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Scientists and engineers can indeed change the world. So can you. You were born...
– Regina Dugan. She’s right. You can.
From her TED talk: “From mach-20 glider to humming bird drone”
(via jtotheizzoe)
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Excess Vitamin D May Be Unhealthy
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Scientists know that Vitamin D deficiency is not healthy. However, new research from the Univ. of Copenhagen now indicates that too high a level of the essential vitamin is not good either. The study is based on blood samples from 247,574 Copenhageners. The results have just been published in the reputed scientific Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Vitamin D...
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Countries are Trying to Lure Biopharmaceutical...
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Despite increasing budget pressures, countries around the world are making substantial investments in pro-innovation policies and programs to lure the biopharmaceutical research sector away from the U.S., finds a new study released by Battelle Technology Partnership Practice. The study, commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), further...
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Climate Change Led to Collapse of Ancient...
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A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization almost 4,000 years ago. The study also resolves a long-standing debate over the source and fate of the Sarasvati, the sacred river of Hindu mythology. Once...
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Nanobots Cut Graphene Precisely
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Graphene, a stable 2D structure, has attracted tremendous worldwide attention in recent years because of its unique electronic, physical and mechanical properties as well as its wide range of applications. It has been proven experimentally that the electrical properties of graphene are strongly related to its size, geometry and edge structure. Therefore, controlling graphene...
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