With an average life span of 30-40 years, the cement around geothermal production wells eventually cracks over time. Because wells with cracked cement are vulnerable to leakage, reduced strength, and corrosion, it's important ...
Engineering
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University of Georgia researchers have confirmed that becoming a parent brings about more than just the obvious offspring—it also rewires the parents' brain.
Evolution
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Construction will begin on a next-generation dark matter detector with the UK taking a leading role and providing vital hardware for the project.
General Physics
Feb 14, 2017
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Architect Maria Paz Gutierrez is a woman on a mission. In addition to mentoring student building designers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, Paz Gutierrez is putting her own design skills to work to address ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 14, 2017
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Interested in making an investment that promises a 100 percent return on your money, and then some? Buy a low-cost, open-source 3-D printer, plug it in and print household items.
Engineering
Feb 14, 2017
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The first week of parliament for the new year was a noisy one. Cory Bernardi's decision to leave the Liberal Party has created a flurry of speculation about whether this is the "splitting" of the political right or an indication ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2017
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India's air now rivals China's as the world's deadliest, according to a new study published Tuesday amid warnings that efforts to curb pollution from coal won't yield results any time soon.
Environment
Feb 14, 2017
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Vesicles, like living cells, are membrane-enclosed "sacs" of fluid that can cushion molecular cargo such as pharmaceutical drugs. If a drug is successfully encapsulated into a vesicle carrier and the carrier remains intact, ...
Soft Matter
Feb 14, 2017
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Male guppies pay a high cost for their sexual harassment of female guppies – including much higher mortality rates – a new study from Macquarie University has found.
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2017
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New research shows that a scanning-tunneling microscope (STM), used to study changes in the shape of a single molecule at the atomic scale, impacts the ability of that molecule to make these changes. The study, appearing ...
Materials Science
Feb 14, 2017
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