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Stretching Exercises: Using Digital Images to Understand Bridge Failures
January 11, 2012 With a random-looking spatter of paint specks, a pair of cameras, and a whole lot of computer processing, engineers have been helping assure the safety of hundreds of truss bridges across the United ... > full story -
People Mimic Each Other, but Only When They Have the Same Goal, Study Suggests
January 11, 2012 It's easy to pick up on the movements that other people make -- scratching your head, crossing your legs. But a new study finds that people only feel the urge to mimic each other when they have the ... > full story -
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Increasing Need for Rehabilitation for Eye Disease
January 11, 2012 Visual rehabilitation will continue to increase in importance in the near future, particularly because the number of older patients is rising, new research ... > full story -
Cyber Project Looks to Help IT Professionals With DNS Vulnerabilities
January 11, 2012 Computer scientists have developed a visualization tool known as DNSViz to help network administrators within the federal government and global IT community better understand Domain Name System ... > full story -
Scientists Map the Frontiers of Vision
January 6, 2012 Pioneering vision study in mice will help revolutionize the study of brain function and mental ... > full story -
New Working Definition of 'Recovery' from Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
January 5, 2012 A new working definition of recovery from mental disorders and substance use disorders has just been ... > full story -
How Male Spiders Use Eavesdropping to One-Up Their Rivals
January 4, 2012 Researchers have made a new discovery into the complex world of spiders that reflects what some might perceive as similar behavior in human society. As male wolf spiders go searching for a mate, it ... > full story -
'BINGO!' Game Helps Researchers Study Perception Deficits
January 3, 2012 Bingo, a popular activity in nursing homes, senior centers and assisted-living facilities, has benefits that extend well beyond socializing. Researchers found high-contrast, large bingo cards boost ... > full story -
Brain Imaging Study Evaluates Effects of Ingredients in Marijuana on Brain Functioning During Reactions to Visual Stimuli
January 2, 2012 Different ingredients in marijuana appear to affect regions of the brain differently during brain processing functions involving responses to certain visual stimuli and tasks, according to a new ... > full story -
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HokieSpeed Is a New Powerful Supercomputer for the Masses
December 21, 2011 Virginia Tech crashed the supercomputing arena in 2003 with System X, a machine that placed the university among the world's top computational research facilities. Now comes HokieSpeed, a new ... > full story
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