A kauri tree preserved in a New Zealand peat swamp for 30,000 years has revealed a new mechanism that may explain how temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere spiked several degrees centigrade in just a few decades during ...
Earth Sciences
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Chemists at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Sustainable Chemistry research priority area, together with colleagues from the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development of Utrecht University, have published the first ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 12, 2017
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If your work commute is the worst part of your day, you'll be pleased to hear there are better ways.
Other
Sep 12, 2017
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Graphene Flagship researches from CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, Italy and the University of Cambridge, UK have shown that it is possible to create a terahertz saturable absorber using graphene produced by liquid phase exfoliation ...
Nanophysics
Sep 12, 2017
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New 3-D visualizations that reveal how flames respond to electric fields could help improve combustion efficiency and reduce pollution.
Materials Science
Sep 12, 2017
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To tackle the ongoing disaster of fires and haze that harm human health and the environment, since 2014 the Indonesian government has strictly banned the use of fire to clear peatland areas for agriculture.
Environment
Sep 12, 2017
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A new instrument, the Ultrawideband Software-Defined Microwave Radiometer (UWBRAD), aims to provide measurements of ice sheet thermal emission to remotely sense internal ice sheet temperature information.
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2017
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Many people find mathematics daunting. If true, this piece is for you. If not, this piece is still for you.
Mathematics
Sep 12, 2017
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Different genes affect educational attainment and fertility in different times and places, according to new research from the University of Oxford. This means we could be missing important variations when we try to draw conclusions ...
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2017
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Drones are helping scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses, revealing clues on the pace of climate change.
Engineering
Sep 12, 2017
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