Since the GOES-16 satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral on November 19, scientists, meteorologists and ordinary weather enthusiasts have anxiously waited for the first photos from NOAA's newest weather satellite, GOES-16, ...
Earth Sciences
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Corporate codes of ethics can have reverse effects and mask anomalies or social evils in operations outsourced to low-wage countries. This according to Maira Babri at Umeå University in a study of Swedish corporate codes ...
Economics & Business
Jan 24, 2017
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Lack of fresh water requires development of new desalination methods, including advanced nuclear desalination and water treatment and recycling; requirements for drinking water and other uses may be different.
Materials Science
Jan 24, 2017
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For the first time, MIT engineers have designed sensors that can detect single protein molecules as they are secreted by cells or even a single cell.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 24, 2017
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Reducing the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, replacing them where possible and re-thinking the livestock production system is essential for the future of animal and public health. Antimicrobial resistance ...
Ecology
Jan 24, 2017
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Researchers from The University of Manchester have completed the very first biological analysis of ancient terracotta figurines found in Ghana, which were created by an unknown civilisation and have become iconic representations ...
Archaeology
Jan 24, 2017
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NASA is developing technology that could enable autonomous navigation of future underwater drones studying subsurface oceans on icy moons like Jupiter's Europa. The agency is working on artificial intelligence (AI) that would ...
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2017
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A new project will study the fundamental mechanisms behind a method that uses electrical fields to enhance ceramics-sintering processing to manufacture components for a range of military and commercial applications.
Materials Science
Jan 24, 2017
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The Ivory-billed Woodpecker's habitat should be protected despite the lack of definitive evidence of this species' existence, according to a new study published in Heliyon. Currently, bird conservation efforts rely on indisputable ...
Ecology
Jan 24, 2017
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North China was hit by a devastating drought in the summer of 2015, affecting about 21 million people and 3.4 million hectares of crops in seven provinces. The direct economic loss reached up to 11.48 billion RMB. Meanwhile, ...
Environment
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