News tagged with self reflection
Altered brain activity in schizophrenia may cause exaggerated focus on self
Jan 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Schizophrenia may blur the boundary between internal and external realities by over-activating a brain system that is involved in self-reflection, and thus causing an exaggerated focus on ...
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Earthshine reflects Earth's oceans and continents from the dark side of the moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, ...
Pigs learn to understand mirrors
Oct 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of domesticated pigs has found that with just a little experimentation they can find food based only on a reflection in a mirror.
Moth eyes may hold key to more efficient solar cells
Feb 22, 2008 |
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One of the difficulties with solar power is that solar cells are notoriously inefficient. Some of that inefficiency, says Peng Jiang, is due to the fact that silicon is reflective. Jiang, an assistant professor ...
SRNL to study applicability of solar cell coatings
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A project under way at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory will study how special coatings that mimic structures found in nature can increase the usefulness of solar energy as a vital part of ...
Can a single molecule behave as a mirror?
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “We have shown for the first time, theoretically, that a single molecule can behave as a perfect mirror,” Mario Agio tells PhysOrg.com. “Imagine that your mirror at home becomes a single molecule and that y ...
Computer Games Can Make Kids More Social, Not Less
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Contrary to common education wisdom, computer games and other technologies can foster community-building, a strong sense of identity and higher-level planning even in very young students, UC Davis researchers report.
Vampires and Zombies: No mere pop culture trend
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Vampires and zombies, both of which became a popular phenomenon in Victorian Britain, are all the rage. Temple English Professor Peter Logan believes this is no mere pop culture trend, but ...
Toward making smart phone touch-screens more glare and smudge resistant
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Scientists have discovered the secret to easing one of the great frustrations of the millions who use smart phones, portable media players and other devices with touch- screens: Reducing their tendency to ...
Sunbathing tree frogs' future under a cloud
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Nov 19, 2007 |
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Animal conservationists in Manchester are turning to physics to investigate whether global warming is responsible for killing sun-loving South American tree frogs.
Rainforest expedition will shine light on frog deaths
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Aug 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A physicist and a conservationist from The University of Manchester are heading for the rain forests of Costa Rica – in a bid to understand more about a deadly fungus that is killing amphibians ...
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