(PhysOrg.com) -- Women who publicly confront instances of sexism in the workplace tend to feel more capable and competent in their jobs and about themselves in general, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Berkeley economic historian and economist Barry Eichengreen, an expert on the international monetary and financial system, walked a special seminar group, assembled on campus Friday (Nov. 19), through ...
Economics & Business
Nov 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many school districts are pushing principals to spend more time in classrooms observing and evaluating teachers but few are using the information they gather to improve education.
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have found a stunning burst of star formation that beams out as much infrared light as an entire galaxy. The collision of two spiral galaxies has triggered ...
Astronomy
Nov 23, 2010
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With the debut of six products based on the Intel Atom processor, Intel Corporation is making it easier for customers to go-to-market with differentiated, custom-made designs. The company today announced the configurable ...
Hardware
Nov 23, 2010
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The National Science Foundation has signed a five-year, $34.5-million agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to operate a unique telescope--a cubic kilometer in volume--buried in the Antarctic ice sheet between ...
General Physics
Nov 23, 2010
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(AP) -- Emissions cuts pledged by countries in a nonbinding climate accord last year fall short of what's needed to avoid the worst consequences of global warming, the U.N.'s environment agency said Tuesday.
Environment
Nov 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The Australian National University have used supercomputers to reveal how plastic items like the humble clothes peg can be designed to withstand the sun for longer.
Materials Science
Nov 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "With density functional theory, we are able to put different elements in a computer simulation and do calculations based on quantum mechanics to find out about their different properties," Maria Chan tells ...
To the causal aquarium visitor, the jellyfish doesn't seem to be a particularly powerful swimmer; compared to a fish, it glides slowly and peacefully.
General Physics
Nov 23, 2010
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