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Optics & Photonics Feb 1, 2024

Team develops a laser printer for photonic chips

Photonic integrated circuits are an important next-wave technology. These sophisticated microchips hold the potential to substantially decrease costs and increase speed and efficiency for electronic devices across a wide ...

Social Sciences Jan 29, 2024

How leaders respond when confronted with mortality

Recent research has found that when confronted with the idea of death during the COVID-19 pandemic, some leaders chose to take shortcuts for personal gain, while others stepped up with a selfless and caring attitude.

Space Exploration Jan 24, 2024

NASA shares newest results of Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review

NASA released on Tuesday the outcomes of its 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review, the agency's process to build a roadmap for exploration of the solar system for the benefit of humanity.

Social Sciences Jan 23, 2024

What does the 'common good' actually mean? Research finds common ground across the political divide

Some topics are hard to define. They are nebulous; their meanings are elusive. Topics relating to morality fit this description. So do those that are subjective, meaning different things to different people in different contexts.

Economics & Business Jan 18, 2024

New research promotes a business paradigm shift that emphasizes people, not just profit

New research from Virginia Commonwealth University fundamentally challenges the paradigm that business organizations should promote profit above all else.

Economics & Business Jan 13, 2024

Redundancies have unintended consequences for all employees, even those who keep their jobs

Tech giants including X (then known as Twitter) and Facebook owner Meta announced thousands of job cuts globally in 2022 and 2023, as did other firms like entertainment company Disney, consultancy firm KPMG and phone company ...

Social Sciences Jan 11, 2024

Provincial policies on campus sexual violence are inconsistent across Canada, say researchers

Incidents of campus-based sexual violence and gender-based violence are not new. Though, in the past decade, there has been increased awareness and action from campus administrations in response to campus sexual violence.

Cell & Microbiology Jan 9, 2024

Two new databases combine computer science and pharmaceutical research

Modern pharmaceutical research generates large amounts of data faster than ever before. To analyze and evaluate this data, it is collected and structured in extensive databases and thus provides the basis for the development ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 8, 2023

Researchers unveil comprehensive collection of rhodamine-based fluorescent dyes

When Senior Scientist Jonathan Grimm came to Janelia 13 years ago, he didn't know much about fluorescence or fluorescent dyes. But as an organic chemist who had been working in drug discovery at Merck, he certainly knew a ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 6, 2023

Neutron scattering study points the way to electrochemical for carbon-neutral ammonia

Scientists from Stanford University and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are turning air into fertilizer without leaving a carbon footprint. Their discovery could deliver a much-needed solution to ...

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