Europe, as well as most of the world, faces a future with hybrid or pure electronic road vehicles that rely on alternative drive chains. But these low-emission vehicles are considered too quiet for hearing-impaired pedestrians, ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered that living creatures' responsiveness to changes in the environment can evolve and depends on the conditions they experienced in their past.
Plants & Animals
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If you holler at someone across your yard, the sound travels on the bustling movement of air molecules. But over long distances your voice needs help to reach its destination—help provided by a telephone or the Internet. ...
Quantum Physics
Dec 5, 2017
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Imagine all 30,557 words of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" being written simultaneously by tens of thousands of people.
Computer Sciences
Dec 5, 2017
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The transition to a renewable resource-based economy should not be limited to energy, but extend to all material goods; nevertheless, the most urgent transition must focus on energy. This will be a massive and complex endeavor ...
Environment
Dec 5, 2017
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When the Swedish Tax Agency website went down for nearly two days, thousands of people across Sweden were left frustrated. Users of Gmail, Slack, Facebook, Apple services, and other popular services also regularly experience ...
Security
Dec 5, 2017
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Skyrocketing prices for rare animal products can push species to extinction even when their populations are abundant, researchers say.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2017
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Virtual reality has grown beyond the gaming world and is increasingly being used for a variety of applications—including education. Researchers in Assistant Professor Melissa Green's Flow Visualization Lab in the College ...
Engineering
Dec 5, 2017
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A new soil classification, and tools to implement it, helps understanding of the properties of the ground underpinning geo-engineering projects.
Environment
Dec 5, 2017
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For the first time ever, WWF and research partners are now tracking river dolphins in the Amazon using satellite technology after scientists successfully tagged dolphins in Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia, attaching small transmitters ...
Ecology
Dec 5, 2017
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