(Phys.org)—A team of astronomers led by Aurore Blazère of the Paris Observatory has discovered ultra-weak magnetic fields in metallic-line stars Beta Ursae Majoris and Theta Leonis. Motivated by a recent detection of a ...
A group of scientists at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has developed a new approach in enhancing catalytic performance. In the current issue of Nature Chemistry they present functionalised, self-assembled nanospheres ...
Materials Science
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The details of how charge carriers form within a solar cell and then generate an electric current have remained unclear. A breakthrough by a trio of researchers at the University of Tsukuba (Ibaraki, Japan), as reported in ...
Materials Science
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Self-driving cars are becoming a very real technology. The latest Tesla car has an autopilot feature. The CEO of Uber has stated that he will buy every self-driving car Tesla can produce for a year (about 500,000). The Google ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 13, 2016
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Renowned microbiologist Louis Pasteur famously declared that "knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch that illuminates the world". It is perhaps ironic, then, that the fruits of scientific research often remain in ...
Other
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Young women who've engaged in physical fighting with other young women, particularly if they have uploaded the fight to social media, are sought by a PhD researcher for a study on the rising rates of violence by young women.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2016
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We might commonly think of Earth as having an oxygen-dominated atmosphere, but in reality the molecule makes up only a fifth of our air. Most of what surrounds us is nitrogen, at 78 percent. Astrobiologists are beginning ...
Astronomy
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While lithium-ion batteries have transformed our everyday lives, researchers are currently trying to find new chemistries that could offer even better energy possibilities. One of these chemistries, lithium-air, could promise ...
Materials Science
Jan 13, 2016
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Australian public sector employees have told QUT researchers workplace cyberbullying is impacting on job satisfaction, creating workplace stress and affecting productivity.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2016
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Scientists at the University of Auckland have proved that fish communicate to keep safe from predators in the same way animals such as chimpanzees and elephants do.
Plants & Animals
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