop for environmental data

Technology / Engineering

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new way to access and reuse environmental data from diverse sources has been devised by European researchers. They foresee a future where environmental data and services are offered on the open market.


What's in our water?

What's in our water?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although America's supply of drinking water is considered among the world's safest, there is an urgent need to develop more stringent regulations to guide how water is monitored for pollutants, ...