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Condensed Matter Jan 2, 2024

Quantum thermal transistors: Harnessing quantum measurement and feedback

Researchers are actively engaged in the dynamic manipulation of quantum systems and materials to realize significant energy management and conservation breakthroughs.

Social Sciences Nov 16, 2023

Using machine learning to help refugees succeed

Dominik Rothenhaeusler grew up in Oberzell, Germany, a quaint town of roughly 2,500 people along the Schussen River. Like many towns and cities across Germany, Oberzell has witnessed a surge of asylum seekers and refugees ...

Social Sciences Aug 7, 2023

Research reveals online romance scammers' tactics, and how to defend against them

In the Netflix documentary "The Tinder Swindler," victims exposed notorious con artist Simon Leviev, who posed as a wealthy diamond mogul on the popular dating app Tinder to deceive and scam numerous women out of millions ...

Social Sciences Jun 24, 2022

Campaign to end human trafficking introduces more challenges for migrating Nigerian women, author says

Human anti-trafficking campaigns rely on the "three p's" of prevention, protection and prosecution.

Environment Mar 23, 2022

Water supply fears as Morocco hit by worst drought since 1980s

As Morocco withers under its worst drought in 40 years, experts warn that a combination of climate change and bad resource management could trigger severe drinking water shortages.

Economics & Business Sep 23, 2021

How grocery shoppers spend differently during times economic change

Researchers from the University of Cologne and University of Bremen published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how micro and macro conditions influence grocery shopping behaviors in different ways.

Environment Oct 14, 2020

Facing new fire threat, crews deploy to Northern California

Fire crews from across the state were being deployed to Northern California, where hot, windy conditions Wednesday renewed fire threats in the region where massive blazes already have destroyed hundreds of homes and killed ...

Economics & Business Apr 17, 2020

COVID-19's historic economic impact in the U.S. and abroad

More than 2.1 million people around the world have become infected with COVID-19, and more than 140,000 people have died from the disease. The United States, now approaching 650,000 infections, is the new epicenter of the ...

Environment Jan 20, 2020

How bitter cold winter blasts and a warming planet will chew up the Lake Michigan shoreline

On a tucked-away South Shore beach, there once were cool shallows to swim and buried shells to dig up. For those living feet away, there was the sound of the water, the constant, gentle splash on sand.

Environment Oct 30, 2019

California's blackouts could make fighting climate change even harder

California's electric grid was experiencing rapid and unprecedented changes even before Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison began shutting off power to millions of people in a desperate scramble to prevent ...

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