A University of Michigan-led team of geologists and engineers is mapping surface ruptures and some of the tens of thousands of landslides triggered by last month's magnitude-7.8 earthquake in New Zealand.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2016
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Clinical breast examinations can save women's lives, but, as doctors-in-training, new residents sometimes aren't thorough or experienced enough to detect potentially cancerous abnormalities.
Engineering
Dec 14, 2016
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If you've watched any sort of spy thriller or action film over the last few years – think Jason Bourne or Mission: Impossible – the chances are you've seen facial recognition software in action. These movie scenes often ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 14, 2016
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Nagoya University researchers develop cold plasma-activated Ringer's solution for chemotherapy. The solution has anti-tumor effects in vitro and in vivo that derive from the lactate component.
Biochemistry
Dec 14, 2016
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Many trends on the horizon offer opportunities that could transform our cities. From self-driving vehicles and the sharing economy through to cloud computing and blockchain technologies, each of these trends is quite significant ...
Internet
Dec 14, 2016
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The capacity of various noble metals and dielectrics to enhance fluorescence has been compared by A*STAR researchers, with a view for more sensitive technologies to create new applications in biology and medicine.
Nanophysics
Dec 14, 2016
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New research led by the University of Southampton shows Neanderthals kept coming back to a coastal cave site in Jersey from at least 180,000 years ago until around 40,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Dec 14, 2016
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Central Equatorial Africa (CEA) has experienced a long-term drying trend over the past two decades and this drying trend may have reduced forest greenness and water content over the Congolese rainforest, the second largest ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2016
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When future users of quantum computers need to analyze their data or run quantum algorithms, they will often have to send encrypted information to the computer.
Quantum Physics
Dec 14, 2016
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Half of all workers say they found their current job through a friend or social acquaintance, but "job-referral networks" may help perpetuate inequality, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Economics & Business
Dec 14, 2016
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