We present an algorithm for automatically detecting and visualizing small non-local variations between repeating structures in a single image.
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We present an algorithm for automatically detecting and visualizing small non-local…
Posted by Dustin
on November 13, 2015
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It's holey water
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on November 12, 2015
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 I SAID HOLEY WATER!  #scienceÂ
http://www.popsci.com/scientists-invent-liquid-with-permanent-holes
http://www.popsci.com/scientists-invent-liquid-with-permanent-holes
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ROBOT SEE WEED
Posted by Dustin
on November 12, 2015
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 ROBOT SMASH.
Bosch’s Giant Robot Can Punch Weeds to Death
A modular agricultural robot from Bosch startup Deepfield Robotics deals with weeds the old fashioned way: violently
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Posted by Dustin
on November 11, 2015
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So long scrutiny? More than half public data-sets provided with scientific papers are incomplete – ScienceBlog.com
Researchers have found more than half of the public datasets provided with scientific papers are incomplete, which prevents reproducibility tests and follow-up studies. However, slight improvements to research practices could make a big difference. Lead researcher Dr Dominique Roche from The Australian National University (ANU) said many peer-reviewed biological journals now require authors to publicly …
Mar's Phobos is falling apart.
Posted by Dustin
on November 10, 2015
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Mar's Phobos is falling apart.
Mars’ Moon Phobos is Slowly Falling Apart
The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will ultimately destroy this moon of Mars.
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You could read this chart in one of two ways
Posted by Dustin
on November 10, 2015
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First, as DeSilver puts it, this suggests the "growing girth" of US homes has wiped out basically all the savings from our hard-earned efficiency improvements. Not great news from, say, a climate change perspective.
Or there's a more optimistic gloss: All those efficiency gains have allowed us to own much bigger houses (and more stuff in those houses) without a corresponding explosion in energy use. It's a net boon for consumers, you might say.
US homes have gotten huge — offsetting the gains from energy efficiency
A new house built today is 1,000 square feet bigger than one built in 1973.
POOP PILLS
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on November 10, 2015
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POOP PILLS
$635 poop pills cure deadly gastrointestinal infection
Doses of the 30-capsule fecal transplant method cured up to 94% of patients.
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All ethnic minorities in England are more likely to go to university than their white…
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on November 10, 2015
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All ethnic minorities in England are more likely to go to university than their white British peers.
In news-contrary-to-what-I-would-have guessed: the amount students pay for textbooks…
Posted by Dustin
on November 10, 2015
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In news-contrary-to-what-I-would-have guessed: the amount students pay for textbooks is going down…
Bad Data Can Lead To Bad Policy: College students don’t spend $1,200+ on textbooks –
By Phil HillMore Posts (374) The average US college student does not spend or budget more than $1,200 for textbooks, with that number rising each year, as commonly reported in the national media. The best data available continues to show … Continue reading →
Ancient river valleys visible beneath the sands of Mauritania on Google Maps.
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on November 10, 2015
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Ancient river valleys visible beneath the sands of Mauritania on Google Maps.
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