Squid-inspired energy converter turns ocean’s power into electricity
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Engineers at Virginia Tech recently tested a wave energy converter inspired by the way squid propel themselves through water.
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Is it true that Apple gets around U.S. labor standards and laws by outsourcing production to China?
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Apple isn’t the only tech giant outsourcing much of its production to Chinese manufacturers nowadays.
Remarks by President Obama on gun safety reform
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Remarks by President Obama today at the White House on his executive actions on gun safety reform.
How are environmentalists using crowdfunding to get their projects off the ground?
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Crowdfunding relies on the collective effort of a large amount of individuals making online contributions to allow a project or venture to happen.
Men’s basketball: William & Mary adds two to signing class
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William & Mary men’s basketball head coach Tony Shaver announced the signing of 6-9 forward Nathan Knight (Syracuse, N.Y./ Nottingham/Kimball Union Academy) and 6-6 guard/forward Justin Pierce (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. Knight and Pierce will be eligible to compete for the Green and Gold in the fall of 2016.
Senate approves Warner proposals to strengthen school accountability, efficiency
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The Senate has approved a proposal championed by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) to help school districts better leverage limited resources by giving them access to important tools to help eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and allow more funding to go into the classroom.
Governor McAuliffe announces Research Commercialization Fund awards
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today 38 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) awards totaling more than $2.8 million to fund targeted areas of promising research and commercialization, including advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and energy and life sciences.
VCU, UVA and Swedish researchers discover that childhood environment strongly influences the development of cognitive ability
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Young adults who were raised in educated households develop higher cognitive ability than those who were brought up in less ideal environments, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia and Lund University in Sweden.
Virginia Tech researcher hopes to make access to cloud storage more efficient
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With the advent of cloud computing, users worldwide are provided huge data storage that can be accessed and shared from anywhere using laptops, smart phones, tablets, and other devices.
Virginia Tech’s Linsey Marr studies health impacts of engineered nanomaterials
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Virginia Tech professor Linsey Marr is now among a handful of researchers in the world who are addressing concerns about engineered nanomaterials in the atmosphere.
