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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

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Nearly every day since she was a child, Alex Leow, a psychiatrist and computer scientist at the University of Illinois Chicago, has played the piano. In 2015, Leow realized that a similar pattern might be true for typing. Some days she plays well, and other days her tempo lags and her fingers hit the wrong keys.

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EP29LPSP: Applications in Plasma Physics, Astronomy, and Highway Engineering

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00, WP1995, Revision 0, Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, 19 Mar. Dissertation, Princeton University, 2013. 10 November 2015. Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. flare.pppl.gov/Construction/FLARE%20FCSpec-03%2019Mar15.pdf. 2 Lee, David, et al. 2, 11 Sept. 5 Xu, Jingke. 6 Hsu, Scott C. Perel, Eli.

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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The University of Sunderland (UK), working with a consortium of five other research partners from Italy, Spain and Germany, has been selected for funding by the €1-billion (US$1.4-billion) Source: University of Sunderland. billion) Graphene Flagship research initiative in Europe ( earlier post ) for their iGCAuto proposal.

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Why Are Modern Vehicles So Much Bigger?

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Production was down, shipping routes were closed, and OPEC nations issued embargoes that ensured the United States would be punished for allying itself with Israel. It also helps explain why practical fuel economy averages for the nation haven’t improved by all that much since 2015. Here’s an example from The Washington Post.

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U Georgia team discovers tungsten in novel bacterial enzyme; potential for cellulosic biofuels

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A team at the University of Georgia, Athens led by Distinguished Research Professor Michael Adams has discovered tungsten in what appears to be a novel enzyme in the biomass-degrading thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. Tungsten is exceptionally rare in biological systems. Scott, Gabe M. Rubinstein, Gina L. Schut, Amanda M.

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Ford targeting highly autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing in 2021; new tech company investments, staffing up in Silicon Valley

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Ford was the first automaker to begin testing its vehicles at Mcity, University of Michigan’s simulated urban environment, the first automaker to publicly demonstrate autonomous vehicle operation in the snow and the first automaker to test its autonomous research vehicles at night, in complete darkness, as part of LiDAR sensor development.

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The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet

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Enraged that upper-class students were given priority to enroll in a computer-science elective at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey , Paras decided to crash the registration website so that no one could enroll. The VDoS gang members had been only 14 years old when they started to offer DDoS services from Israel in 2012.

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