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You May Never Need to Wash your Car Again Thanks to New Coating Technology
July 20, 2012 · No comments

Functional coatings, for example with highly water-resistant or antibacterial properties, have at their surface nano-sized...

MORAN/PEARCE In the classic center-out reaching task, a monkey reaches from a central location to targets on a circle surrounding the starting position. This task does not allow the neural encoding for hand position to be separated from the neural encoding for hand velocity. If the starting position varies, however, as in the task shown here, hand position and initial hand velocity can be disambiguated.

Scientists Read Monkeys’ Inner Thoughts
July 19, 2012 · No comments

Anyone who has looked at the jagged recording of the electrical activity of a single...

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Actions Don’t Always Speak Louder Than Words — at Least, not When it Comes to Forgiveness
July 18, 2012 · No comments

The study underscores the importance of both restitution and apology and of using multiple measures...

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Global Health Impacts Related to Radiation from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
July 17, 2012 · No comments

Radiation from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster may eventually cause approximately 130 deaths and 180...

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Arab League to Form Committee to Probe Arafat’s Death
July 17, 2012 · No comments

The Arab League (AL) decided on Tuesday to set up an independent committee to probe...

Barrels and cones dot an open field in Saline, Mich., forming an obstacle course for a modified vehicle. A driver remotely steers the vehicle through the course from a nearby location as a researcher looks on. Occasionally, the researcher instructs the driver to keep the wheel straight -- a trajectory that appears to put the vehicle on a collision course with a barrel. Despite the driver's actions, the vehicle steers itself around the obstacle, transitioning control back to the driver once the danger has passed. (Credit: Image courtesy of Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Mechanical Engineers Develop an ‘Intelligent Co-Pilot’ for Cars
July 16, 2012 · No comments

Barrels and cones dot an open field in Saline, Mich., forming an obstacle course for...

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Intense Mothers May Be Unhappy?
July 5, 2012 · No comments

Does being an intense mother make women unhappy? According to a new study by Kathryn...

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Alterviews: 4th of July “Immigration Nation”
July 4, 2012 · No comments

On July 4th, people from the Atlantic to the Pacific take time off from work,...

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Indie Hightlights “NXNE Wrap Up Edition”: Vorasek
July 4, 2012 · No comments

The band: Vorasek Patrick Marshall on vocals and guitar, Ted Evans on bass and background vocals,...

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