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Meghan Markle Recreates Princess Diana's 1996 Athleisure Look In A Purple Sweatshirt
Princess Diana wore the famous purple Northwestern University sweatshirt in 1996
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Astronomers Reveal Origins Of Universe's Farthest And Most Powerful Fast Radio Burst
By utilizing images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists followed the path of the FRB and discovered that it didn't originate from a single galaxy but rather from a cluster of at least seven galaxies.
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"Instant Evolution": New AI Tool Can Design Robots From Scratch In Seconds
The artificial intelligence programme created a virtual robot that could bounce, hop, and shuffle.
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China's Youth Unemployment Hits Record High At 20.4 Per Cent In April: Report
The statistics have been released just one month before another 11.6 million students will graduate from college and vocational schools.
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World’s Tiniest Remote-Controlled Walking Robot Developed in Shape of a Crab, Smaller in Size Than a Flea
Northwestern University engineers have created the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot in the shape of a crab. Though the research is still in its early stages, the team hopes their technology will help them get closer to developing micro-sized robots that can do practical jobs in constrained locations.
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New Tech Puts Virtual Sense of Touch at Our Fingertips
A new second-skin "virtual reality" technology -- designed to work with both prosthetics and gaming applications -- has been developed
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New ‘Smallest’, Wearable, Battery-Free Device Can Warn People of UV Overexposure
Smaller than an M&M (colourful button-shaped chocolates) and thinner than a credit card, the device can optimise treatment of neonatal jaundice, skin diseases, seasonal affective disorder and reduce risk of sunburns and skin cancer.
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Breast Cancer Drug Can Suppress Brain Seizures
The research was conducted in a rat model of status epilepticus, a condition characterised by a prolonged episode of seizure activity.
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Indian-American Scientist Discovers Wake-Sleep Mechanism
An Indian-American scientist at Northwestern University in the US state of Illinois has found that a simple two-cycle mechanism controls waking-up and going-to-sleep process in animals during a 24-hour day.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Uses Music as Painkiller for Children
An Indian-origin scientist from Northwestern Medicine and his daughter have found that listening to just 30 minutes of songs can significantly reduce pain in kids after major surgery.
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US university in trouble over sex toy show
Northwestern University found itself at the center of a furore Thursday after a sexuality professor known for racy lessons allowed students to stay after a lecture to witness a couple using a mechanized sex toy.The school's president promised an investigation after news of the demonstration appeared in local media reports and set off a blizzard of ...
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US university to investigate sex toy demonstration
Northwestern University's president said today that he is "troubled and disappointed" that a psychology professor allowed a couple to engage in a sex act involving a motorized sex toy in front of dozens of students and is calling for an investigation.Hours after accounts of the February 21 class appeared in local newspapers, including the universit...
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Meghan Markle Recreates Princess Diana's 1996 Athleisure Look In A Purple Sweatshirt
Princess Diana wore the famous purple Northwestern University sweatshirt in 1996
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Astronomers Reveal Origins Of Universe's Farthest And Most Powerful Fast Radio Burst
By utilizing images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists followed the path of the FRB and discovered that it didn't originate from a single galaxy but rather from a cluster of at least seven galaxies.
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"Instant Evolution": New AI Tool Can Design Robots From Scratch In Seconds
The artificial intelligence programme created a virtual robot that could bounce, hop, and shuffle.
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China's Youth Unemployment Hits Record High At 20.4 Per Cent In April: Report
The statistics have been released just one month before another 11.6 million students will graduate from college and vocational schools.
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World’s Tiniest Remote-Controlled Walking Robot Developed in Shape of a Crab, Smaller in Size Than a Flea
Northwestern University engineers have created the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot in the shape of a crab. Though the research is still in its early stages, the team hopes their technology will help them get closer to developing micro-sized robots that can do practical jobs in constrained locations.
-
New Tech Puts Virtual Sense of Touch at Our Fingertips
A new second-skin "virtual reality" technology -- designed to work with both prosthetics and gaming applications -- has been developed
-
New ‘Smallest’, Wearable, Battery-Free Device Can Warn People of UV Overexposure
Smaller than an M&M (colourful button-shaped chocolates) and thinner than a credit card, the device can optimise treatment of neonatal jaundice, skin diseases, seasonal affective disorder and reduce risk of sunburns and skin cancer.
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Breast Cancer Drug Can Suppress Brain Seizures
The research was conducted in a rat model of status epilepticus, a condition characterised by a prolonged episode of seizure activity.
-
Indian-American Scientist Discovers Wake-Sleep Mechanism
An Indian-American scientist at Northwestern University in the US state of Illinois has found that a simple two-cycle mechanism controls waking-up and going-to-sleep process in animals during a 24-hour day.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Uses Music as Painkiller for Children
An Indian-origin scientist from Northwestern Medicine and his daughter have found that listening to just 30 minutes of songs can significantly reduce pain in kids after major surgery.
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US university in trouble over sex toy show
Northwestern University found itself at the center of a furore Thursday after a sexuality professor known for racy lessons allowed students to stay after a lecture to witness a couple using a mechanized sex toy.The school's president promised an investigation after news of the demonstration appeared in local media reports and set off a blizzard of ...
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US university to investigate sex toy demonstration
Northwestern University's president said today that he is "troubled and disappointed" that a psychology professor allowed a couple to engage in a sex act involving a motorized sex toy in front of dozens of students and is calling for an investigation.Hours after accounts of the February 21 class appeared in local newspapers, including the universit...
