Iggy Pop's song, "The Passenger" has already been used for car adverts and yet seems out of tune when cars are sold as enablers of freedom, won through agency and control. But with the coming era of autonomous vehicles, it ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 18, 2017
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This striking Jovian vista was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2017
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OIST researchers improve perovskite-based technology in the entire energy cycle, from solar cells harnessing power to LED diodes to light the screens of future electronic devices and other lighting applications.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 18, 2017
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An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist has found a way to spot defects in the animal hides that become footwear, sporting goods, fashion accessories, and other leather goods.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2017
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Birds have an impressive ability to navigate. They can fly long distances, to places that they may never have visited before, sometimes returning home after months away.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2017
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The now infamous Google memo, written by engineer James Damore, has inflamed longstanding debates about the differences between women and men.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2017
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For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts.
Environment
Aug 18, 2017
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Astrophysicists are joining sightseers in watching Monday's total solar eclipse across North America but, in the decade to come, they will be viewing eclipses that last for hours instead of a few minutes – thanks to a pioneering ...
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2017
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Society's ability to solve environmental problems is tied to how different actors collaborate and the shape and form of the networks they create, says a new study from researchers at Stockholm Resilience Centre which is published ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2017
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China's massive investment in industrial parks has paid economic dividends while reshaping the urban areas where they are located, according to a newly published study co-authored by an MIT expert on urban economics.
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2017
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