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Gestures lend a hand in learning mathematics
Gesturing helps students develop new ways of understanding mathematics, according to research at the University of Chicago. view more (2009-02-25)
Mathematical tools for predicting facial surgery results
Cranio-maxillofacial surgery is a medical specialty focusing on facial and skull reconstruction. This surgery can help patients with such disorders as cleft palate, malformations of the upper or lower jaw, and problems with the facial skeleton due to injury. view more (2006-09-27)
Scientists closer to making invisibility cloak a reality
J.K. Rowling may not have realized just how close Harry Potter's invisibility cloak was to becoming a reality when she introduced it in the first book of her best-selling fictional series in 1998. Scientists, however, have made huge strides in the past few years in the rapidly developing field of cloaking. Ranked the number five breakthrough of... view more... (2009-03-06)
TV has negative impact on very young children's learning abilities
Television viewing before the age of three may have adverse effects on subsequent cognitive development, according to a study in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2005-07-05)
Electronic braille tutor teaches independence
For many years, the shortage of Braille teachers in the United States has created challenges for blind students of all ages who wish to read the ubiquitous system of raised-dot text. view more (2006-02-16)
Researchers Create Mathematical Model of Fruit Fly Eyes
Many researchers have tried to create a mathematical model of how cells pack together to form tissue, but most models have many different complicated factors and no model is universal. view more (2008-01-14)
Toward a systems biology map of iron metabolism
Scientists at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward constructing a systems biology map of iron metabolism. view more (2009-04-29)
Waterproof superglue may be strongest in nature
The glue one species of water-loving bacteria uses to grip its surroundings may be the strongest natural adhesive known to science. view more (2006-04-12)
Duke physicists see the cosmos in a coffee cup
A Duke University professor and his graduate student have discovered a universal principle that unites the curious interplay of light and shadow on the surface of your morning coffee with the way gravity magnifies and distorts light from distant galaxies. view more (2009-04-15)
Superformula offers an original and refreshing look at nature and science.
New book: `Inventing the Circle` (in Dutch; English version is in process). The geometry of life. Just imagine the impossible and the unthinkable. A set of abstract shapes, like a triangle, a circle, square and rectangle, with convex or concave sides, with sharp or rounded corners, spheres, cubes, pyramids, as well as shapes from nature, like... view more... (2002-01-30)
Swedish Philosopher Martin-Löf to receive honorary doctorate
On Monday, 9 February 2004, the Swedish philosopher Per Martin-Löf will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. Per Martin-Löf is Professor of Logic at the University of Stockholm, and is considered one of the most viable scholars continuing the fundamental work of the Dutch mathematician L.E.J.... view more... (2004-02-06)
250 top scientists speak in 80 sessions in the first pan-European interdisciplinary Meeting on science!
EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF2004) in Stockholm is the first pan-European interdisciplinary scientific conference. The Programme is now outlined, 6 months ahead of the meeting. Some 250 speakers, representing 33 countries will participate in a total of 80 sessions, workshops and lectures. The conference also includes public outreach activities in... view more... (2004-03-01)
Virginia study urges early emphasis on science
What do you want to be when you grow up? Eighth-graders asked this question in 1988 were two to three times more likely to earn science and engineering degrees in college if their answer was a science-related career. view more (2006-05-26)
Is astronomy key to scientific progress?
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 AUGUST 2002 19:00 BST UK CONTACT - Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London: Tel: +44(0)20 7331 2751 or email claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk view more (2002-08-07)
New Unified Force Theory Predicts Measured Values of Physics
David Thomson and Jim Bourassa of the Quantum AetherDynamics Institute (QADI) released a new theory which mathematically predicts and explains the measured values of physics with striking precision. Their Aether Physics Model includes the "Holy Grail" of physics sought by Albert Einstein; the Unified Force Theory. "Our model shows... view more... (2006-06-05)
Case closed: MIT gumshoes solve
Hey kids! Try this at home. Pour clean water onto a small plate. Wait for all the ripples to stop. view more (2007-07-18)
Women opt out of math/science careers because of family demands, study concludes
Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers -- not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children or prefer less math-intensive fields of science, reports a new Cornell study. view more (2009-03-16)
Future career path of gifted youth can be predicted by age 13
The future career path and creative direction of gifted youth can be predicted well by their performance on the SAT at age 13, a new study from Vanderbilt University finds. view more (2007-09-10)
3-D computer simulation to aid treatment of collapsed lungs
The treatment of premature babies and adults who suffer from Respiratory Distress Syndrome could be boosted by new research at The University of Manchester, as published in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. view more (2006-07-26)
Journal details how global warming will affect the world's fisheries
Watching the ebb and flow of populations of fisheries around the world can provide some insight into understanding the effects of global warming on our planet, according to a group of researchers writing in the summer 2007 issue of Natural Resource Modeling. view more (2007-05-17)
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