3D printer used to create new feet for duck
A duck who lost its feet to frostbite is waddling again thanks to a Wisconsin middle school teacher and a 3D printer.
Engineering
Apr 18, 2016
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US grant of $20 million will study Lake Champlain resiliency
Scientists from a number of Vermont colleges and universities will be using a $20 million federal grant to study what makes some sections of the Lake Champlain watershed bounce back faster than others after extreme weather, ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2016
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Euologies pour in for Silicon Valley tech world 'coach'
Silicon Valley on Monday mourned the death of Bill Campbell, nicknamed "The Coach" for precious advice he dispensed to top figures at companies such as Apple, Google and Amazon
Business
Apr 18, 2016
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30 years after Chernobyl, camera study reveals wildlife abundance in CEZ
Thirty years ago, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, became the site of the world's largest nuclear accident. While humans are now scarce in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, continued studies—including ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2016
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Exfoliating thinner flakes of phosphorene at higher yield
In the past two years, phosphorene has attracted increased attention due to its potential in thin, flexible electronics. And because it is naturally a semi-conductor, phosphorene holds promise where miracle material graphene ...
Materials Science
Apr 18, 2016
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Post-wildfire erosion can be major sculptor of forested western mountains
Erosion after severe wildfires can be the dominant force shaping forested mountainous landscapes of the U.S. Intermountain West, suggests a new research paper by two University of Arizona geoscientists.
Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2016
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New computer program can help uncover hidden genomic alterations that drive cancers
Cancer is rarely the result of a single mutation in a single gene. Rather, tumors arise from the complex interplay between any number of mutually exclusive abnormal changes in the genome, the combinations of which can be ...
Biotechnology
Apr 18, 2016
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Raft-building ants exhibit memory and repeatedly occupy the same position when forming rafts
A team of scientists has found that a species of ant that clusters together to form rafts to survive floods exhibits memory and repeatedly occupies the same position during raft formation, according to a just published paper.
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2016
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What screens are made of: New twists (and bends) in LCD research
Liquid crystals, discovered more than 125 years ago, are at work behind the screens of TV and computer monitors, clocks, watches and most other electronics displays, and scientists are still discovering new twists—and bends—in ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 18, 2016
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Nanoparticle acts like Trojan horse to halt asthma
In an entirely new approach to treating asthma and allergies, a biodegradable nanoparticle acts like a Trojan horse, hiding an allergen in a friendly shell, to convince the immune system not to attack it, according to new ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 18, 2016
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