Orange crop infestation by the Mexican fruit fly and the cancelation of exportations of frozen pulp motivated Cítricos Ex (Citrex) research to create an effective technique to control the plague without using pesticides, ...
Ecology
Feb 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —One of the world's most powerful supercomputers is to enable astrophysicists at The University of Nottingham to build a sophisticated simulation of the early universe.
Astronomy
Feb 20, 2014
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The Google Lunar XPRIZE announced today the five international teams selected as finalists for Milestone Prizes, with a total purse of US$6 million to be awarded this year. After reviewing 33 total submissions, the nine ...
Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A new laser developed by a research group at Caltech holds the potential to increase by orders of magnitude the rate of data transmission in the optical-fiber network—the backbone of the Internet.
Optics & Photonics
Feb 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey has found that a large amount of ancient helium is constantly being released in Yellowstone National Park—the result, they suggest in their paper published ...
As International Women's Day approaches on March 8 and my time as NSW Premier's Woman of the Year draws to a close, I have been thinking about diversity in the workplace, and in particular, the relationship between diversity ...
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2014
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Free of dyes but colorful: A team of American and Korean researchers is the first to develop non-iridescent, structural, full-spectrum pigments, whose color is independent of the viewing angle, for use in reflective displays. ...
Materials Science
Feb 20, 2014
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Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Roadster, Nissan Leaf—or one of many other new models—shoppers in the United States bought more than 96,000 plug-in electric cars in 2013. That's a tiny slice of the auto market, but it's ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 20, 2014
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While much focus and discussion of the so-called "Big Data revolution" has been on the data itself and the exciting new applications it is enabling—from Google's self-driving cars through to CSIRO and University of Tasmania's ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 20, 2014
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A Bitcoin ATM has landed at a Boston rail hub, allowing commuters to learn about the digital currency.
Internet
Feb 20, 2014
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