News tagged with shape
Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter. The study was published ...
Social background weighs heavily on teenage diet
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Teenagers' attitudes to diet and weight are shaped by their social class, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Smart memory foam made smarter
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Researchers from Northwestern University and Boise State University have figured out how to produce a less expensive shape-shifting "memory" foam, which could lead to more widespread applications of the material, such as ...
Better Way to Measure Particle Shape Proves Popular
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Tiny particles are pivotal to climate change, public health, and nanotechnology. A significant fraction of these particles are aspherical, yet scientists must routinely assume the particles are spherical to ...
10- and 11-year-olds feel pressure to have a perfect body
Aug 26, 2009 |
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A study of 4254 Canadian schoolchildren has shown a direct association between BMI and satisfaction with their body shape. The research, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, shows a linear response for gi ...
Physicists show way to count sweets in a jar -- from inside the jar
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How many sweets fit into a jar? This question depends on the shapes and sizes of the sweets, the size of the jar, and how it is filled. Surprisingly, this ancient question remains unanswered because of the ...
Design tool for materials with a memory
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Shape memory alloys can "remember" a condition. If they are deformed, a temperature change can be enough to bring them back to their original shape. A simulation calculates the characteristics of these materials.
Ubisoft puts players in new fitness videogame
Jun 02, 2009 |
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French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft is putting players into the action when it comes to fitness training.
Congress can learn from Mass., Tenn. health plans
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Laid off from her job in Massachusetts, Danielle Marks thought immediately about losing her health insurance. How could she afford the medication and physical therapy she needed to heal after shoulder surgery?
Scientists create custom 3D structures with 'DNA origami'
May 20, 2009 |
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BOSTON--By combining the art of origami with nanotechnology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have folded sheets of DNA into multilayered objects with dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a ...
Too much of a good thing: When having an extremely high body image can lead to health problems
May 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For many women, body image is a constant struggle; a poor self-image can lead to a host of both mental and physical health problems. But a new study out of Temple University finds that an extremely good body ...
New and improved tomato analyzer
May 04, 2009 |
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Tomatoes come in a variety of sizes and shapes, making them the perfect subject to test shape-analyzing software. The Tomato Analyzer is "rapidly becoming the standard for fruit morphological characterizations," ...
Genetic switch potential key to new class of antibiotics
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Researchers have determined the structure of a key genetic mechanism at work in bacteria, including some that are deadly to humans, in an important step toward the design of a new class of antibiotics, according to an accelerated ...
Studying the female form: Math could lead to sexier lingerie, safer labcoats
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Researchers in Japan have turned to mathematics to build a computerized 3D model of the female trunk that could help lingerie and other clothes designers make more sensuous, comfortable, and better fitting product ranges.
Penn scientists discover cells reorganize shape to fit the situation
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Flip open any biology textbook and you're bound to see a complicated diagram of the inner workings of a cell, with its internal scaffolding, the cytoskeleton, and how it maintains a cell's ...
