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Scientists Identify Emotions Based on Brain Activity
For the first time, scientists have identified which emotion a person is experiencing based on brain activity. The study combines functional magnetic resonance imaging and machine learning ...full story -
A Battery Made of Wood?
A sliver of wood coated with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly battery, say ...full story -
Metamorphosis of Moon's Water Ice Explained
Using data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, scientists believe they have solved a mystery from one of the solar system's coldest regions -- a permanently shadowed ...full story -
Chemical That Makes Naked Mole Rats Cancer-Proof Discovered
Scientists have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Naked mole rats are small, hairless, subterranean rodents that have never been known to get cancer, despite ...full story -
Milestone for Quantum Networks: First Entanglement Between Light and an Optical Atomic Coherence
Using clouds of ultra-cold atoms and a pair of lasers operating at optical wavelengths, researchers have reached a quantum network milestone: entangling light with an optical atomic ...full story -
Mars Had Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere 4,000 Million Years Ago
Differences between Martian meteorites and rocks examined by a NASA rover can be explained if Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere 4,000 million years ago -- well before the rise of ...full story -
Unusual Supernova Is Doubly Unusual for Being Perfectly Normal
Type Ia supernovae are indispensable milestones for measuring the expansion of the universe. With definitive measures of Supernova 2011fe, the "Backyard Supernova" that thrilled amateur and ...full story -
Outlook Is Grim for Mammals and Birds as Human Population Grows
The ongoing global growth in the human population will inevitably crowd out mammals and birds and has the potential to threaten hundreds of species with extinction within 40 years, new ...full story -
New Research Backs Genetic 'Switches' in Human Evolution
A new study offers further proof that the divergence of humans from chimpanzees some 4 million to 6 million years ago was profoundly influenced by mutations to DNA sequences that play roles ...full story -
Tiny Batteries: 3-D Printing Could Lead to Miniaturized Medical Implants, Compact Electronics, Tiny Robots
Three-dimensional printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields ...full story
- Scientists Identify Emotions Based On Brain Activity
- A Battery Made of Wood?
- Metamorphosis of Moon's Water Ice Explained
- Why Naked Mole Rats Are Cancer-Proof: One Chemical
- Milestone for Quantum Networks
- Mars Once Had Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere
- Unusual Supernova Is Doubly Unusual
- Are We Pushing Animals Over the Edge?
- Genetic 'Switches' in Human Evolution
- Printing Tiny Batteries: Compact Electronics
Was Prehistoric Rock Art Strategically Placed to Reveal a Cosmological Puzzle?
Recently, the discoveries of
prehistoric rock art have become
more common. With these
discoveries, according to one
researcher, comes a single giant
one -- all these drawing and
... > full story
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Drug Shows Surprising Efficacy as Treatment for Chronic Leukemia, Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Clinical studies suggest that the
novel, targeted agent ibrutinib
shows real potential is a safe,
effective, treatment for adults
with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
and for patients with mantle cell
... > full story
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Current Global Food Production Trajectory Won't Meet 2050 Needs
Crop yields worldwide are not
increasing quickly enough to
support estimated global needs in
2050, according to a new study. ... > full story
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Carbon Nanotube Harpoon Catches Individual Brain-Cell Signals
Neuroscientists may soon be
modern-day harpooners, snaring
individual brain-cell signals
instead of whales with tiny spears
made of carbon nanotubes. ... > full story
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New Technology Reduces, Controls CT Radiation Exposure in Children: CT Scan Radiation Reduced by 37 Percent
Patients at certain hospitals are
being exposed to significantly
less radiation during CT scans
because of new technology that
allows doctors to more tightly
control radiation doses. The
... > full story
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Origins of 'The Hoff' Crab Revealed
The history of a new type of crab,
nicknamed 'The Hoff' because of
its hairy chest, which lives
around hydrothermal vents deep
beneath the Southern Ocean and
Indian Ocean, has been revealed
for the first time. ... > full story
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A Shot in the Arm for Old Antibiotics
Slipping bacteria some silver
could give old antibiotics new
life, scientists report. This
could pave the way for new
therapies for drug-resistant and
recurrent infections. ... > full story
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How Neural Stem Cells Create New and Varied Neurons
A new study examining the brains
of fruit flies reveals a novel
stem cell mechanism that may help
explain how neurons form in
humans. ... > full story
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Biological Fitness Trumps Other Traits in Mating Game
When a new species emerges
following adaptive changes to its
local environment, the process of
choosing a mate can help protect
the new species' genetic identity
and increase the likelihood of its
survival. But of the many
observable traits in a potential
... > full story
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Fate of the Heart: Researchers Track Cellular Events Leading to Cardiac Regeneration
Scientists have visually monitored
the dynamic cellular events that
take place when cardiac
regeneration occurs in zebrafish
after cardiac ventricular injury.
