Now you're talking: human-like robot may one day care for dementia patients: With her brown hair, soft skin and expressive
Now you're talking: human-like robot may one day care for dementia patients: With her brown hair, soft skin and expressive face, Nadine is a new brand of human-like robot that could one day, scientists hope, be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly.
Source: reuters.com
Rise in hip replacements for under 60s - BBC News: The number of hip replacement operations on people aged under 60 has
Rise in hip replacements for under 60s - BBC News: The number of hip replacement operations on people aged under 60 has risen 76% in the last decade, NHS figures for England reveal.
Source: bbc.co.uk
First drug to reverse Huntington's disease begins human trials : The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known
First drug to reverse Huntington's disease begins human trials : The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known to be responsible for the production of a protein which causes Huntington’s
Source: telegraph.co.uk
OpenStax already saved students $39 million this academic year
OpenStax already saved students $39 million this academic year
Source: rice.edu
Law firm in new legal threat over UK air pollution - BBC News: Environmental law firm ClientEarth warns the government to
Law firm in new legal threat over UK air pollution - BBC News: Environmental law firm ClientEarth warns the government to drastically reduce air pollution or face renewed legal action.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists: Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication
Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists: Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication study argues that there is no need to be so pessimistic. Nature News.
Source: nature.com
WHO Looking at Genetically Modified, Sterile Mosquitoes to Control Zika Spread: "The World Health Organization is evaluating
WHO Looking at Genetically Modified, Sterile Mosquitoes to Control Zika Spread: "The World Health Organization is evaluating some newer techniques for mosquito control, given the rapid spread of the Zika virus.
One possible method to reduce the populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit...
Source: jwatch.org
Next Generation Learning Analytics: Or, How Learning Analytics is Passé: "'Learning Analytics,' as so many know it, is
Next Generation Learning Analytics: Or, How Learning Analytics is Passé: "'Learning Analytics,' as so many know it, is already passé. There is almost always a disconnect between research innovation and the popular imagination. By the time a new concept or approach achieves widespread acceptance, its...
Source: timothyharfield.com
Massive News: Kilogram Redefinition Heads Into Crucial Test: Superprecise standard masses are on their way to Paris for
Massive News: Kilogram Redefinition Heads Into Crucial Test: Superprecise standard masses are on their way to Paris for a critical weigh-in
Source: ieee.org
Smart energy could save £8bn a year, say advisers - BBC News: The government's infrastructure advisers say the UK could
Smart energy could save £8bn a year, say advisers - BBC News: The government's infrastructure advisers say the UK could save up to £8bn a year by using electricity better.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Global Wind Power Capacity Tops Nuclear Energy For First Time - Slashdot
Global Wind Power Capacity Tops Nuclear Energy For First Time - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
Shor's algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions - physicsworld.com: Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up
Shor's algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions - physicsworld.com: Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up to perform practical calculations
Source: physicsworld.com
Genetics Confirms Aboriginal Origins - Science News | The Naked Scientists
Genetics Confirms Aboriginal Origins - Science News | The Naked Scientists
Source: thenakedscientists.com
Coenzyme Q10 for High Blood Pressure | Cochrane
Coenzyme Q10 for High Blood Pressure | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org
Solar cells as light as a soap bubble: Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.
Solar cells as light as a soap bubble: Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses. David L. Chandler | MIT News Office.
Source: mit.edu
Concerns grow among scientists over new ‘anti-lobbying’ rules | Chemistry World
Concerns grow among scientists over new ‘anti-lobbying’ rules | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org
Life in Technicolor—One month wearing EnChroma’s color blindness-fixing glasses: By blocking wavelengths, glasses create
Life in Technicolor—One month wearing EnChroma’s color blindness-fixing glasses: By blocking wavelengths, glasses create a new world complete with grass, traffic lights.
Source: arstechnica.com
US Asks VW For Electric Cars - Slashdot
US Asks VW For Electric Cars - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
Royal colleges say that 40,000 deaths a year linked to air pollution and costs UK £20bn a year - Hospital Dr
Royal colleges say that 40,000 deaths a year linked to air pollution and costs UK £20bn a year - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk
The New Middle East by Paul Danahar gives excellent insights and the background history to the situation in the Middle East
The New Middle East by Paul Danahar gives excellent insights and the background history to the situation in the Middle East following the Arab Spring. He covers Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, and Syria in depth.
Source: amazon.co.uk
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