A research team led by Dr. Laia Bécares from The University of Manchester reveals that neighbourhoods with higher ethnic diversity are associated with higher rates of social cohesion, respect for ethnic differences, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Can mobile phone–based information improve the lives of farmers in the developing world? And can these farmers use their phones to share knowledge and skills with other farmers?
Other
Mar 29, 2011
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Engineers Modesto Amundarain and Mikel Alberdi have presented the first two PhD theses at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Spain) on the use of oscillating water column (OWC) converters for extracting renewable ...
Engineering
Mar 29, 2011
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Inspired by a desire to help victims of Japan's deadly earthquake, a group of bloggers and writers have come together through the Internet to create a book of stories about the disaster.
Internet
Mar 29, 2011
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Insects using vibration to attract a mate are at risk of being eaten alive by killer spiders, Cardiff University scientists have discovered.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- David D. Awschalom, of the Center for Spintronics and Quantum Computation, University of California, Santa Barbara, in a paper published recently in the Bulletin of the American Physical Society, describes ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- A pixel is worth a thousand words? Not exactly how the saying goes, but in this case, it holds true: scientists at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry have pioneered a new chemical mapping method that provides ...
Nanophysics
Mar 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Fermi level position and band structure of gallium manganese arsenide has been determined for the first time, shedding light on the precise mechanism behind ferromagnetism in the material.
General Physics
Mar 29, 2011
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European regulators put pressure Tuesday on 16 of the EU's 27 states in moves to ensure bloc-wide media law is implemented at national level.
Telecom
Mar 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People are naturally fascinated by seahorses. Characters from King Neptune to Aquaman to the Little Mermaid have been depicted as using these enigmatic creatures as a means of transportation.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2011
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