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Better Than Switchgrass
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The Major Flaw In Brain Training Studies
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These Students Built A Working Hyperloop (A Very Tiny One)
Miniature Hyperloop DemonstrationScreenshot by author, from YouTubeElon Musk’s Hyperloop is an idea as ambitious as it is fantastical. A train that travels at 760 mph through a pressurized tube is a...
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This Flexible Sensor Sticks To Your Skin And Measures Your Blood Flow
The device sticks on the skin like a temporary tattoo; the metal part at the end connects it to a computer cableUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via EurekalertThe blood coursing through your...
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This Robot Has Real Muscles That Let It 'Walk' Towards The Light
Science It's the first time a bio-bot's locomotion is driven by cells from skeletal muscles Now researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign paired engineered skeletal muscles with...
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Better Than Switchgrass
Science A grass called Miscanthus could yield more ethanol than switchgrass or corn. Lots more. Move over, switchgrass. There's a new miracle crop on the horizon. Research at the University of...
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The Major Flaw In Brain Training Studies
Science People in the control group always realize they're just playing Tetris for hours. In randomized drug trials, placebos are straightforward. Some people get drugs; some people get sugar pills....
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These Students Built A Working Hyperloop (A Very Tiny One)
Technology 'What is this? A Hyperloop for ants!?' Elon Musk’s Hyperloop is an idea as ambitious as it is fantastical. A train that travels at 760 mph through a pressurized tube is a hard sell, even...
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This Flexible Sensor Sticks To Your Skin And Measures Your Blood Flow
Health To better monitor diseases that may affect how blood flows A team led by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a flexible electronic sensor that can...
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This Robot Has Real Muscles That Let It 'Walk' Towards The Light
Science It's the first time a bio-bot's locomotion is driven by cells from skeletal muscles Now researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign paired engineered skeletal muscles with...
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