Mongooses enjoy lifelong benefits of 'silver spoon effect'
The benefits of the 'silver spoon effect' in mongoose pups extend across their lifetime, a new study has shown.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2019
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5G is coming: what can we expect?
This year the telecoms industry will begin the transition to new fifth-generation cellular networks—known as 5G—which is expected to one day help run everything from self-driving cars to robot surgeons.
Telecom
Feb 25, 2019
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Smart home systems need to improve security
The security of smart domestic appliances that can be managed remotely must be improved to better protect users' privacy, research suggests.
Security
Feb 25, 2019
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Sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) significantly improves EUV patterning
his week, at the SPIE Advanced Lithography conference 2019, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, demonstrates the positive impact of sequential infiltration synthesis ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 25, 2019
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How a Green New Deal could exploit developing countries
The Green New Deal has changed the conversation among progressive Democrats about how to deal with climate change, from simply managing a disaster to how to take advantage of an existential threat to build a more just society.
Environment
Feb 25, 2019
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Stop the BS – when you hear a negative statistic about black students, question it
Evidence suggests white teachers are more negative with – and have lower expectations for – black students.
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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How electric cars could make America's crumbling roads even worse
U.S. roads and bridges are in abysmal shape – and that was before the recent winter storms made things even worse.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 25, 2019
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Cloudy waters
The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite captured this true-colour image on 5 February 2019, just three days after heavy rainfall in Rome and the surrounding area of Lazio, Italy. It shows sediment gushing into the Tyrrhenian ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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BMW fined for diesel software error
Germany prosecutors have fined automaker BMW 8.5 million euros ($9.66 million) for lax oversight in installing defective engine software that led to excessive diesel emissions in 7,965 cars.
Automotive
Feb 25, 2019
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A study on Bonelli's eagles urges a reduction in human-wildlife conflict
A study carried out by the University of Alicante (UA) by Vertebrate Zoology Research Group and the University of Valencia (UV) Cavanilles Institute on Bonelli's eagles warns of the serious impact that recreational activities ...
Ecology
Feb 25, 2019
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