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• Stars
  Astronomy
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  Nebulae
  Space Telescopes
  Black Holes
   
  

  Ninety-Six Star Clusters Discovered Hidden Behind Dust of Milky Way

  August 3, 2011 — Astronomers have discovered 96 new open star clusters hidden by the dust in the Milky Way. These tiny and faint objects were invisible to previous surveys, but they could not escape the sensitive ... > full story
• Software
  Artificial Intelligence
  Apes
  Computers and Internet
  Computer Programming
  Video Games
   
  

  Special Software Helps Researchers Identify Individual Animals When Studying Behavior in the Wild

  August 2, 2011 — With the aim of better protecting endangered species, game wardens are studying the behavior of surviving great apes in the wild. This is often painstaking work because it is difficult to distinguish ... > full story
• Diabetes
  Mobile Computing
  Today's Healthcare
  Diseases and Conditions
  Hypertension
  Anemia
   

  Cell Phone Technology Helps Patients Manage Diabetes

  August 1, 2011 — Researchers have found that mobile phone software is effective for the self-management of diabetes. The study is one of the first to examine the new field of mobile health. Researchers found that a ... > full story
• Nervous System
  Brain Injury
  Neuroscience
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Brain Tumor
  Language Acquisition
   
  

  The Brain's Connectome -- From Branch to Branch

  July 28, 2011 — Scientists have developed new analytical tools for fast and accurate reconstruction of neural ... > full story
• Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Medical Devices
  Women's Health
  Pancreatic Cancer
  Brain Tumor
   

  Computer-Aided Detection Does Not Improve Mammogram Accuracy, Study Suggests

  July 27, 2011 — Using computer-aided detection software to help analyze and interpret mammograms does not improve accuracy, according to a new ... > full story
• Nature of Water
  Resource Shortage
  Software
  Hacking
  Environmental Policies
  Information Technology
   
  

  New Software Protects Water Utilities from Terrorist Attacks and Contaminants

  July 25, 2011 — Americans are used to drinking from the kitchen tap without fear of harm, even though water utilities might be vulnerable to terrorist attacks or natural contaminants. Now, thanks to new open-source ... > full story
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Biology
  New Species
  Biochemistry Research
  Evolutionary Biology
  Zoology
   
  

  Turtles Next to Lizards on Family Tree, Discovery Based on microRNAs Shows

  July 25, 2011 — For decades, paleontologists and molecular biologists have disagreed about whether turtles are more closely related to birds and crocodiles or to lizards. Now scientists have developed a new ... > full story
• Automotive and Transportation
  Vehicles
  Transportation Science
  Computer Modeling
  Batteries
  Energy Policy
   
  

  Ohio Supercomputer Center Lifts Land Speed Racer Toward 400-Mph Goal

  July 21, 2011 — A team of engineering students at the Ohio State University's Center for Automotive Research recently began running aerodynamics simulations at the Ohio Supercomputer Center, one of the first steps ... > full story
• Organic Chemistry
  Software
  Biochemistry Research
  Biotechnology
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Biochemistry
   

  Software Helps Synthetic Biologists Customize Protein Production

  July 21, 2011 — A software program developed by a Penn State synthetic biologist could provide biotechnology companies with genetic plans to help them turn bacteria into molecular factories, capable of producing ... > full story
• Computer Science
  Eye Care
  Disability
  Information Technology
  Computer Modeling
  Medical Devices
   

  New Technology Allows Disabled Children to Explore Their Creative Side

  July 14, 2011 — Doodling, coloring in and drawing are all important parts of a child’s development. But what if the child has a disability and does not have the use or control of their limbs? A team of ... > full story

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