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Researchers Bring Eyewear-Free 3D Capabilities to Small Screen
Technology will benefit display companies in manufacturing low cost and light weight 2D/3D convertible displays for mobile applications
Convertible video displays that offer both 2D...
Fossils reveal approaching relocation of plants on Earth
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Significant changes in the distribution of plants on Earth can be a reality by 2050. The prediction is made by scientists from Center...
New theory explains how the moon got there
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Earth's Moon is an unusual object in our solar system, and now there's a new theory to explain how it got...
Study finds optimal walking and cycling speeds to reduce air pollution...
Cyclists should be riding at speeds between 12 and 20 kilometres per hour to minimize their inhalation of air pollution while still getting the...
Researchers nearly reached quantum limit with nanodrums
Micro drums enable a nearly noiseless measurement of radio signals. The drum is made of thin superconducting aluminium film on top of a quartz...
One in Seven of World’s Children Exposed to Toxic Air Pollution
Two billion children breathe toxic air worldwide, UNICEF says. Image Credit: Flickr/leniners
Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas...
The transition from daylight saving time to standard time leads to...
A recently published study documents that the number of people who are diagnosed with depression at psychiatric hospitals in Denmark increases immediately after the...
Arousal exerts an unconscious influence on what we see
A new research investigated the effect of unconscious arousal on how confident participants felt about what they were seeing when completing a simple task.Image...
Autism spectrum disorder linked to mutations in some mitochondrial DNA
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have greater numbers of harmful mutations in their mitochondrial DNA than family members, report Zhenglong Gu of...
Venture capital more impactful than angel investments for tech startups
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Technology entrepreneurs who get funding from venture capitalists go public sooner and have more impactful innovation than those who partner with angel investors,...
Making energy-harvesting computers reliable
Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Electrical and Computer Engineering
A revolutionary and emerging class of energy-harvesting computer systems require neither a battery nor a power...
