Uncovering the Irish story of Baker's Flat
There's a ghost town on Baker's Flat in South Australia, but you have to look hard to find it.
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2014
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Marketing professor finds that subliminal advertising has an effect
Professor Gerald Gorn, Chair Professor of Marketing at the Faculty of Business of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU); and Ms Maria Galli from the Department of Economics and Business of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2014
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"Disclosure motivations" for airing private matters in online public places
Parents just have to ask: "What were you thinking when you shared that personal information on Facebook?"
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2014
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Experts explain why big data is a big deal
Turns out even the experts have difficulty wrapping their heads around the concept of how quickly – and drastically – what's come to be called 'big data' has changed our daily lives.
Computer Sciences
Mar 21, 2014
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Biological systems engineering scientist develops critical vaccines for human, pig diseases
Pig herds infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome can be financially devastating to farmers. The syndrome causes reproductive failure in sows and respiratory disfunction in young pigs.
Biotechnology
Mar 21, 2014
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Researchers model spent nuclear fuels
(Phys.org) —Lawrence Livermore scientists have modeled actinide-based alloys, such as spent nuclear fuel, in an effort to predict the impact of evolving fuel chemistry on material performance.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 21, 2014
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Lord of the bees
(Phys.org) —James Hung has collected more than 17,000 wild bees from coastal, desert and mountain areas of San Diego County. But many of his specimens bear little resemblance to the honey bees we normally think of as bees. ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2014
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Image: Orbital view of coastal flooding in New Zealand
A powerful storm passed over New Zealand's South Island in March 2014 and brought gale-force winds, torrential rains, and flooding to the city of Christchurch. A total of 74 millimeters (3 inches) of rain fell on March 4-5, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2014
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Rapid materials testing in 3D
Ultrasound is a proven technology in components testing, but until now eva- luating the data has always been quite a time-consuming process. At the Hannover Messe from April 7-11, Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting ...
Engineering
Mar 21, 2014
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New index reveals that recent flood could signal climate change
(Phys.org) —A new investigation of long-term weather records suggests that recent flooding in the south of England could signal the onset of climate change.
Environment
Mar 21, 2014
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