Their findings provide evidence
... > full story
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Dietary Fructose Causes Liver Damage in Animal Model
The role of dietary fructose in
the development of obesity and
fatty liver diseases remains
controversial, with previous
studies indicating that the
problems resulted from fructose
and a diet too high in calories.
However, a new study conducted in
... > full story
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Simple and Inexpensive Process to Make a Material for CO2 Adsorption
Researchers have developed a
novel, simple method to synthesize
hierarchically nanoporous
frameworks of nanocrystalline
metal oxides such as magnesia and
ceria by the thermal conversion of
well-designed metal-organic
... > full story
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- Prehistoric Rock Art Connected
- Drug Effective for Leukemia and Lymphoma
- Insufficient Global Food Production by 2050
- Harpoon Catches Individual Brain-Cell Signals
- CT Scan Radiation Reduced by 37 Percent
- Origins of 'The Hoff' Crab Revealed
- A Shot in the Arm for Old Antibiotics
- How Neural Stem Cells Create New and Varied Neurons
- Mating: Biological Fitness Trumps Other Traits
- Cell Lines in Heart More Versatile Than Thought
- Dietary Fructose Causes Liver Damage in Animal Model
- Simple Material Absorbs CO2
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Top Medical News
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are on Prescription Drugs
Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, researchers ... > full story
Top Technology News
New Microfluidic Chip Can Help Identify Unwanted Particles in Water and Food
Researchers have developed a new microfabrication technique to develop three-dimensional microfluidic devices in polymers. The devices can be used in the analysis of cells and could prove useful in counterterrorism measures and in water and food ... > full story
- Practical New Approach to Holographic Video Could Also Enable 2-D Displays With Higher Resolution and Lower Power Consumption
- Three Centaurs Follow Uranus Through the Solar System
- Sound Waves Precisely Position Nanowires
- Small Satellites Soar in High-Altitude Demonstration
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Top Environment News
Powerful New Technique to Reveal Protein Function
A new technique allows scientists to study the function of individual proteins in individual cell types in a living organism, providing deeper insights into protein function by isolating its function. Until now there was no tool for ... > full story
- Less Is More: Novel Cellulose Structure Requires Fewer Enzymes to Process Biomass to Fuel
- New Language Discovery in Remote Indigenous Community in Australia Reveals Linguistic Insights
- Scientists Date Prehistoric Bacterial Invasion Still Present in Today's Plant and Animal Cells
- New Details About H7N9 Influenza Infections That Suddenly Appeared in China
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Estrogen Is a New Weapon Against Urinary Tract Infection in Postmenopausal Women
June 19, 2013 — Estrogen stimulates the production of the body’s own antibiotic and strengthens the cells in the urinary tract, according to a new study. The results show that estrogen supplements may help menopausal women to ward off recurrent urinary tract ... > full story -
HIV-Derived Antibacterial Shows Promise Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
June 19, 2013 — Scientists have developed antibacterial compounds, derived from the outer coating of HIV, that could be potential treatments for drug-resistant bacterial infections and appear to avoid generating ... > full story -
Alcoholism; Infant's Health; Addiction; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Birth Defects; Nutrition Research;
Moderate Drinking During Pregnancy Does Not Seem to Harm Baby's Neurodevelopment, Study Suggests
June 17, 2013 — Moderate drinking during pregnancy -- 3 to 7 glasses of alcohol a week -- does not seem to harm fetal neurodevelopment, as indicated by the child's ability to balance, suggests a large study. In the study, moderate alcohol intake was a marker for ... > full story -
Brain Can Plan Actions Toward Things the Eye Doesn't See
June 19, 2013 — People can plan strategic movements to several different targets at the same time, even when they see far fewer targets than are actually present, according to a new ... > full story -
Borderline Personality Disorder; Psychology Research; Nervous System; Neuroscience; ADD and ADHD; Disorders and Syndromes;
Altered Brain Structure in Pathological Narcissism
June 19, 2013 — A far-reaching disorder of the self-esteem is denoted as a narcissistic personality disorder. Persons with pathological narcissism on the one hand suffer from feelings of inferiority, while on the other hand projecting themselves to the world as ... > full story
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No Danger of Cancer Through Gene Therapy Virus, Study Suggests
