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Adults with autism show similar brain mapping of body parts as typically developing adults
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition, is often associated with difficulties in social communication and repetitive behavior.
Muscle-like gel polymer gets stronger with a new recipe
Hydrogels are a permeable, soft material consisting of polymer networks and water that are relevant for biological material…
Can a parasitic worm help rebuild blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay?
Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they’re simply a fact of life for…
Global ocean analysis could replace costly in-situ sound speed profiles in seafloor positioning, study finds
A new study reveals that global ocean analysis products can effectively replace expensive in situ sound speed measurements…
Make-your-own weight-loss drug using an innovative genome editing approach
Researchers from Japan report a way for the body to make its own weight-loss drugs, doing away with…
Europe’s first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC)…
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College Board and NSF expand partnership to bring computer science classes to high schools across the U.S.
The College Board and the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an extension of their partnership to support teachers and schools in offering the new Advanced Placement (AP®) Computer Science Principles course in the fall of 2016. Although most U.S. students use information technology on a regular basis, only a small fraction of them have the opportunity […]
Photonics Global Conference 2015
The Photonics Global Conference (PGC) is a biennial event held since 2008. The aim of this conference is to foster interactions among broad disciplines in the photonics family. The conference…
NASA Invites Universities to Submit Innovative Early-Stage Technology Proposals
NNS– NASA is seeking proposals from universities for early stage technology development that will support the agency’s long-term plans for human exploration of Mars and scientific study of our solar…
Streamline ecotourism in protected areas, say experts
More than 200 experts, policymakers, government officials, and journalists who participated in the three-day international conference on ecotourism in protected areas said streamlining ecotourism in protected areas will go a…