WORCESTER, Mass. -- Year-end test scores of Massachusetts middle school students whose teachers used a Web-based tutoring platform called ASSISTments as a…
Feb 14, 2011
Radio traffic can flow in only one direction at a time on a specific frequency, hence the frequent use of "over" by pilots and air traffic controllers, walkie-talkie users and emergency personnel as they take turns speaking.
Feb 14, 2011
A group of University of Cincinnati seniors in the psychology program will nationally present their comparison of educational technology alternatives to purchasing college textbooks that can run into hundreds of dollars per academic quarter.
Feb 14, 2011
In recent years, topological insulators have become one of the hottest topics in physics.
Feb 14, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Pure organic compounds that glow in jewel tones could potentially lead to cheaper, more efficient and flexible display screens, among other applications.
Feb 14, 2011
The world's first control system that will allow engineers to programme satellites and spacecraft to think for themselves has been developed by scientists from the University of Southampton.
Feb 14, 2011
Women suffering from anorexia or bulimia draw themselves with prominently different characteristics than women who do not have eating disorders and who are considered of normal weight.
Feb 14, 2011
UPTON, NY -- As part of an ongoing effort to uncover details of how high-temperature superconductors carry electrical current with no resistance, scientists at Johns Hopkins University and the U.S.
Feb 13, 2011
Athens, Ga. -- A new University of Georgia study that is the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater…
Feb 13, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (February 12, 2011) -- In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting…
Feb 11, 2011
Troy, N.Y. -- Peter Fox and James Hendler of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are calling for scientists to take a few tips from the users of the World Wide Web when presenting their data to the public and other scientists in the Feb.
Feb 11, 2011
A unique new probe based on luciferase, the enzyme that gives fireflies their glow, enables researchers to monitor hydrogen peroxide levels in mice and thereby…
Feb 11, 2011
Targeting the neuroinflammatory causes of Parkinson's disease with a naturally present brain chemical signal could offer a better understanding of the clinical…
Feb 11, 2011
Portable laser scanning technology allows researchers to tote their latest fossil discovery from the field to the lab in the form of lightweight digital data stored on a laptop.
Feb 11, 2011