June 19, 2013 — The first modified adeno-associated virus was recently approved for clinical gene therapy in the Western world. Scientists say it appears that no cancer risk emanates from the virus used for gene ... > full story -
Parkinson's Research; Parkinson's; Alzheimer's; Alzheimer's Research; Caregiving; Diseases and Conditions;
Antioxidant Shows Promise in Parkinson's Disease
June 19, 2013 — Diapocynin, a synthetic molecule derived from a naturally occurring compound (apocynin), has been found to protect neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson's Disease symptoms by preventing deficits in motor ... > full story -
The Rhythm of the Arctic Summer: Diverse Activity Patterns of Birds During the Arctic Breeding Season
June 19, 2013 — Our internal circadian clock regulates daily life processes and is synchronized by external cues, the so-called Zeitgebers. The main cue is the light-dark cycle, whose strength is largely reduced in extreme habitats such as in the Arctic during the ... > full story -
What Do Memories Look Like?
June 19, 2013 — Scientists develop a way to see the structures that store memories in a living ... > full story -
Validating Maps of the Brain's Resting State
June 19, 2013 — Researchers have provided important validation of maps of the brain at rest that may offer insights into changes in the brain that occur in neurological and psychiatric ... > full story
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New Alzheimer's Research Suggests Possible Cause: Interaction of Proteins in Brain
June 19, 2013 — For years, Alzheimer's researchers have focused on two proteins that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's and may contribute to the disease: Plaques made up of the protein amyloid-beta, and tangles of another protein, called ... > full story -
Stress Hormone Could Trigger Mechanism for the Onset of Alzheimer's
June 19, 2013 — A chemical hormone released in the body as a reaction to stress could be a key trigger of the mechanism for the late onset of Alzheimer’s ... > full story -
Research of Essential Molecule Reveals Important Targets in Diabetes and Obesity
June 19, 2013 — Medical researchers have made breakthrough advancements on a molecule that may provide more answers in understanding the precise molecular mechanisms by which insulin regulates glucose uptake in fat and muscle ... > full story -
Researchers Discover Immunity Mechanism: Platelets Patrolling the Bloodstream
June 19, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a mechanism that is used to protect the body from harmful bacteria. Platelets, a component of blood typically associated with clotting, were discovered to actively search for specific bacteria, and upon detection, seal it ... > full story -
Distracted Walking: Injuries Soar for Pedestrians on Phones
June 19, 2013 — More than 1,500 pedestrians were estimated to be treated in emergency rooms in 2010 for injuries related to using a cell phone while walking, according to a new nationwide ... > full story
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Older Males Make Better Fathers Says New Research on Beetles
June 19, 2013 — Researchers have found that older male burying beetles make better fathers than their younger counterparts. The study found that mature males, who had little chance of reproducing again, invested more effort in both mating and in parental care than ... > full story -
City Slicker or Country Bumpkin: City-Life Changes Blackbird Personalities
June 19, 2013 — The origins of a young animal might have a significant impact on its behavior later on in life. Researchers have been able to demonstrate in hand-reared blackbirds that urban-born individuals are less curious and more cautious about new objects than ... > full story -
Siberian Caves Warn of Permafrost Meltdown
June 19, 2013 — Climate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost, according to a new ... > full story -
Contribution of Particulate Matter from Air Pollution to Forest Decline
June 19, 2013 — Air pollution is related to forest decline and also appears to attack the protecting wax on tree leaves and needles. Scientists have now discovered a responsible mechanism: particulate matter salt compounds that become deliquescent because of ... > full story -
Possible Record-Setting Deadzone for Gulf of Mexico Predicted
June 18, 2013 — Scientists are forecasting that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic "dead" zone will be between 7,286 and 8,561 square miles which could place it among the ten largest recorded. A second forecast, for the Chesapeake Bay, calls for a smaller than ... > full story
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Long Distance Calls by Sugar Molecules
June 18, 2013 — All our cells wear a coat of sugar molecules, so-called glycans. Researchers have now discovered that glycans rearrange water molecules over long distances. This may have an effect on how cells sense each ... > full story -
Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul: Is This Where the Expected Marmara Earthquake Will Originate From?
