When it comes to analysts, forecasting is a red herring
It's not what you know, but how you tell it in the world of financial analysis according to new research.
Economics & Business
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Memories painful on Chernobyl's 30th anniversary (Update)
As Ukraine and Belarus on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident with solemn words and an angry protest, some of the men who were sent to the site in the first chaotic and frightening days were ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2016
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Robots may be able to lift, drive, and chat, but are they safe and trustworthy?
Whether it's self-driving cars, automated package delivery systems, or Barbie dolls that converse with children, the ways in which humans and robots interact is a rapidly growing field. Movies such as Star Wars, Wall-E, and ...
Robotics
Apr 26, 2016
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Prion-like proteins found in mustard plant
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, MIT and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, all in Massachusetts has found a prion-like protein in Arabidopsis thaliana, ...
EU researchers contribute to better air quality policy
An EU project has undertaken detailed research to support the review and implementation of the EU's comprehensive air quality legislation.
Environment
Apr 26, 2016
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Invasive species compete with native species for room to be heard
Invasive species can wreak havoc on ecosystems. Most research has focused on how introduced species negatively impact biodiversity through predation, competition for food and shelter, and disease transmission. But invasives ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2016
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Software helps decrypt embryonic development
When new life develops, a tiny ball of initially identical cells has to form the different body parts of the mature organism. Sixty years ago, Alan Turing proposed that this body patterning is achieved by two types of signaling ...
Biotechnology
Apr 26, 2016
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Ingenious method enables sharper flat-panel displays at lower energy costs
A perpetual quest of manufacturers and viewers is for ever-brighter colors and better images for flat-panel displays built from less expensive materials that also use less electricity.
Nanomaterials
Apr 26, 2016
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Rainbow-coloured hydrothermal systems show spectrum of extreme life on Earth
The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Water at near-boiling temperatures bubbles up from underground, high salt concentrations create multi-coloured structures, and chlorine and ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 26, 2016
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Dark stripes on UV images of Venus are not connected with sulfur
The beautiful dark stripes on ultraviolet images of Venus's disc are in no way connected with the crystalline sulfur particles in its atmosphere – the ultraviolet is absorbed by another substance. This has been proven by ...
Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2016
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