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Flexing its research muscles
BU takes a new approach to lab design and management
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All work, no play? Bad idea!
Traditionally, work and fun have been seen as opposite ends of the spectrum of human activity. But Binghamton University researchers are proving the two might just belong in the very same cubicle.
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Child pornographers meet their match
Child pornographers will soon have a harder time escaping prosecution thanks to a stunning new technology developed by Binghamton University researchers
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The secret language of taste: Cracking the code that helps you differentiate a candy bar from a potato chip
Liver. Limburger cheese. Caviar. Chili peppers. Blood pudding. Some things in life are undoubtedly acquired tastes. But for primary taste sensations-sweet, sour, bitter and salty- we don't need experience at all. Even a newborn can taste the difference between sugar and salt. Still, the brain activity behind the sense of taste is complex, and scientists don't entirely know how it works.
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Where on Earth is life's oldest-known life form: Planet is salted with clues
Binghamton University research offers new insights and the hope of resolving a raging multidisciplinary controversy over the planet's oldest known life-form.
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From homeland security to Hollywood: Computer scientist's work on facial modeling promises more accurate identification, more lifelike simulation
Lijun Yin's research might someday make it easier to pick out a terrorist in a crowd, put Tom Cruise's face on a stunt man's shoulders, hold a videoconference over a low-bandwidth connection or use a computer without touching a keyboard or mouse. With his graduate students in Binghamton University's Graphics and Image Computing Laboratory, Yin is working on facial modeling techniques that could lead to advances in all those areas. The two-year project is supported by a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.