Free perks and upgrades: Could they actually embarrass consumers?
Consumers may not enjoy receiving free perks or upgrades in public, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
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Rice blast research reveals details on how a fungus invades plants
Like a stealthy enemy, blast disease invades rice crops around the world, killing plants and cutting production of one of the most important global food sources. Now a study by an international team of researchers has shed ...
Biotechnology
Jun 18, 2013
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'Images of the inside of a fly' elected as computed microtomography's Best Film of the Year
Images of the inside of a domestic fly taken at the University of Granada using a microtomograph—an instrument that produces high resolution images by scanning tiny animals—has won the prize for Best Film of 2013 at "MicroCT ...
Other
Jun 18, 2013
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Team builds first integrated graphene digital circuit to function at gigahertz frequencies
(Phys.org) —A research team with members from the U.S. and Italy has succeeded in building an integrated graphene digital circuit that is able to function at gigahertz frequencies. In their paper published in the journal ...
WWF urges Romania, Bulgaria to protect wild sturgeon
Conservationist group WWF on Tuesday urged Romania and Bulgaria, home to the last viable wild sturgeon populations in the European Union, to protect the species, threatened by illegal fishing and caviar trade.
Ecology
Jun 18, 2013
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MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research project
Energy efficiency promises to cut emissions, reduce dependence on foreign fuel, and mitigate climate change. As such, governments around the world are spending tens of billions of dollars to support energy-efficiency regulations, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 18, 2013
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Two collider research teams find evidence of new particle Zc(3900)
(Phys.org) —Two research teams working independently at two different particle accelerators have found evidence of what appears to be a four-quark particle that has come to be called Zc(3900). Both teams are made up of ...
Mathematical algorithms cut train delays
Commuters are already seeing a reduction in delays and waiting times thanks to new software able to adapt railway schedules in real time following unforeseen disruptions.
Engineering
Jun 18, 2013
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Researchers design software to detect changes in colour vision
Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed new software that will interpret the vision of people affected by alterations in colour vision.
Engineering
Jun 18, 2013
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The dissector and the draughtsman
Between 1831 and 1854, the French anatomist Jean-Marc Bourgery and his compatriot Nicolas-Henri Jacob, a versatile artist, produced a richly illustrated and ground-breaking medical textbook. The "Traité complet de l'anatomie ...
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