Researchers have invented a quieter airplane toilet
Airplane toilets are loud. For some, they are downright terrifying. But chin up, frequent flyers, because a group of Brigham Young University physicists have figured out how to make them quieter.
Airplane toilets are loud. For some, they are downright terrifying. But chin up, frequent flyers, because a group of Brigham Young University physicists have figured out how to make them quieter.
Engineering
Apr 4, 2019
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Employee wellness programs are popular among businesses seeking to increase productivity and cut health care costs. However, many firms have struggled to reap those benefits due to low employee motivation. New research from ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2019
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A new study provides evidence that the gender, age and race of state supreme court justices may influence whether they are asked to write the majority opinion in a case.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2019
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Move over trust falls and ropes courses, turns out playing video games with coworkers is the real path to better performance at the office.
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2019
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It's the political scientist's often-asked chicken and egg: does a person's political party or policy attitudes come first?
Political science
Dec 19, 2018
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Monitoring cancer can often be an intrusive and exhausting process for patients. But with Brigham Young University chemistry professor Ryan Kelly's new research, there is hope for a simpler way: No more biopsies. No more ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 19, 2018
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Falling transit ridership across big North American cities has raised concern that Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services may be leeching passengers.
Economics & Business
Nov 7, 2018
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As the midterm election nears and the fallout of the Supreme Court nomination rings across the political divide, a new study presents a unique angle of American politics: how party affiliation affects charitable donations.
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2018
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A BYU chemical engineering professor and his Ph.D. student have developed an advanced model that can help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke.
Environment
Aug 24, 2018
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Her major in environmental sciences has given Griffin all kinds of opportunities. She competed with BYU's Mars Rover team. She presented at conferences in Leuven, Belgium; Portland, Oregon; Boulder, Colorado; and Davos, Switzerland. ...
Environment
Aug 20, 2018
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