The new marine research station is situated on a convenient location on the outer edges of the archipelago. Photo: Lauri Laakso. The Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) press release
Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are seeking ways to synchronize the magnetic spins in nanoscale devices to build tiny yet more powerful signal-generating or receiving ...
General Physics
Apr 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers working at Hanyang University in Korea has developed a new type of polymer that can be used to map sweat droplets in the fingertips—possibly adding a new tool for forensics use. In their ...
The UPV/EHUs Molecular Spectroscopy Group, in collaboration with the Institute of Catalysis and Petroleum Chemistry of the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), has developed a highly fluorescent hybrid material that ...
Nanophysics
Apr 30, 2014
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Fiber optics increased the speed and quantity of information that can be transmitted through the Internet by transforming electrical signals into pulsating light.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 30, 2014
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Restaurateurs take note—by cutting your prices, you may be cutting how much people will like your food.
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2014
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Humans and their primate cousins are well known for their intelligence and social abilities. You hear them called bird-brained, but birds have demonstrated a great deal of intelligence in many tasks.
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —An international team of scientists, led by physicists at the University of Arkansas, has tracked the dynamic movement of ripples in freestanding graphene at the atomic level.
Nanomaterials
Apr 30, 2014
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Results from South Australia's Great Koala Count have been published with researchers giving "citizens' science" the thumbs up for helping determine koala distribution and abundance through the State's first koala database.
Ecology
Apr 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —To face the challenges of climate change, and human impact, world food production needs to double by 2050 making accurate and reliable estimates of agricultural productivity – measured as global gross primary ...
Environment
Apr 30, 2014
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