To get out of this, we are going to have to think like central planners
Within the space of weeks, Australia has been transformed into a command economy.
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2020
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Scientists develop a new cathode material for metal-ion batteries
Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) created a new cathode material based on titanium fluoride phosphate, which achieved superior energy performance and stable operation at high discharge ...
Materials Science
Mar 24, 2020
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Scientists put the heat on microbes
Hurricanes, floods, drought and fire. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent as the climate changes and can destroy entire landscapes—both visible and invisible.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2020
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Book describes four key facets of the Green New Deal and why they could become a reality
Penn sociologist Daniel Aldana Cohen thinks the U.S. needs a radical Green New Deal, so much so that he and three colleagues wrote a book about it.
Environment
Mar 24, 2020
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Image: Bennu in unprecedented detail
This global map of asteroid Bennu's surface is a mosaic of images collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft between Mar. 7 and Apr. 19, 2019. A total of 2,155 PolyCam images were stitched together and corrected to produce ...
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2020
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Searching for the first stars and galaxies
Astrophysicists, telescopes, supercomputers, and software engineers have joined forces to search for signals from the early Universe.
Astronomy
Mar 24, 2020
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COVID-19: Economic slowdown doesn't stop climate change
Efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic have reduced economic activity and led to localized improvements in air quality. But it is too early to assess the implications for concentrations of greenhouse gases which are ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2020
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DNA riddle unravelled: How cells access data from 'genetic cotton reels'
Australian scientists have unraveled part of the mystery about how nature can usefully access genetic information in cells despite it being so tightly packed away.
Biotechnology
Mar 24, 2020
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eDNA provides researchers with 'more than meets the eye'
Researchers from Curtin University have used next generation DNA sequencing to learn more about the different species of plants, insects and animals present in the Pilbara and Perth regions of Western Australia.
Ecology
Mar 24, 2020
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5 ways to keep human connections when moving learning online
Universities across Canada and the world have been working to rapidly move their face-to-face classes to remote delivery.
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2020
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