The billions of consumers in developing countries are tantalizing to global consumer packaged goods companies, but they're hardly low-hanging fruit. They're more like a mega-crop of berries hanging off the tiniest, most difficult ...
Economics & Business
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Taking an e-commerce business global isn't just a matter of translating the text and product details into the local language and measurement scale, a new meta-analysis of e-excellence points out. Almost every aspect of an ...
Economics & Business
Oct 21, 2015
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An Australian scientist has developed a new crime scene identification technique for fingerprint detection and analysis.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 21, 2015
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(Phys.org)—In 1924, the mathematician David Hilbert described a hotel with an infinite number of rooms that are all occupied. Demonstrating the counterintuitive nature of infinity, he showed that the hotel could still accommodate ...
(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers affiliated with the University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki, both in Finland, has found that female glowworms that have a brighter light tend to attract more mates and to ...
Diamonds are renowned for their exquisite beauty and unrivaled durability, but they also are highly prized by scientists and engineers for their exceptional optical and physical properties.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 21, 2015
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The creators of Back to the Future II had us believe flying cars, anti-gravity hoverboards and fax machines would be ubiquitous in the early 21st Century.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 21, 2015
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With the new Surface Pro 4, typing on a Microsoft tablet finally feels like typing on a regular laptop.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 21, 2015
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Frustration ran high Wednesday at the snail's pace of talks for a climate rescue pact, with three days left for diplomats to craft a blueprint for a year-end UN summit.
Environment
Oct 21, 2015
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Sex offenders who have served their sentence but live in social isolation show a higher risk of reoffending. Forming Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) reduces this risk and contributes to successful reintegration.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2015
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