Review: CineHome offers great home theater sound without wires
Anyone who's been to the movies lately knows why many people prefer to stay home and watch movies.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 18, 2016
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Representation of white working class boys in higher education
A groundbreaking new report 'The underrepresentation of white working class boys in higher education: the role of widening participation' has been published today.
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2016
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Food purchasing and social status perceptions
In a new study in Applied Economics, Palma et al seek to reveal consumer motivations behind willingness to pay for expensive foods versus valuation of food attributes. Could it be fashion, a bid for prestige or a statement ...
Economics & Business
Jul 18, 2016
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Blockchains—focusing on bitcoin misses the real revolution in digital trust
In 2008, short of sending a suitcase full of cash, there was essentially just one way for an individual to send money between, say, the United States and Europe. You had to wire the money through a mainstream financial service, ...
Internet
Jul 18, 2016
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Bridgmanite sample found to remain stable at lower mantle conditions
(Phys.org)—A diverse team of researchers with members from Germany, France, Russia and the U.S. has subjected a sample of bridgmanite to conditions believed to be present at Earth's lower mantle and has found that it remained ...
India court orders old cars deregistered in smog-hit Delhi
India's environment court Monday ordered all diesel vehicles older than 10 years be deregistered in New Delhi, strengthening a ban on pollution-spewing cars partly blamed for the capital's toxic air, a lawyer said.
Environment
Jul 18, 2016
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Uber battling more than 70 lawsuits in federal courts
The past few months have been good to Uber - the world's most valuable startup raised a record-breaking $3.5 billion in June and in April escaped a high-profile trial that threatened to upend its entire business model.
Business
Jul 18, 2016
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Veterinary team looks at wild amphibians as possible zoonotic disease hosts
Three different laboratories at Kansas State University hopped on board for a study that looks at the potential role of amphibians as a host for the spread of infectious diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2016
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The White Savior—racial inequality in film
Sociologist Matthew Hughey studies the relationship between the varied interpretations of racial meanings and the prevailing structures of racism and racial inequality. His book The White Savior Film: Content, Critics, and ...
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2016
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All you need for quantum computing at room temperature is some mothballs
Much of the current research on the development of a quantum computer involves work at very low temperatures. The challenge to make them more practical for everyday use is to make them work at room temperature.
Quantum Physics
Jul 18, 2016
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