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Medicine

Ergonomics for software users: Device will track repetitive motions

Funding comes from group that includes Apple, Chevron, Dell, Exxon Mobil, and Microsoft.
Atmospheric Sciences

Of sea and sky: How do oceans interact with Earth’s atmosphere?

British authority Peter Liss is collaborating with Texas A&M researchers to seek answers.
Animals

Why do horses move like they do? Research says it’s a genetic ‘mistake’

‘Gait keeper’ mutation happened once, then was spread around the world, likely by early humans
Entomology

Monarch butterflies need your help to avoid starvation during migrations

Researcher calls for national effort to plant milkweed to feed Monarchs on their long annual journeys
Engineering

Dark matter: New detector enhances search for ‘missing’ 95% of universe

Collisions between improved Ge/SI detectors and dark matter particles release heat and charge that can be detected at temperatures close to absolute zero
Atmospheric Sciences

An unexpected finding: Aerosols appear to weaken tropical cyclones

Team applies complex computer model to data obtained from Hurricane Katrina
Communication

Good medicine is about good communication, researcher says

Professor Richard Street focuses on how doctor-patient conversations can lead to better health care
Engineering

Nanopore technology may cut test for tuberculosis from days to hours

New screening tool quickly identifies the M. tuberculosis antigen, CFP-10
Politics

Non-intervention in civil wars is key to aiding democracy, research shows

Bush School professor is studying civil wars since 1945 with a focus on dynamics within rebel group