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Plastics in everyday objects may disrupt sleep in same way as caffeine, study finds | Plastics

Chemicals in everyday plastics may disrupt the body’s natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle and circadian rhythm in a way similar to…

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By 15 months, infants begin to learn new words for objects, even those they’ve never seen

Human language allows us to learn new words for things we’ve never witnessed directly. We do this seamlessly, for example,…

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Transformable flat-to-shape objects created using sewing technology

Researchers from the Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University introduced a novel method…

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Physics of irregular objects on inclined planes probed

How gravity causes a perfectly spherical ball to roll down an inclined plane is part of elementary school physics canon.…

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Researchers capture first laser-driven, high-resolution CT scans of dense objects

A research team led by Colorado State University has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists…

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technique to manipulate water waves to precisely control floating objects

A team of international scientists co-led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a way to manipulate water…

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Young star clusters give birth to rogue planetary-mass objects

How do rogue planetary-mass objects — celestial bodies with masses between stars and planets — form? An international team of…

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Meet the newly discovered brain cell that allows you to remember objects

UBC researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory — how the…

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Swarms of ‘ant-like’ robots lift heavy objects and hurl themselves over obstacles

Scientists in South Korea have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats,…

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