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• Graphene
  Spintronics
  Materials Science
  Energy Technology
  Physics
  Nanotechnology
   
  

  Graphene Rips Follow Rules

  January 5, 2012 — Researchers may give science and industry a new way to manipulate graphene, which naturally rips along armchair and zigzag ... > full story
• Transportation Issues
  Urbanization
  Educational Psychology
  Educational Policy
  Psychology
  Stroke
   

  Mid-Lane Driving Helps Older Adults Stay Safe

  January 4, 2012 — It's official: Older adults are naturally inclined to drive in the middle of the road, leaving the younger generation to cut ... > full story
• Optics
  Virtual Environment
  Graphene
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Wind Energy
   
  

  Sky Light Sky Bright -- In the Office

  January 3, 2012 — Working under the open sky – it sounds enticing, but it’s seldom really a practical option. Now, a dynamic luminous ceiling brings the sky into office spaces by creating the effect of ... > full story
• Consumer Behavior
  Mobile Computing
  Gender Difference
  Educational Psychology
  Video Games
  Racial Issues
   
  

  Interactive Applications for Cell Phones May Be Most Powerful Forms of Advertising

  December 8, 2011 — A new research study suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising yet ... > full story
• Mars
  NASA
  Space Missions
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  Solar System
   
  

  New Tool for Touring Mars Using Detailed Images

  December 7, 2011 — An improved tool debuts Dec. 7 for viewing channels, dunes, boulders and other features revealed in the huge image files from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's ... > full story
• Stars
  Space Telescopes
  Extrasolar Planets
  Astronomy
  Space Exploration
  Astrophysics
   
  

  Vampire Star Reveals Its Secrets

  December 7, 2011 — Astronomers have obtained the best images ever of a star that has lost most of its material to a vampire companion. By combining the light captured by telescopes at the European Southern ... > full story
• Educational Psychology
  Child Development
  Virtual Reality
  Communications
  Child Psychology
  Intelligence
   

  Avatars Help People Develop Real World Skills

  December 7, 2011 — New research suggests that far from disengaging young people from real life, virtual worlds can provide unique environments that can help them learn and negotiate new ... > full story
• Behavior
  Ethics
  Perception
  Bioethics
  Gender Difference
  Consumer Behavior
   
  

  Moral Dilemma: Would You Kill One Person to Save Five?

  December 1, 2011 — Nine out of 10 people would kill one person to save five others, according to a provocative new morality ... > full story
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Gynecology
  Software
  Medical Imaging
  Menopause
  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Virtual Childbirth Simulator Improves Safety of High-Risk Deliveries

  November 29, 2011 — Newly developed computer software combined with magnetic resonance imaging of a fetus may help physicians better assess a woman's potential for a difficult ... > full story
• Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Wild Animals
  Caving
  Extreme Survival
  Dolphins and Whales
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  How Bats 'Hear' Objects in Their Path

  November 28, 2011 — By placing real and virtual objects in the flight paths of bats, scientists have shed new light on how echolocation works. The researchers found that it is not the intensity of the echoes that tells ... > full story

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