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Virtual reality training for ‘safety-critical’ jobs
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EU researchers aim to halve CO2 footprint of carbon fiber production
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Study identifies common gene variants associated with gallbladder cancer
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Biomedical Engineering hosts national conference on STEM education for underserved students
The University of Akron will host a national conference aimed at ensuring underserved students have access to opportunities in science,...
Save the date: EarthScope National Meeting convenes for the last time, May 2017
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Jeevak Parpia wins low-temperature physics prize
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Sandia scientist named fellow for diverse contributions to aeronautics, space research
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Oxford University Press to publish Journal of Crustacean Biology
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Novel 3-D manufacturing leads to highly complex, bio-like materials
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Continuous-flow, electrically triggered, single cell-level electroporation
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Champalimaud Research Symposium 2017 — Physiology: From Development to Disease
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Researchers remotely control sequence in which 2-D sheets fold into 3-D structures
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Biological system with light switch: New findings from Graz, Austria
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Boosting the lifetime and effectiveness of biomedical devices
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Coffee-ring effect leads to crystallization control
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OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons
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Revealing Aspergillus diversity for industrial applications
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More funding for long-term studies necessary for best science, environmental policy
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