The culture of silence that allows sexual harassment in the workplace to continue
(All names have been changed to protect the identities of the interviewees mentioned)
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2018
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X-rays show how periods of stress changed an ice age hyena to the bone
A few hundred thousand years ago during Earth's most recent ice age, a beefy subspecies of spotted hyena that was more than double the weight of its modern relative roamed Eurasia's snow-glazed terrain. Until their extinction ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 14, 2018
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When electric fields make spins swirl
We are reaching the limits of silicon capabilities in terms of data storage density and speed of memory devices. One of the potential next-generation data storage elements is the magnetic skyrmion. A team at the Center for ...
General Physics
Nov 14, 2018
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Robots in sewers will save society millions
In the future the country's sewer systems will be inhabited by surveillance robots. Using robots, big data and artificial intelligence (AI), a new Danish research project will save hundreds of millions of kroner on maintaining ...
Robotics
Nov 14, 2018
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Photo recognition that keeps personal interests private
From just a quick snapshot on a smartphone, image recognition technology can provide a wealth of information to help shoppers find in-store bargains and inform tourists of the name of a landmark. But these photos may be giving ...
Security
Nov 14, 2018
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Improved method to identify salt tolerant crops
Soil salinity is affecting large areas in the world and millions of farmers are faced with decreasing yields and many are even forced to migrate. Dutch scientists (Prof Dr. Gerrit van Straten (Wageningen University), Prof. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2018
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Open database encapsulates worldwide knowledge of human metabolism
An international research consortium, spearheaded by the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg, has developed a database that is unique in the world: the Virtual Metabolic Human ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 14, 2018
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Water quality changes set to make a splash
Environmental water quality is set to improve in Australia and New Zealand thanks to research transforming water quality guidelines.
Environment
Nov 14, 2018
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Scientists engineer a functional optical lens out of 2-D materials
In optics, the era of glass lenses may be waning.
Nanophysics
Nov 14, 2018
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Team determines how cholesterol moves inside cells
Researchers have found that high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, sometimes referred to as "good" cholesterol, is transported from the outer wall to the interior of cells by a protein that helps create a "bridge" between the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2018
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