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• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Melt Ponds Cause Artic Sea Ice to Melt More Rapidly

  January 18, 2013 — The Arctic sea ice has not only declined over the past decade but has also become distinctly thinner and younger. Researchers are now observing mainly thin, first-year ice floes which are extensively ... > full story
• Personalized Medicine
  Gene Therapy
  Genes
  Disability
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Deodorants: Do We Really Need Them?

  January 17, 2013 — More than 75 percent of people with a particular version of a gene don't produce under-arm odor but use deodorant ... > full story
• Robotics Research
  Water
  Vehicles
  Engineering
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  New Robotic Fish Glides Indefinitely

  January 16, 2013 — A high-tech robotic fish has a new look. A new skill. And a new name. Scientists have made a number of improvements on their fish, including the ability to glide long distances, which is the most ... > full story
• Computer Programming
  Today's Healthcare
  Robotics Research
  Vehicles
  Robotics
  Mobile Computing
   

  Robot Allows 'Remote Presence' in Programming Brain and Spine Stimulators

  January 16, 2013 — With the rapidly expanding use of brain and spinal cord stimulation therapy (neuromodulation), new "remote presence" technologies may help to meet the demand for experts to perform stimulator ... > full story
• Nutrition Research
  World Development
  Educational Psychology
  Construction
  Educational Policy
  Consumer Behavior
   
  

  Growing Food on Walls? Robotic Nutritional Advice? What Does the Future Kitchen Hold?

  January 15, 2013 — By 2050 people the world over could be growing food on the walls of their homes and have eco-kitchens - complete with robots to provide nutritional advice, if one group's projections come ... > full story
• Aviation
  Engineering
  Information Technology
  Hacking
  Vehicles
  Encryption
   

  Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Optimizing Processes in the Aeronautics Industry

  January 11, 2013 — A computer engineer has been working to apply artificial intelligence techniques, data mining and machine learning to problems linked to the aeronautics ... > full story
• Satellites
  NASA
  Space Station
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Space Probes
   
  

  NASA's Robotic Refueling Demo Set to Jumpstart Expanded Capabilities in Space

  January 10, 2013 — In mid-January, NASA will take the next step in advancing robotic satellite-servicing technologies as it tests the Robotic Refueling Mission, or RRM aboard the International Space Station. The ... > full story
• Virology
  Viruses
  Cell Biology
  Infectious Diseases
  Molecular Biology
  Microbes and More
   

  Virus Caught in the Act of Infecting a Cell

  January 10, 2013 — The detailed changes in the structure of a virus as it infects an E. coli bacterium have been observed for the first ... > full story
• Energy Technology
  Electricity
  Nature of Water
  Materials Science
  Solar Energy
  Thermodynamics
   
  

  New Material Harvests Energy from Water Vapor

  January 10, 2013 — Engineers have created a new polymer film that can generate electricity by drawing on a ubiquitous source: water ... > full story
• Nanotechnology
  Physics
  Organic Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Construction
  Chemistry
   
  

  Molecular Machine Could Hold Key to More Efficient Manufacturing

  January 10, 2013 — An industrial revolution on a minute scale is taking place in the laboratory with the development of a highly complex machine that mimics how molecules are made in ... > full story

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