In physics, thermal convection of a fluid is exhibited by the appearance of geometric structures through which the fluid moves, forming closed circuits. This phenomenon is of vital importance for many industrial applications ...
Condensed Matter
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The tsunami warnings from the latest New Zealand earthquake show how important it is for people to be prepared for such an event.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2016
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Researchers from the Meat and Meat Products Research Institute of the University of Extremadura have developed a non-destructive, innocuous method for quantifying the salt content of Iberian ham and classifyin it according ...
Other
Nov 14, 2016
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At least two people have died in the magnitide 7.5 earthquake that struck New Zealand's South Island early on Monday, local time.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2016
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Plant biologists at ITbM have made a key discovery that the contents in pollen tubes alone can increase the size of seeds, without the need for fertilization. This finding may be useful in developing crops, which can develop ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2016
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A major breakthrough in the cloning of a resistance gene to eliminate wheat scab—a widespread disease responsible for drastic reductions in crop yield as well as millions of dollars in annual losses worldwide—has been ...
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2016
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Hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits, also known as sexual assault kits (SAKs), languish in evidence storage facilities across the U.S. This backlog denies justice to victims and allows rapists the opportunity to continue ...
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2016
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Highly resistant to stresses, black fungi are real champions among microorganisms. With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research team in Vienna discovered that the fungi owe their qualities to hitherto unknown ...
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2016
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A group of conservation scientists and policy makers led by University of Adelaide researchers are calling for global action to combat the illegal timber trade.
Environment
Nov 14, 2016
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Researchers have discovered that electrons that spin synchronously around their axes remain superconductive across large distances within magnetic chrome dioxide. Electric current from these electrons can flip small magnets, ...
General Physics
Nov 14, 2016
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