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Mars: Curiosity's DAN Instrument Suggests Gale Crater Drier Than Expected
September 28, 2012 Preliminary data from the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory indicate that the Gale Crater landing site might be drier than expected. The Curiosity rover is designed to carry out research into whether ... > full story -
Optical Mammography Sheds New Light on Breast Cancer
September 27, 2012 New optical imaging technology could give doctors new ways to both identify breast cancer and monitor individual patients' response to initial treatment of the disease. Because it does not use ... > full story -
Emotion Detector Enables Design of Tailor-Made Election Campaigns
September 25, 2012 Messages, attires, gestures, themes or melodies that are liked by the public are some of the aspects that guarantee the success of a political party. Researchers are now helping to define such ... > full story -
Dawn Sees Hydrated Minerals on Giant Asteroid
September 20, 2012 NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed that the giant asteroid Vesta has its own version of ring around the collar. Two new papers based on observations from the low-altitude mapping orbit of the Dawn ... > full story -
Spacetime Ripples from Dying Black Holes Could Help Reveal How They Formed
September 17, 2012 Researchers have discovered a new property of black holes: their dying tones could reveal the cosmic crash that produced ... > full story -
Radar Measurements of Highest Precision
September 14, 2012 Scientists have reached a record precision in radar distance measurements. With the help of a new radar system, an accuracy of one micrometer was achieved in joint measurements. The system is ... > full story -
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Computer, Read My Lips: Emotion Detector Developed Using a Genetic Algorithm
September 10, 2012 A computer is being taught to interpret human emotions based on lip pattern, according to new research. The system could improve the way we interact with computers and perhaps allow disabled people ... > full story -
Landmark Papers on the Higgs Boson Published
September 10, 2012 Physics Letters B, Elsevier's flagship journal in high energy physics, announced today that the observations of the long-sought Higgs particle, hailed as one of the greatest scientific discoveries of ... > full story -
Measuring Glucose Without Needle Pricks
September 7, 2012 Pricking a finger everyday is just part of everyday life for many diabetes patients. A non-invasive measurement approach could release them from the constant pain of pin pricks. The linchpin is a ... > full story -
The Pocket Radar: Thumbtack-Sized Distance and Motion Sensor Developed
September 7, 2012 Today’s parking assistant systems enable drivers to safely park their cars even in the narrowest of gaps. Such sophisticated parking aids require millimeter precision control and rely on ... > full story
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