When consumers don't want to talk about what they bought
One of the joys of shopping for many people is the opportunity to brag about their purchases to friends and others.
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2018
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Promising new material has the right properties to capture solar energy, split water into hydrogen and oxygen
Solar energy is clean and abundant. But when the sun isn't shining, you must store the energy in batteries or through a process called photocatalysis—in which solar energy is used to make fuels. In photocatalytic water ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 18, 2018
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Japan, SKorea ban Canadian wheat imports over bioengineered plants
The world's sixth largest wheat producer sought to reassure trading partners on Monday that genetically modified wheat plants discovered on an Alberta farm were few and posed no food safety risks, after Japan and South Korea ...
Biotechnology
Jun 18, 2018
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Top US court to rule in Apple case over app monopoly (Update)
The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case on whether Apple can be sued under antitrust law for monopolizing the distribution of mobile applications on its App Store.
Business
Jun 18, 2018
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Lifting of Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving poses policy challenges
This month Saudi Arabia will put an end to its ban on women driving, opening the way for millions of new drivers to navigate a country three times bigger than Texas. While the policy shift provides relief to women who lacked ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2018
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New approach in VR redirected walking presented
In the burgeoning world of virtual reality (VR) technology, it remains a challenge to provide users with a realistic perception of infinite space and natural walking capabilities in the virtual environment. A team of computer ...
Engineering
Jun 18, 2018
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Observations identify three different activity periods in the quasar 3C 279
An international team of astronomers has conducted multi-wavelength photometric and spectropolarimetric observations of the quasar 3C 279, which revealed three different activity periods in this object. The finding is reported ...
Using gold nanoparticles to trigger sequential unfolding of 3-D structures
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that takes advantage of gold nanoparticles to trigger the sequential unfolding of three-dimensional structures using different wavelengths of ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 18, 2018
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Diamond watch components
SNSF-funded researchers have developed a new technique for carving materials to create micromechanical systems. In particular, they have created a miniscule watch component out of synthetic single-crystal diamond.
Condensed Matter
Jun 18, 2018
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MXene's tour de force
Is there anything MXene materials can't do?
Nanomaterials
Jun 18, 2018
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