Researchers at North Carolina State University and Duke University have developed a way to assemble and pre-program tiny structures made from microscopic cubes - "microbot origami" - to change their shape when actuated by ...
General Physics
Aug 4, 2017
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Should people who profit from the cultural representation of wildlife pay towards conservation?
Ecology
Aug 4, 2017
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Researchers from the University's Institute of Translational Medicine have determined the most effective drug dose to help penguins in managed care fight off disease.
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2017
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On July 5, 2017, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watched an active region—an area of intense and complex magnetic fields—rotate into view on the Sun. The satellite continued to track the region as it grew and eventually ...
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2017
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A chance discovery has opened up a new method of finding unknown viruses.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 4, 2017
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An often cited claim that humans, who are smarter and more technologically advanced than their ancestors, originated in response to climate change is challenged in a new report by a Center for the Advanced Study of Human ...
Archaeology
Aug 4, 2017
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It has been argued that the ability of humans to recognize social signals is crucial to mastering social intelligence - but can robots learn to read human social cues and adapt or correct their own behavior accordingly?
Robotics
Aug 4, 2017
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Theoretical physicists have devised a mathematical model of two different molecules reacting within so called nanoreactors that act as catalysts. They gained surprising new insights as to what factors promote reactions and ...
Materials Science
Aug 4, 2017
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When a total solar eclipse sweeps across U.S. skies on Monday, Aug. 21, UMass Lowell faculty and students will be stationed around the country, conducting research that will be used to better predict the weather and improve ...
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2017
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(Phys.org)—Quantum engines are known to operate differently than—and in some cases, outperform—their classical counterparts. However, previous research on the performance of quantum engines may be overestimating their ...
