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  Neuroscientists Use Statistical Model to Draft Fantasy Teams of Neurons

  April 29, 2013 — This past weekend teams from the National Football League used statistics like height, weight and speed to draft the best college players, and in a few weeks, armchair enthusiasts will use similar ... > full story
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  Revolutionary Shape-Changing Phone Curls When Called

  April 29, 2013 — Researchers at Queen's University's Human Media Lab have developed a new smartphone -- called MorePhone -- which can morph its shape to give users a silent yet visual cue of an incoming phone call, ... > full story
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  Engaging Online Crowds in the Classroom Could Be Important Tool for Teaching Innovation

  April 29, 2013 — Online crowds can be an important tool for teaching the ins and outs of innovation, educators say, even when the quality of the feedback provided by online sources doesn't always match the ... > full story
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  Older Is Wiser: Study Shows Software Developers' Skills Improve Over Time

  April 29, 2013 — There is a perception in some tech circles that older programmers aren't able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, and that they are discriminated against in the software field. But a new ... > full story
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  Visitors and Residents: Students' Attitudes to Academic Use of Social Media

  April 29, 2013 — Research has shown that university students behave very differently when using social media as part of their academic ... > full story
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  Shape-Shifting Mobile Devices

  April 28, 2013 — Prototype mobile devices that can change shape on-demand could lay down the foundation for creating high shape resolution devices of the ... > full story
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  Computer Scientists Suggest New Spin on Origins of Evolvability: Competition to Survive Not Necessary?

  April 26, 2013 — Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular ... > full story
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  Developmental Neurobiology: How the Brain Folds to Fit

  April 26, 2013 — During fetal development of the mammalian brain, the cerebral cortex undergoes a marked expansion in surface area in some species, which is accommodated by folding of the tissue in species with most ... > full story
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  Tracking Gunfire With a Smartphone

  April 25, 2013 — A team of computer engineers has developed an inexpensive hardware module and related software that can transform an Android smartphone into a simple shooter location ... > full story
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  With Wave of the Hand, Researchers Create Touch-Based Interfaces

  April 25, 2013 — Researchers previously have shown that a depth camera system, such as Kinect, can be combined with a projector to turn almost any surface into a touchscreen. Now researchers have demonstrated how ... > full story

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