"Would Thomas Edison Receive Tenure?" This was the provocative title for a panel at the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), an organization founded in 2010 in partnership with the United States ...
Other
May 22, 2014
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Thirty-five member countries of the United Nations have now officially agreed to common guidelines for sharing and managing freshwater resources that cross international borders. With Vietnam's ratification, the United Nations ...
Environment
May 22, 2014
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Quantum cryptography is said to be uncrackable. It will stay safe, but only if true randomness, the generation and use of intrinsically random numbers, can be achieved.
Quantum Physics
May 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Scientists at the University of Liverpool have created a new material, related to graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices.
Nanomaterials
May 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —NASA has given a green light to a group of citizen scientists attempting to breathe new scientific life into a more than 35-year old agency spacecraft.
Space Exploration
May 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —For more than a century, the global hot pepper industry has been dealing with a problem. A funguslike pathogen, known as Phytophthora capsici, has spread a root rot disease that severely diminishes crop yields. ...
Biotechnology
May 22, 2014
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The world's rarest marine dolphin faces imminent extinction unless urgent action is taken to protect them, says WWF.
Ecology
May 22, 2014
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A study co-authored by a University of Kansas professor shows that gang presence in schools is not only disruptive to a safe learning environment, it could also lead to more frequent and more aggressive incidents of sexual ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A Montana State University graduate student and MSU paleontologist David Varricchio are part of a research team that discovered the most productive and diverse dinosaur fossil site known in Idaho.
Archaeology
May 22, 2014
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New research reveals that investors who have so far left wine out of their portfolio may want to think again.
Economics & Business
May 22, 2014
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