The first detection of gravitational waves, which took place a few weeks ago, has brought attention to a physical phenomenon that had long been theorized: waves carry information and can signal extraordinary (or extreme) ...
General Physics
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Researchers are a step closer to unravelling one of the great prehistoric puzzles of South East Asia, after discovering an ancient burial ground, including human remains, at the Plain of Jars in central Laos.
Archaeology
Mar 24, 2016
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a way to use a microscopic swirling flow to rapidly clear a circle of tiny bacteria or swimming robots.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2016
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Natural systems such as grasslands form clusters, or patches, that bolster resilience under stress. Experiments show this same behavior can be modeled in bacteria with several important implications for creating survivable ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2016
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Algorithms that describe the most efficient ways to transmit data and power between wireless sensors and a central hub could help develop large networks of smart devices.
Engineering
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A new early secondary school program is equipping teachers to tackle gender inequality and gender-based violence in the classroom.
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2016
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Researchers at the University of Ottawa observed that twisted light in a vacuum travels slower than the universal physical constant established as the speed of light by Einstein's theory of relativity. Twisted light, which ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 24, 2016
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Ever since finding that soft tissue can preserve in dinosaur fossils, paleontologist Mary Schweitzer has been asked the "Jurassic Park" question – will we ever be able to find original dinosaur DNA? And if so, could we ...
Biotechnology
Mar 24, 2016
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Researchers from the University of Oxford and Cornell University have measured how ranking workers affects later levels of performance.
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2016
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For people struggling with obesity, logging calorie counts and other nutritional information at every meal is a proven way to lose weight. The technique does require consistency and accuracy, however, and when it fails, it's ...
Software
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