One size doesn't fit all for learning technology skills
(PhysOrg.com) -- Simply hitting the wrong computer key may be all it takes for some people to learn new technology skills, while others need intensive training.
View ArticleAustralian adventurers in South Pole quest
Two Australian adventurers who made history by kayaking unassisted to New Zealand set off on Monday hoping to bag a new record by walking from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back.
View ArticleVelox2 challenges world cycling record in Nevada desert
It's all set to happen between 10 and 15 September: that's when TU Delft and VU University Amsterdam's Human Power Team will be making a bid to break the world cycling record, currently at 133 km/...
View ArticleCoding boot camps promise to launch tech careers
Want to launch a lucrative career as a software engineer but don't have a computer-science degree? Maybe it's time for a hacker boot camp.
View ArticleSpace Cadets line up for one-way Mars trip
More than 200,000 people from 140 countries have applied to go to Mars and never return, the group behind an ambitious venture to colonize the inhospitable red planet said Monday.
View ArticleSwarm mission control ready for triple launch
After months of intensive training, the Swarm mission control team are ready for liftoff on Friday. The team will carefully shepherd the trio of magnetic explorers through their critical launch and...
View ArticleInterval training can cut exercise hours sharply
(AP) -- People who complain they have no time to exercise may soon need another excuse. Some experts say intense exercise sessions could help people squeeze an entire week's workout into less than an...
View ArticleThe new exercise HIT: do less
The usual excuse of "lack of time" for not doing enough exercise is blown away by new research published in The Journal of Physiology.
View ArticlePositive psychological changes from meditation training linked to cellular...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with greater telomerase activity, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis,...
View ArticleOn the trail of ski research
This winter, the Norwegian ski manufacturer Madshus unveiled a new pair of trailblazing skis. The innovation comes as the result of highly targeted research and development efforts.
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