The United States' ability to compete globally in science and technology is on a "perilous path," said a new report delivered Sept. 23 on Capitol Hill to a bipartisan group of policymakers, industry leaders, and academics.
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers, in addition to discovering extrasolar planets (about 500 of them currently have known orbital parameters), have detected excess, warm infrared dust emission around many stars.
Astronomy
Sep 24, 2010
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Awash in jargon -- "wall," "news feed," "tags," "defriend" -- social media can be intimidating for baby boomers and seniors who have spent most of their lives comfortably in an analog world.
Internet
Sep 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona physicists have discovered a new way of harvesting waste heat and turning it into electrical power. Taking advantage of quantum effects, the technology holds great promise for making ...
Nanophysics
Sep 24, 2010
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In the past few months we've seen more than a dozen new high-quality smart phones with powerful hardware -- and tested them.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 24, 2010
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Democratic countries suffer less from deforestation. That seems logical enough. But forests also do well under a strong dictatorship. This remarkable conclusion was reached by Wageningen environmental scientists.
Environment
Sep 24, 2010
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We owe the industrial revolution to it, expeditions depended on it and waging war would never be the same again - preserved food in glass or cans. We have now had it for exactly 200 years. Five questions about tinned food.
Other
Sep 24, 2010
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The first cultivar of 'ohelo berry, a popular native Hawaiian fruit, has been released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their university and industry cooperators.
Biotechnology
Sep 24, 2010
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Prison numbers in England and Wales have risen sharply in the last decade, and are set to rise further. A study out today in the Probation Journal published by SAGE suggests that economists have a unique opportunity to help ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2010
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As the shipping industry's emissions are predicted to continue to grow in the future, the UK will fail to meet its commitment to avoid dangerous climate change if additional cuts are not made to other sectors.
Environment
Sep 24, 2010
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