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UC Berkeley Researchers Make BRETT The Robot Learn Like a Child

By Peter R - May 26, 2015 02:04 PM EDT

The robot's neural networks and algorithm help it learn through trial and error.

Inventors of Powerful Gene Modification Technique Urge Against its Use

By Peter R - Mar 22, 2015 09:24 AM EDT

The technique called CRISPR-Cas9, can be used to modify human egg, sperm and embryos.

Silicon Material that Changes Color When Stretched Developed at UC Berkley

By Peter R - Mar 13, 2015 04:18 PM EDT

The material contains tiny ridges smaller than light's wavelength, which produce different colors.

Newly Discovered Colorful Spiders Named Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus

By Peter R - Mar 03, 2015 01:41 PM EST

Two new species of spiders were sighted in Australia and have been nicknamed by the graduate who spotted them.

Carbon Dioxide the Warming Culprit Caught Red Handed for First Time

By Peter R - Feb 27, 2015 04:53 PM EST

Researchers have shown that the greenhouse increased 22 parts per million between 2000 and 2010 due to burning fossil fuels which surface increased warming.

Silence Before the Storm: Song Birds Flee Just Before Disasterous 2014 Tornado Hit

By Peter R - Dec 19, 2014 03:26 PM EST

A new study has shown that golden winged warblers can detect infrasound produced by tornadoes.

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