UT engineers have successfully demonstrated a novel approach to human-like balance in a biped robot.
AUSTIN, Texas — When walking in a crowded place, humans typically aren’t thinking about how we avoid bumping into one another. We are built to use a gamut of complex skill sets required to execute these types of seemingly simple motions. (more…)
Bundesregierung muss nationales Luftreinhalteprogramm vorlegen
Die Bundesregierung kommt ihren Pflichten zur Luftreinhaltung nicht nach. Davon profitieren die Betreiber von Kohlekraftwerken, denn sie müssen keine Anstrengungen unternehmen, um Schadstoffe aus ihren Abgasen zu filtern. Das geht zu Lasten von Mensch und Natur. (more…)
Toyota Material Handling Group is the largest forklift manufacturer in the world, but its customers require much more than warehouse trucks and equipment. To better serve them, the global business is expanding and enriching its logistics solutions with digital innovation and Toyota’s renowned principles in lean and efficient manufacturing. (more…)
Offering praise and having a good working relationship isn’t always enough to engender loyalty from staff – employees also need to feel that the relationship with their boss is important, according to new research. (more…)
Cleveres Ablenkungsmanöver durch virale Täuschkörper – Aktuell publiziert in Cell Reports
Ein Forscherteam aus Tübingen und Göttingen hat im renommierten Fachjournal Cell Reports einen neuen Mechanismus beschrieben, wie das Ebola-Virus der Immunabwehr entkommt. (more…)
New study finds drought-resistant native plant can irrigate food crops
The trick to boosting crops in drought-prone, food-insecure areas of West Africa could be a ubiquitous native shrub that persists in the toughest of growing conditions. (more…)
A little scope with big impact could increase survival rates for cancer patients.
Ovarian cancer claims the highest mortality rate of all gynecologic cancers – as high as 70 percent – in part because the disease is rarely detected earlier than stage 3 or 4. When the disease is discovered early in its development, however, survival rates are high. An effective screening technique for early detection could not only save lives, but also drastically improve their quality. (more…)
Aktuelle Studie verweist auf Notwendigkeit von mehr Sensibilität bei Diagnose
Ein Forschungsteam um die Psychologinnen Ricarda Nater-Mewes von der Universität Wien und Freyja Grupp von der Universität Marburg setzt sich mit der Selbsteinschätzung von Geflüchteten zu Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörungen auseinander. (more…)
