Study: Demand information can help adjust capacity
Adjusting a firm's capacity can be expensive and difficult for a production manager.
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2017
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Tiny mutation makes plants less resistant to stressful conditions
Scientists from The University of Western Australia have identified a tiny mutation in plants that can influence how well a plant recovers from stressful conditions, and ultimately impact a plant's survival.
Biotechnology
Feb 24, 2017
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Researchers describe how sperm can lose their way
Sperm tails are actually complex propellant and navigational devices that help push them through fluids and navigate around complex terrain of the female oviduct. Now researchers at Yale and Harvard Universities have identified ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 24, 2017
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Improving DNA-detecting transistors
Graphene-based transistors could soon help diagnose genetic diseases. Researchers in India and Japan have developed an improved method for using graphene-based transistors to detect disease-causing genes.
Nanomaterials
Feb 24, 2017
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Vega flight opportunity for multiple small satellites
Europe's Vega small launcher is set to demonstrate its extended capability to deploy multiple light satellites using its new versatile Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser, in the second half of 2018.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2017
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Second largest Maya jade found in Belize has unique historical inscription
To say that UC San Diego archaeologist Geoffrey Braswell was surprised to discover a precious jewel in Nim Li Punit in southern Belize is something of an understatement.
Archaeology
Feb 24, 2017
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Hospitable language inspires trust in Airbnb customers
What do Airbnb hosts write in their profiles to help potential guests to trust them?
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2017
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Electrical engineers create tiny but powerful medical devices
Battery-operated medical devices implanted in human bodies have saved countless lives. A common implant, the cardioverter defibrillator, sends a jolt of electricity to the heart when needed, preventing a heart attack or heart ...
Engineering
Feb 24, 2017
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Could greenways reduce Chicago crime?
An in-depth study of Chicago neighborhoods in 2011 and 2015 suggests that parks and greenways could play a role in reducing crime. During that time, crime of all types decreased at a faster rate in neighborhoods along Chicago's ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2017
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Video: Project aims to eliminate 'ugly' sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes are one of the most important food crops in the world, but variations in shape and size can cause farmers to leave entire fields unharvested.
Biotechnology
Feb 24, 2017
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