June 18, 2013 — Earthquake researchers have now identified a 30 kilometers long and ten kilometers deep area along the North Anatolian fault zone just south of Istanbul that could be the starting point for a strong earthquake. The group of seismologists say that ... > full story -
Perching on the Cliffs of New Zealand, Endemic Lepidium Flora Faces Extinction Threats
June 17, 2013 — Cooks Scurvy Grass (Lepidium oleraceum) has an international claim to fame as the plant most commonly used by Captain James Cook and other 18th century explorers as an antiscorbutic. Formerly widespread on the beaches and cliffs of New Zealand, the ... > full story -
Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth from Deep Space
June 18, 2013 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19. NASA is inviting the public to help acknowledge the historic interplanetary portrait as it is being ... > full story -
Personality Test Finds Some Mouse Lemurs Shy, Others Bold
June 18, 2013 — In the last 10 years the study of animal personality has gained ground with behavioral ecologists. Researchers have now found distinct personalities in the grey mouse lemur, the tiny, saucer-eyed primate native to the African island of ... > full story
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Chemical Probe Confirms That Body Makes Its Own Rotten Egg Gas, H2S, to Benefit Health
June 18, 2013 — A new study confirms directly what scientists previously knew only indirectly -- that poisonous "rotten egg" gas hydrogen sulfide is generated by the body's blood vessel cells. Researchers made the confirmation by developing a chemical probe that ... > full story -
Educational Psychology; Children's Health; Language Acquisition; Medical Devices; Brain Injury; Child Development;
Fiber-Optic Pen Helps See Inside Brains of Children With Learning Disabilities
June 18, 2013 — For less than $100, researchers have designed a computer-interfaced drawing pad that helps scientists see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and ... > full story -
Sleep Disorders; Sleep Disorder Research; Insomnia Research; Insomnia; Diabetes; Obstructive Sleep Apnea;
Getting Enough Sleep Could Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
June 18, 2013 — Getting more sleep increases insulin sensitivity and reduces the risk of type 2 ... > full story -
Early-Life Air Pollution Linked With Childhood Asthma in Minorities
June 18, 2013 — Scientists have found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African Americans and ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment; Energy Issues; Environmental Policies; Sustainability; Environmental Issues; Environmental Policy;
Small Dam Construction to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Is Causing Ecosystem Disruption
June 18, 2013 — Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated and potentially significant losses of habitat ... > full story
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Nutrition; Dietary Supplements and Minerals; Food; New Species; Alternative Medicine; Healthy Aging;
Herbal Extract Boosts Fruit Fly Lifespan by Nearly 25 Percent
June 18, 2013 — The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to ... > full story -
Timing of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation May Affect How Bone Adapts to Exercise
June 18, 2013 — Taking calcium and vitamin D before exercise may influence how bones adapt to exercise, according to a new ... > full story -
Obesity; Dieting and Weight Control; Diet and Weight Loss; Fitness; Nutrition Research; Staying Healthy;
Beliefs About Causes of Obesity May Impact Weight, Eating Behavior
June 18, 2013 — Whether a person believes obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise predicts his or her actual body mass, according to new ... > full story -
New Resistance Mechanism to Chemotherapy in Breast and Ovarian Cancer
June 18, 2013 — A new study explains why tumors with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations stop responding to PARP inhibitor ... > full story -
Nanog Protein Promotes Growth of Head and Neck Cancer
June 18, 2013 — Researchers have identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells that is essential for promoting head and neck cancer. The study shows that a protein called Nanog, which is normally active in embryonic stem cells, promotes the growth of cancer ... > full story
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Pharmacology; Infectious Diseases; Tuberculosis; HIV and AIDS; Pharmaceuticals; Dietary Supplements and Minerals;
New Approach to Battling Tuberculosis
June 18, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a drug that cripples tuberculosis bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in a novel way, by dissolving the protecting fatty coating of the bacteria. The drug killed the bacterium in culture without the emergence of drug ... > full story -
