Why corporations don't always 'learn' their way to success
Any business guru will tell you that companies achieve success by learning from their experiences in the marketplace.
Economics & Business
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Conventional, compost, organic production compared for strawberry
A team of researchers from North Carolina State University set out to provide strawberry growers in their region with information that could help them transition to more sustainable soil and pest management production practices. ...
Other
Oct 20, 2015
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Mother-of-pearl's genesis identified in mineral's transformation
How nature makes its biominerals—things like teeth, bone and seashells—is a playbook scientists have long been trying to read.
Materials Science
Oct 20, 2015
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Tiny dancers: Can ballet bugs help us build better robots?
When it's time to design new robots, sometimes the best inspiration can come from Mother Nature. Take, for example, her creepy, but incredibly athletic spider crickets.
General Physics
Oct 20, 2015
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Exciting breakthrough in 2-D lasers: Researchers demonstrate atomically thin excitonic laser
An important step towards next-generation ultra-compact photonic and optoelectronic devices has been taken with the realization of a two-dimensional excitonic laser. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 20, 2015
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Expedia's travel sites to list more info on airline fees
Expedia's online travel sites are introducing tools designed to show the true cost of flying.
Business
Oct 20, 2015
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Preserving the best qualities of 'Honeycrisp' apples
'Honeycrisp' apples are among the most popular varieties in today's fresh fruit market. The apple's explosive crispness, juiciness, and flavor have made them a new favorite among consumers. However, the apples' distinctive ...
Other
Oct 20, 2015
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Most earth-like worlds have yet to be born, according to theoretical study
Earth came early to the party in the evolving universe. According to a new theoretical study, when our solar system was born 4.6 billion years ago only eight percent of the potentially habitable planets that will ever form ...
Astronomy
Oct 20, 2015
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Study implicates global warming as a factor in increasing economic losses due to hurricanes
(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers affiliated with Universidad Nacional Autónoma in Mexico, and VU University in the Netherlands, has conducted a study on the source of an increase in property dollar amounts lost over the ...
Internal fingerprint sensor peers inside fingertips for more surefire ID
In the 1971 film Diamonds are Forever, British secret agent James Bond uses fake fingerprints as part of a ploy to assume the identity of a diamond smuggler. At the time, sham prints were purely a futuristic bit of Bond gadgetry, ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 20, 2015
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