Tackling goes high-tech at Dartmouth with new dummies
On the Ivy League campus of Dartmouth College, even the football tackling dummies are smart.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 26, 2015
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World leaders must 'accelerate' climate talks: UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that countries must "accelerate the rhythm of negotiations" on capping global warming ahead of an international climate conference in Paris in December.
Environment
Aug 26, 2015
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Hypoallergenic parks: Coming soon?
Ah-choo! If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you're probably sick of this refrain. And you're not alone. Millions of Americans suffer from seasonal allergies. Moreover, there are allergy sufferers around the world echoing ...
Environment
Aug 26, 2015
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Cells cling and spiral 'like vines' in first 3-D tissue scaffold for plants
Miniscule artificial scaffolding units made from nano-fibre polymers and built to house plant cells have enabled scientists to see for the first time how individual plant cells behave and interact with each other in a three-dimensional ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2015
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Wide-ranging networking boosts employee creativity
Companies can promote creativity in employees by encouraging them to network beyond their immediate business networks, according to a new study by management experts at Rice University, Australian National University (ANU), ...
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2015
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Theoretical analysis could expand applications of accelerated searching in biology, other fields
For more than a decade, gene sequencers have been improving more rapidly than the computers required to make sense of their outputs. Searching for DNA sequences in existing genomic databases can already take hours, and the ...
Biotechnology
Aug 26, 2015
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Methanotrophs: Could bacteria help protect our environment?
New insight into methanotrophs, bacteria that can oxidise methane, may help us develop an array of biotechnological applications that exploit methane and protect our environment from this potent greenhouse gas.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2015
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Antimatter catches a wave: Accelerating positrons with plasma is a step toward smaller, cheaper particle colliders
A study led by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles has demonstrated a new, efficient way to accelerate positrons, the antimatter ...
Plasma Physics
Aug 26, 2015
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Rolling in the deep: Mantle flow stress best indicator of US intermountain seismicity
Much of what we understand about earthquakes is based on plate tectonics. But for residents of Utah's seismically restless Wasatch Front, a 120-mile-long metropolitan region anchored by Salt Lake City and bounded by the steep ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2015
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Polyvore deal gets Yahoo closer to a 'buy button'
Fashion website Polyvore doesn't fit the stereotype of a Silicon Valley startup getting bought by a tech giant.
Business
Aug 26, 2015
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