Salespeople have long believed that by imagining themselves as the customer, they can steer clear of their own personal preferences and make decisions that will appeal to consumers in general. According to a new study in ...
Social Sciences
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You might have a pair of them on right now, or maybe you have to wait until casual Friday. Blue jeans are among the most popular clothing items in the entire world.
Materials Science
Feb 25, 2015
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A widely disliked habit of PC vendors is their bundling of all manner of unwanted software into brand new computers – demo software, games, or part-functional trials. Faced with shrinking margins vendors have treated this ...
Internet
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Everyone knows that clean water is important. But for the state of Michigan, surrounded on three sides by the Great Lakes, it is absolutely essential—to the economy and the environment. That's why the research being done ...
Ecology
Feb 25, 2015
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"How far can you see with that thing?" It's a common question overhead at many public star parties in reference to telescopes.
Astronomy
Feb 25, 2015
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Scientists of the University of Luxembourg and of the Japanese electronics company TDK report progress in photovoltaic research: they have improved a component that will enable solar cells to use more energy of the sun and ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 25, 2015
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Food scientists at The University of Queensland have discovered a new, low-cost way of accurately predicting the antimicrobial properties of honey.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2015
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EPFL researchers showed that by managing the access to freeway junctions and moderating the speed limit on the express lanes it is possible to reduce delays by over 12% across the highway system.
Engineering
Feb 25, 2015
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The annual Social Journalism Study, conducted by Canterbury Christ Church University and Cision, has highlighted that while the majority of UK journalists now use social media for their work, they actually spend less time ...
Internet
Feb 25, 2015
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A 3-inch East Coast killifish can jump across land and navigate from one tide pool to another – a finding that could give insight into how sea creatures first made the transition to land, according to research by a Cornell ...
Plants & Animals
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