Are voters truly sophisticated and rational decision makers? Apparently not. Their choices are heavily influenced by superficial, nonverbal cues, such as politicians' appearance, according to Christopher Olivola from University ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2010
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By day 57 (June 15), if all the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico had been used for fuel, it could have powered 68,000 cars, and 6,100 trucks, and 3,100 ships for a full year, according to University ...
Environment
Jun 15, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory has created visible-light catalysis, using silver chloride nanowires decorated with gold nanoparticles, that may decompose organic molecules in polluted water.
Nanophysics
Jun 15, 2010
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The world's smallest chess board — about the diameter of four human hairs — and a pea-sized microbarbershop were winners in this year's design contest for, respectively, novel and educational microelectromechanical systems ...
Engineering
Jun 15, 2010
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Warnings about the dangers of distracted driving while using a cell phone are prevalent these days, but cell phone use while driving may also put family relationships in jeopardy, says University of Minnesota professor Paul ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2010
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Researchers at University of Ghent, Belgium, and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) develop a new procedure to identify the two extremes of protein molecules and their processing and maturing in in-vivo and ex-vivo ...
Biochemistry
Jun 15, 2010
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Making video calls from a mobile phone to TV sets or computers will be the next frontier for information technology, the head of Internet telephony pioneer Skype said Tuesday.
Telecom
Jun 15, 2010
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Although they could revolutionize a wide range of high-tech products such as computer displays or solar cells, organic materials do not have the same ordered chemical composition as inorganic materials, preventing scientists ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 15, 2010
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Strict milk quality tests had drawn a national attention throughout China in the wake of the baby formula milk powder contamination incident. The individual classic markers for milk quality control, particularly protein concentration, ...
Biochemistry
Jun 15, 2010
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With a struggling U.S. economy and a large number of employers downsizing their operations, many Americans are finding themselves in severe financial distress. In some cases, individuals decide their only solution is to file ...
Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2010
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