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Geoscience: Severe Weather Offbeat: Earth and Climate Offbeat: General
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Hailstone library to improve extreme weather forecasting      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers are measuring and scanning samples for a global 'hailstone library'. Storm simulations u...

Chemistry: Thermodynamics Energy: Technology Engineering: Nanotechnology
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Revolutionizing thermoelectric technology: Hourglass-shaped materials achieve a 360% efficiency boost      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A groundbreaking technology has been unveiled that improves the efficiency of thermoelectric materia...

Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Landslides Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The design of streets and layout of buildings have an impact on a city's resilience in the face of i...

Anthropology: General
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How the last 12,000 years have shaped what humans are today - How the Last 12,000 Years Have Shaped What Humans Are Today      (via sciencedaily.com) 

While humans have been evolving for millions of years, the past 12,000 years have been among the mos...

Biology: Microbiology
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The shape of infectious prions - The Shape of Infectious Prions: Understanding the Mechanisms of Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Prions are unique infective agents -- unlike viruses, bacteria, fungi and other parasites, prions do...

Ecology: Animals Ecology: Nature
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Clever lapwings use cover to hide in plain sight      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Ground-nesting birds called lapwings use the shape of their nests and surroundings to hide from pred ...

Biology: Botany Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Endangered Species
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Contours that kill: Geometry influences prey capture in carnivorous pitcher plants      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have shown that the shape, size, and geometry of carnivorous pitcher plants determines t ...

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineering: Robotics Research Offbeat: Computers and Math
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Tiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Imagine a robot that can wedge itself through the cracks in rubble to search for survivors trapped i...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Offbeat: General
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Bridge in a box: Unlocking origami's power to produce load-bearing structures      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules -- versatile comp...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Physics: General
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Self-assembly of complex systems: Hexagonal building blocks are better      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Physicists show that the shape of components is a major determinant of how quickly and efficiently c ...

Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Engineering: Nanotechnology
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Breakthrough in nanostructure technology for real-time color display      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New groundbreaking technology enables the real-time display of colors and shapes through changes in ...

Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Engineering: Nanotechnology Physics: Optics
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New high-speed microscale 3D printing technique      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new process for microscale 3D printing creates particles of nearly any shape for applications in m ...

Chemistry: Biochemistry
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Scientists discover new behavior of membranes that could lead to unprecedented separations      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Argonne scientists have used isoporous membranes -- membranes with pores of equal size and shape -- ...