Working Backward: Computer-Aided Design of Zeolite Templates
June 18, 2013 — Taking a page from computer-aided drug designers, researchers have developed a computational method that chemists can use to tailor the properties of zeolites, one of the world's most-used industrial minerals. The method allows chemists to work ... > full story -
Aspirin May Fight Cancer by Slowing DNA Damage
June 18, 2013 — Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous ... > full story -
It's the Way You Tell Em': Study Discovers How the Brain Controls Accents and Impersonations
June 18, 2013 — A study has identified the brain regions and interactions involved in impersonations and ... > full story -
Staying Healthy; Children's Health; Diet and Weight Loss; Child Psychology; Fitness; Dieting and Weight Control;
Parenting and Home Environment Influence Children's Exercise and Eating Habits
June 18, 2013 — Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers. Their findings remind parents that they are role models for their ... > full story
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Evolution of an Outbreak: Complications from Contaminated Steroid Injections
Magnetic resonance imaging at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable or confirmed fungal spinal or paraspinal infection, allowing ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Storytelling Program Helps Change Medical Students' Perspectives on Dementia
Treating patients with dementia can be viewed as a difficult task for doctors, but researchers say that storytelling may be one way to improve medical students' perceptions of people affected by the condition. Participation in a creative ... > full story
Living Well
Exposure to High Pollution Levels During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Having Child With Autism
Women in the US exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
New Virus Isolated from Patients With Severe Brain Infections
A new study describes a new virus isolated from patients with severe brain infections. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Predators Affect the Carbon Cycle, Study Shows
A new study shows that the predator-prey relationship can affect the flow of carbon through an ecosystem. This previously unmeasured influence on the environment may offer a new way of looking at biodiversity management and carbon storage for ... > full story
- Underwater Springs Reveal How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification
- Pesticides Significantly Reduce Biodiversity in Aquatic Environments
- Planes, Trains, or Automobiles: Travel Choices for a Smaller Carbon Footprint
- Simple and Inexpensive Process to Make a Material for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption
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Fossils & Ruins
When It Comes to Mammals, How Big Is Too Big?
Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some groups of mammals have become very large, such as elephants and whales, while others have always been small, like primates. A ... > full story
Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
The Turbulent, High-Energy Sky Is Keeping NuSTAR Busy
NuSTAR has been busy studying the most energetic phenomena in the universe. Recently, a few high-energy events have sprung up, akin to "things that go bump in the night." When one telescope catches a sudden outpouring of high-energy light in the ... > full story
Matter & Energy
A Microphone That Listens With Light: Microphones Have Hyper-Acute Hearing and a Sense of Direction
A new sensor will help to make microphones hypersensitive: "Think of traditional videoconference equipment. Several people are sitting around the table, but the microphone has been placed where its sound reception is less than optimal. With ... > full story
- Chemical Nanoengineering: Designing Drugs Controlled by Light
- 'Chemical Architects' Build Materials With Potential Applications in Drug Delivery and Gas Storage
- How Useful Is Fracking Anyway? Study Explores Return of Investment
- Efficient and Inexpensive: Researchers Develop Catalyst Material for Fuel Cells
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Computers & Math
Academics Earn Street Cred With TED Talks but No Points from Peers
TED Talks, the most popular conference and events website in the world with over 1 billion informational videos viewed, provides academics with increased popular exposure but does nothing to boost citations of their work by peers, new research has ... > full story
- Which Qubit My Dear? New Method to Distinguish Between Neighboring Quantum Bits
- Four Microphones and a Computer Algorithm Are Enough to Produce a 3-D Model of a Simple, Convex Room
- Intelligent Glasses Designed for Professors
- Researchers Unmask Janus-Faced Nature of Mechanical Forces With Supercomputer
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