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Japanese Art of Kirigami Inspires Ultrastretchable Device
A research team from the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan has developed an ultrastretchable and deformable bioprobe using Kirigami designs. Kirigami, like Origami, is a Japanese form of paper art, but differs from Origami in that it involves cutting of the paper in addition to folding. Credit: Toyohashi University of Technology With this, lead… Read More
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New UK Study Ties Remission of Type 2 Diabetes to Weight Loss
A team of researchers in the UK has found that it is possible to reverse Type 2 diabetes through a low calorie diet program, without any help from medications. The study, which was funded by Diabetes UK, was led by Professor Roy Taylor from Newcastle University and Professor Mike Lean from the University of Glasgow.… Read More
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US Universities Moving Towards Bicycle Friendly Campuses
At Yale University, a typical morning bustles with bike commuters on its largely car-free campus roads. A recently honored Gold-level Bicycle Friendly University, Yale has all kinds of programs and perks encouraging bike riding on campus. And it is definitely not alone. Across the country, college campuses are going green with bicycles. And just like… Read More
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UK’s First Digital Control Tower to Be Installed at University-Owned Cranfield Airport
Cranfield University, the only university in Europe with its own airport and runway, has recently agreed to have a digital control tower installed at Cranfield Airport. The new digital tower will be installed by Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions AB, a Swedish aerospace company, in the next couple of years. The new digital tower —… Read More
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UB’s Virtual Reality Method for Teacher Training Acts as ‘Flight Simulator for Teachers’
Generally, teachers learn to cope with real classroom dynamics through experience, which leaves new, inexperienced teachers at a disadvantage. But that won’t be the case for those with access to the virtual reality training method developed by two University at Buffalo education researchers, which simulates a real classroom setting showcasing difficult student behaviors. Virtual reality… Read More
