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RoboWig: A Robot That Can Help You Untangle Your Hair
Robotic arm equipped with a hairbrush helps with brushing tasks and could be an asset in assistive-care settings. A robotic arm setup is equipped with a sensorized soft brush…
Year: 2021
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Forecasting a Volcano’s Eruption Style Using Early Indicators of Magma Viscosity
2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai’i provided scientists with an unprecedented opportunity to identify new factors that could help forecast the hazard potential of future eruptions. Lava fountaining…
Europe
Bayer loses appeal to remove European Union ban on insecticides called ‘harmful’ to bees
By Greg Edwards – Reporter, St. Louis Business Journal <time>May 12, 2021</time> <br class="hidden--md hidden--lg hidden--xl"/> <strong>Updated</strong> <time class="js-relative-time" data-relative-time="2021-05-12T09:23:43-05:00">May 12, 2021, 9:23am CDT</time>
Health
Top COVID probe urges bold overhaul of pandemic prevention measures
A prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) appointed panel on Wednesday urged bold action to end the COVID-19 crisis, while also calling for the UN agency to be given greater authority…
America
Inflation Worries May Lead To Continued Weakness On Wall Street
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a lower open on Wednesday, with stocks likely to extend the downward move seen over the two previous sessions. Concerns about…
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Secret to Building Superconducting Quantum Computers With Massive Processing Power
Optical Fiber Could Boost Power of Superconducting Quantum Computers NIST physicists measured and controlled a superconducting quantum bit (qubit) using light-conducting fiber (indicated by white arrow) instead of metal…
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Physical Inactivity Linked to More Severe COVID-19 Infection and Higher Risk of Death
Surpassed only by advanced age and organ transplant as a risk factor, large study shows Physical inactivity is linked to more severe COVID-19 infection and a heightened risk of dying…
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Female Monkeys Use Males As “Hired Guns” for Defense Against Predators
Female putty-mosed monkey. Credit: C. Kolopp/WCS Female putty-nosed monkeys use calls just to recruit males when certain predators are detectedResults suggest that different “dialects” exist among different populations of…
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Searching for Signs of Life on Mars: Perseverance’s Robotic Arm Starts Conducting Science
NASA’s newest Mars rover is beginning to study the floor of an ancient crater that once held a lake. Mastcam-Z Views ‘Santa Cruz’ on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover…
America
Magnetoelectric Chips to Power More Efficient Computing Devices
Magnetoelectric Chips to Power a New Generation of More Efficient Computing Devices Harnessing the Hum of Fluorescent Lights for More Efficient Computing The property that makes fluorescent lights buzz could…