(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from several research institutions in Germany has found that certain types of nanoparticles can be created using levitated drops of heated water—Leidenfrost drops. In their paper published ...
Leaders need to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their impact on others if they are to succeed at managing organisational change, says a Northumbria University, Newcastle academic.
Economics & Business
Oct 31, 2013
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The launch of ESA's magnetic field mission from Plesetsk, Russia, has been postponed by about a week.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2013
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GSM, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G, GPS: a smartphone already has to handle many wireless standards. And this number will only increase further. There are still no good filters to keep all those future standards separate. Researchers ...
General Physics
Oct 31, 2013
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A recent study has found that forests with dense canopies, including Oxford's Wytham Woods, can partially shield ground-level plants from the local effects of global warming.
Environment
Oct 31, 2013
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Columbia climatologist Maureen Raymo is trying to predict the planet's future by looking to its past.
Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A more sophisticated understanding of what motivates consumers to choose energy suppliers is needed if the government is to stimulate activity and promote competition in the market effectively, according to ...
Economics & Business
Oct 31, 2013
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(Phys.org) —In the late 1970s, eastern China experienced a shift in the summer monsoon circulation causing a "North-drought/South-flood" trend. In two related studies, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Employees who work from home one to three days per week called 'hybrid teleworkers', are more productive than workers who do none, according to a new study undertaken by the Institute for a Broadband Enabled ...
Economics & Business
Oct 31, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A Deakin University study has found for the first time that, just like humans, un-predictability is also a consistent behavioural trait in the animal world.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2013
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