Spain to offer free, unlimited Wi-Fi in 46 airports
Spain's airport authority says it will start providing free and unlimited Wi-Fi in 46 airports across the country by the end of the year.
Telecom
May 14, 2015
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Lower-level qualifications deserve more attention
Many lower-level vocational education and training (VET) qualifications meet industry and social needs and should not be overlooked in skilling and social policy developments, according to a recent report.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2015
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The Apple Watch heralds a brave new world of digital living
"The Watch is here" touts Apple's slogan for its wearable computer, implying that the one and only time-piece that really matters has arrived. So much for the Rolex Cosmograph and Seiko Astron when you can buy a stylish digital ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 14, 2015
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Even flush families find value in frugality
Middle-income earners are just as thrifty as those less well-off when it comes to budgeting the family finances, QUT research has found.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2015
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In evolution, 'house of cards' model wins
Using sophisticated modeling of genomic data from diverse species, Yale researchers have answered a longstanding question about which competing model of evolution works best.
Evolution
May 14, 2015
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No major US hurricane landfalls in nine years
The United States hasn't experienced the landfall of a Category 3 or larger hurricane in nine years – a string of years that's likely to come along only once every 177 years, according to a new NASA study.
Earth Sciences
May 14, 2015
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Researchers develop liquid-crystal-based compound lenses that work like insect eyes
The compound eyes found in insects and some sea creatures are marvels of evolution. There, thousands of lenses work together to provide sophisticated information without the need for a sophisticated brain. Human artifice ...
Optics & Photonics
May 14, 2015
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Artbot app engineers the discovery of art
Is it possible to engineer the discovery of art? In 2013, two graduate students in MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) set out to answer that question, and today, thanks to their work as research ...
Software
May 14, 2015
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Asteroid's distant 'flyby' Thursday
An asteroid, designated 1999 FN53, will safely pass more than 26 times the distance of Earth to the moon on May 14. To put it another way, at its closest point, the asteroid will get no closer than 6.3 million miles away ...
Space Exploration
May 14, 2015
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Researchers develop test to assess job seekers' thinking skills
Researchers from the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, have devised a prototype assessing tool to gauge a candidate's critical thinking skills which appears to be a much sought after criteria among employers.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2015
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