The 7R Future Leadership Institute is following Belgian Floris Buter from the Virunga National Park on a week long field trip in Africa, in order to gather topography data for a hydro-power project. […]
Exploring Africa’s Goma Region: Diary: Day 7
A Sniff Of Happiness: Chemicals In Sweat May Convey Positive Emotion
by Association for Psychological Science Humans may be able to communicate positive emotions like happiness through the smell of our sweat, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of […]
Exploring Africa’s Goma Region: Diary: Day 6
The 7R Future Leadership Institute is following Belgian Floris Buter from the Virunga National Park on a 12 day field trip in Africa, in order to gather topography data for a hydro-power […]
Stunting Remains A Challenge In South Africa
by University of Witwatersrand It is also associated with delayed cognitive development, impaired physical growth, and a greater risk of poor health including the development of cardio-metabolic disease that may be transmitted […]
Do Cheaters Have An Evolutionary Advantage?
In social amoebae, genes for cooperation and for cheating have reached a stalemate By Diana Lutz | Washington University in St. Louis Anyone who has crawled along in the left lane while […]
Stanford Researchers Find Mental Health Prescription: Nature
Study finds that walking in nature yields measurable mental benefits and may reduce risk of depression. By Rob Jordan | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Feeling down? Take a hike. A new study finds […]
Food Or Fuel? How About both?
by American Society of Agronomy In the United States, federal mandates to produce more renewable fuels, especially biofuels, have led to a growing debate: Should fuel or food grow on arable land? Recent […]
Spinning A New Version Of Silk
Simulations and experiments aim to improve on spiders in creating strong, resilient fibers. David L. Chandler | MIT News Office After years of research decoding the complex structure and production of spider […]
“Rocket Science” For Marketing
Startup’s software, designed to plan NASA space missions, now drives more effective online advertising. by Rob Matheson | MIT News Office Ever opened a webpage to see an advertisement that’s pertinent to your […]
Obesity, Excess Weight In U.S. Continue Upswing
by Washington University School of Medicine Obesity and excess weight, and their negative impact on health, have become a significant focus for physicians and other health-care experts in recent years. But new research […]
Researchers Develop A New Means Of Killing Harmful Bacteria
Engineered particles are capable of producing toxins that are deadly to targeted bacteria. by Helen Knight | MIT News Office The global rise in antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public […]
The Moment Of Truth – Where The Open Skies Meet The Open Sees
Will Solar Impulse Make It From Nagoya Japan To Hawaii Usa Without A Drop Of Fuel? by Solar Impulse Attempting the first ever Round-The-World solar flight to inspire innovation and encourage the use of clean technologies, […]
Automatic Bug Repair
System fixes bugs by importing functionality from other programs — without access to source code. Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office At the Association for Computing Machinery’s Programming Language Design and Implementation […]
New Manufacturing Approach Slices Lithium-ion Battery Cost In Half
Reinventing how these batteries are made also improves their performance and recyclability. by David L. Chandler | MIT News Office An advanced manufacturing approach for lithium-ion batteries, developed by researchers at MIT and […]
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