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Skype eye contact finally possible (w/ Video) 27 Aug 2013 | 05:16 pm
(Phys.org) —Those separated from family and friends by long distances often use video conferencing services such as Skype in order to see each other when talking. But who hasn't experienced the frustr...
Ethnic profiler for every part of England and Wales available online 27 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
A fascinating free interactive tool has been published online by University of Manchester researchers, which allows you to calculate the ethnic profile of where you live.
How pufferfish meditate magnesium to survive 27 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology collaborate colleagues at Japan's Shimonoseki Academy of Marine Science and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Minnasota, USA, to uncovered the molecular mech...
Overhead costs of fusion power plants can be reduced by planning reactor maintenance and structure together 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland's research results indicate that joint planning of the reactor structure and remote maintenance system can significantly improve the utilisation rates of futur...
The next generation of carers and security guards 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
Specialist robots will learn how to act intelligently in real-world environments, supporting security guards or care home assistants, in a multi-million Euro project.
'Must haves' for integrating planetary well-being and human well-being 27 Aug 2013 | 04:59 pm
One of the next major challenges for research and policy on sustainability is setting the post-2015 development agenda. This challenge is a direct result from the formal ending of the Millennium Devel...
Syngenta challenges EU's bee-saving pesticide ban 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
Swiss agrichemical giant Syngenta said on Tuesday it was taking the European Commission to court over its suspension of the use of an insecticide it blames for killing bees.
Novel approach to gene regulation can activate multiple genes simultaneously 27 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
By creating a powerful new gene regulation system called CRISPR-on, Whitehead Institute researchers now have the ability to increase the expression of multiple genes simultaneously and precisely manip...
New study shows tornadoes tend toward higher elevations and cause greater damage moving uphill 27 Aug 2013 | 04:29 pm
(Phys.org) —The first field investigations of the effect of terrain elevation changes on tornado path, vortex, strength and damage have yielded valuable information that could help prevent the loss of...
Sonata in LHCb: The sound of antimatter (w/ Video) 27 Aug 2013 | 04:28 pm
In a recent paper the LHCb collaboration at CERN observed two particles changing from matter into antimatter and back again. Now the collaboration has turned that data into sound, so that you can list...
