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HIPerWall Leads to Genetic Discovery

May 01, 2008 – Most of us can remember a six-digit computer password or even a 10-digit phone number. But give us a string of 100 numbers and the ole memory blows a gasket. A similar – but hugely magnified – dilemma faced UC Irvine researchers Steven G. Potkin and James H. Fallo
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Researchers Win Creative IT Grant

April 14, 2008 – Teaching students how to use metaphors is an everyday occurrence in English composition or creative writing instruction. Now scientists believe the descriptive phrases can help students understand and conceptualize scientific material as well, and two CALIT2 res
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Innovation Goes Global

April 07, 2008 – Grandpa’s radio has grown up. So has its production process. Electronic devices – and lots of other products as well – are becoming increasingly sophisticated. In today’s global economy, the manufacturing supply chains that produce them have become equally compl
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A Universal Rhythm

April 06, 2008 – The human heart beats 60-80 times per minute. The sustained repetition of the pulse – slowing and speeding synchronously with movement – results in an unrehearsed rhythmic pattern. For electronic artist Byeong Sam Jeon, the heartbeat provides the ideal metaphor
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