As Pennsylvania experiences a natural gas boom, the related industry of fracking has generated concerns about environmental and health issues. In fracking (hydraulic fracturing), rock deep in the earth is fractured by a hydraulically ...
Environment
Dec 22, 2015
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Symbiodinium is a unicellular alga that plays a major role in coral reefs by forming symbiotic partnerships with invertebrates, providing them with the ability to photosynthesize. For the first time, it has now been discovered ...
Environment
Dec 22, 2015
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A transformative breakthrough in controlling ion beams allows small-scale laser-plasma accelerators to deliver unprecedented power densities. That development offers benefits in a wide range of applications, including nuclear ...
General Physics
Dec 22, 2015
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The world has gone mad for robots with articles talking almost every day about the coming of the robot revolution. But is all the hype, excitement and sometimes fear justified? Is the robot revolution really coming?
Robotics
Dec 22, 2015
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In his doctoral thesis Patric Wallin, at the Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, combines research from tissue engineering and engineering education. He finds that merging the two is beneficial in many ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2015
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Computer scientist Rong Ge has an interesting approach to machine learning. While most machine learning specialists will build an algorithm which molds to a specific dataset, Ge builds an algorithm which he can guarantee ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 22, 2015
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New research on West Antarctic seabed life reveals that the remote region of the South Orkney Islands is a carbon sink hotspot. The findings suggest that this recently designated (and world's first) entirely high seas marine ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2015
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Scientists are using a 'botanical big data' approach to predict how different plant species will respond to human-induced disturbances and environmental change in different ecosystems spanning the world's continents.
Ecology
Dec 22, 2015
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Self-compacting high-performance concrete (SCHPC) has till now suffered from one weakness – when exposed to fire it flakes and splits, which reduces its loadbearing capacity. Empa scientists have now developed a method ...
Engineering
Dec 22, 2015
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New research suggests that wild populations of Grey Parrots—one of the world's most popular cage birds—have been virtually wiped out by poaching and habitat loss.
Ecology
Dec 22, 2015
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