New research to address how to successfully end wars
Academics and military personnel are launching a unique new research project today that will examine the ethics of victory in war.
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2014
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New anthology offers comprehensive insight into the life and works of Margaret Thatcher
A new anthology, edited and introduced by Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, provides one the most comprehensive and eclectic accounts to date of Margaret Thatcher's extraordinary impact on ...
Other
Nov 27, 2014
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Energy transition project moves into its second phase
Siemens is studying new concepts for optimizing the cost-effectiveness and technical performance of energy systems with distributed and fluctuating electricity production. The associated IRENE research project is now being ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 27, 2014
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Researchers suggest global warming will cause more weight restriction days for airlines
(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with Columbia University is suggesting that global warming could cause airlines to experience more weight restriction days in the future. In their paper published in the American Meteorological ...
Research team announces new class of compounds that appear to be effective against malaria
(Phys.org) —A large team of researchers with members from around the globe has announced that a class of compounds they've been studying (pyrazoleamides) appears to be successful in fighting malaria. In their paper published ...
New button mushroom varieties need better protection
A working group has recently been formed to work on a better protection of button mushroom varieties. It's activities are firstly directed to generate consensus among the spawn/breeding companies to consider using fertile ...
Biotechnology
Nov 27, 2014
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Researchers find a way to improve FELs approach used to study Photosystem II in plants
A team of researchers in Japan has developed a technique for improving the free electron lasers (FELs) approach to studying Photosystem II that allows for creating high-resolution images of the oxygen evolving complex (OEC) ...
The significance of digits: just how reliable are reported numbers?
When numbers of any sort are presented in mathematics, science, business, government or finance, it's fair to say a reader assumes that the data are reasonably reliable to their last digit.
Economics & Business
Nov 27, 2014
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Non-emergency lines still need a back up plan in case of another meltdown
On November 22, the national police non-emergency 101 and the NHS 111 services suffered disruption as a result of a technical fault in the Vodafone national network. This meant that people wishing to report a crime or discuss ...
Other
Nov 27, 2014
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Golden Ratio offers unity of science
It is said to represent a "cosmic constant" found in the curvature of elephant tusks, the shape of a kudu's horn, the destructive beauty of Hurricane Katrina, and in the astronomical grandeur of how planets, moons, asteroids ...
Mathematics
Nov 27, 2014
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