New project to investigate vanishing pubs in England
The disappearance of pubs in England is to become the focus of a new research project led by the University of Leicester.
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2014
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Seeking reality in the future of aeronautical simulation
(Phys.org) —The right tool for the job. It's a platitude that is as true for garage tinkerers as it is for the NASA aeronautical innovators who are helping to design future airliners that will cut fuel consumption, reduce ...
Engineering
Jun 17, 2014
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Discovery of a tiny new animal in Antarctica's Victoria Land
It's a member of the tardigrade family. Also known as water bears or moss piglets, these are widespread and ancient microscopic animals, around half a millimetre long at most and generally found in moss and lichen, where ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2014
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High-performance computing programming with ease
As high-performance computing (HPC) bends to the needs of "big data" applications, speed remains essential. But it's not only a question of how quickly one can compute problems, but how quickly one can program the complex ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 17, 2014
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Could you run your car on coffee?
(Phys.org) —New research from our Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies shows that waste coffee grinds could be used to make biodiesel.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 17, 2014
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NASA's Messenger spots giant space weather effects at Mercury
(Phys.org) —The solar wind of particles streaming off the sun helps drive flows and swirls in space as complicated as any terrestrial weather pattern. Scientists have now spotted at planet Mercury, for the first time, a ...
Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2014
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Nanomechanical detection of methamphetamines and designer drugs
(Phys.org) —The widespread use of methamphetamines and related designer drugs is a major challenge for our society, with significant impact on health and social security. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Italian researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 17, 2014
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Strengthening carbon fiber for vehicle use
Lighter-weight, fuel-efficient cars may be closer to reality thanks to Geelong researchers who are giving carbon fibre the gripping power it needs to be able to stand up to impacts from motorists.
Engineering
Jun 17, 2014
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Making wealth from waste
We have killed for it, enslaved others to mine for it, and even built a world currency based on it. Gold. Homer described it as the glory of the immortals. The Incas simply called it the tears of the sun.
Environment
Jun 17, 2014
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Working women have more influence at home, study says
(Phys.org) —When women who are married work, they wield more decision-making power over large household expenses—like buying a car, large appliance or furniture—according to a University of Colorado Boulder study.
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2014
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