Posts Tagged ‘New York University’
Science & Technology - Sep 22, 2011 13:57 - 2 Comments
Black hole crashes into star: Dark matter?
PRINCETON / NYU (US) — Scientists looking for evidence of dark matter are studying the results of simulated collisions between stars and black holes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 12, 2011 12:33 - 0 Comments
How aging cells affect bacterial growth
NYU (US) — A novel method for measuring the effects of age on the growth rate of cellular populations could offer scientists new ways to understand and model the growth of bacteria. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 8, 2011 12:05 - 0 Comments
How brain recalls what happened when
NYU (US) — New research showing how the brain remembers the order of events may offer a roadmap for addressing memory-related conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 26, 2011 10:46 - 0 Comments
Polyhedron ‘cage’ acts as molecular trap
NYU (US) — Chemists have created a molecular polyhedron, an assembly that has the potential to impact a range of industrial and consumer products, including magnetic and optical materials. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2011 9:18 - 0 Comments
Early and modern humans didn’t mingle
NYU (US) — New excavations in Indonesia show that Homo erectus disappeared from the area at least 143,000 years ago—and possibly as long as 550,000 years—long before modern humans arrived on the scene. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 22, 2011 11:03 - 0 Comments
Exports + R&D = competitive edge
PENN STATE (US) — The productivity of companies in “economic miracle” countries such as China and Taiwan is likely fueled by the powerful combination of exports and research investments, say economists. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 15, 2011 12:46 - 0 Comments
London commuters ‘mind the map’
NYU (US) — Passengers on the London Underground rely less on experience and more on “distorted” transit maps when choosing routes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2011 9:51 - 4 Comments
Pool water may strip tooth enamel
NYU (US) — Taking a dip in the backyard pool may cause permanent damage to teeth if chlorine and pH levels are not properly maintained. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 18, 2011 13:39 - 0 Comments
Strike a pose. Computers are watching
NYU (US) — A crowd-sourcing music video is helping computer vision scientists give eyesight to machines. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 5, 2011 11:21 - 0 Comments
Rice: 10,000 varieties from 1 source
NYU/WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A study of the genome of domesticated rice shows the crop had its beginnings from a single origin about 9,000 years ago in the Yangtze Valley of China. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 26, 2011 12:17 - 2 Comments
Racial bias sways economic decisions
NYU (US) — Unconscious or unintentional racial bias is pervasive; steering economic and trust decisions, even with highly trained professionals like doctors. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 7, 2011 21:06 - 1 Comment
Sleepless fish tell genetic bedtime story
NYU (US) — Cave fish need much less sleep than their surface counterparts. Figuring out the genetic reason why could shed light on variations—and disruptions—in human sleep. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 24, 2011 15:46 - 3 Comments
From toxic waste to green cars
NYU (US) — Millions of tons of toxic waste could be kept out of landfills by using it to create lightweight composite metal foams for use in automotive and consumer products. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 16, 2011 14:07 - 2 Comments
Is choice just a mind game?
NYU (US) — By illuminating rational choice, game theory can expound on strategic questions in the humanities made by characters in a range of texts that include the Bible and Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 15, 2011 12:29 - 2 Comments
Power from fusion energy? Why knot?
NYU (US) — There may be a “twisted” way to realize fusion energy as a power source: 3D optical knots. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2011 11:39 - 1 Comment
Finding a better way to pack it
NYU (US) — Oil and water don’t mix but manipulating them using an innovative application of statistical mechanics may lead to better ice cream. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 1, 2011 16:33 - 0 Comments
Language processing more than A-B-C
NYU (US) — Neural processing that goes into deciphering simple two-word phrases is different from what happens when decoding complete sentences and other more complex linguistic expressions. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 16, 2011 18:35 - 0 Comments
Human fossils? Don’t discount the cousins
NYU (US) — Several prominent fossil discoveries made in the last decade identified as early humans have some anthropologists saying “not so fast.” (more…)
