Retailers look to high tech to engage visitors to their store
The store, that basic building block of commerce, is emerging as a high-tech laboratory.
Business
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What are the health risks of having a different 'Facebook self'?
People may express their true self more easily on Facebook than in person, and the more one's "Facebook self" differs from their true self, the greater their stress level and the less socially connected they tend to be, according ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2016
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Reducing gas flares—and pollution—from oil production
Last year, dozens of major oil companies and oil-producing nations agreed to end the routine flaring of natural gas from wells by 2030. This burning off of uncaptured methane in addition to simply letting it escape into the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 17, 2016
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Curbing the life-long effects of traumatic brain injury
A fall down the stairs, a car crash, a sports injury or an explosive blast can all cause traumatic brain injury (TBI). Patients often recover. But in the days or weeks following the hit, they can develop other serious, chronic ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 17, 2016
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How a protein could become the next big sweetener
High-fructose corn syrup and sugar are on the outs with calorie-wary consumers. As a result, low- and no-calorie alternatives have become popular, and soon, there could be another option that tastes more sugar-like than other ...
Biochemistry
Aug 17, 2016
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The vents in your office aren't just pumping out air
We rely on our HVAC systems to keep us cool when it's hot and warm when it's cold—but that's not all they're doing. Current systems waste huge amounts of energy and hemorrhage money as a result. It's estimated that buildings ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 17, 2016
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Review: These chargers can give a boost to students going back to school
For students heading back to school this month, keeping their phones, tablets and laptops charged up is important.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 17, 2016
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Many underestimate financial loss due to poor arithmetic
Anyone who has lost out on an investment in recent weeks - from pension funds and stocks to the housing rental market and currency exchange - may have lost more than they realise, according to new research from the University ...
Economics & Business
Aug 17, 2016
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Professor solved time-reversal violation
Associate Professor Dr Joan Vaccaro, of Griffith's Centre for Quantum Dynamics, has solved an anomaly of conventional physics and shown that a mysterious effect called 'T violation' could be the origin of time evolution and ...
General Physics
Aug 17, 2016
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Intel ventures into virtual reality with headset and new studio
Intel is diving head-first into virtual reality, announcing Tuesday at its annual developers forum in San Francisco that it is working on its own headset, collaborating with Microsoft to bring the medium to PCs, and opening ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 17, 2016
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