Effective and efficient transportation plays a crucial role not only in the everyday lives of citizens, but also in ensuring the on-going economic wellbeing of communities and countries. People are able to get to work on ...
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Sep 30, 2013
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Popular Science has announced that it will be closing online comments on its news stories. Uncivil commenters have an overly negative effect on readers, it claims, with a small number of negative commenters poisoning the ...
Internet
Sep 30, 2013
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Scientists from the University of Southampton have collaborated with Nokia on ground-breaking, proof-of-concept research into harnessing the power of lightning for personal use, an industry first that could potentially see ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 30, 2013
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Augmented reality glasses that can translate a menu in real time were unveiled at a Japanese gadget fair Monday, with promises they could be ready for visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 30, 2013
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The creation of the next generation of batteries depends on finding materials that provide greater storage capacity. One variety, known as lithium-air (Li-air) batteries, are particularly appealing to researchers because ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 30, 2013
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WARNING: This article contains a spoiler. Don't worry though, it's not what happens in the final episode of Breaking Bad. Even academics don't get early access.
Internet
Sep 30, 2013
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Livestock manure represents a valuable resource in the agriculture sector. As fertilizer it is a source of nitrogen, phosphorous and organic matter, all crucial for the sustainability of European farming.
Environment
Sep 30, 2013
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The vitamin niacin has a life-prolonging effect, as Michael Ristow has demonstrated in roundworms. From his study, the ETH-Zurich professor also concludes that so-called reactive oxygen species are healthy, not only disagreeing ...
Biochemistry
Sep 30, 2013
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Perhaps the most intriguing exoplanets found so far are those bigger than our rocky, oceanic Earth but smaller than cold, gas-shrouded Uranus and Neptune. This mysterious class of in-between planets—alternatively dubbed ...
Astronomy
Sep 30, 2013
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In a recent speech at the British Science Festival in Newcastle, England, Astronomer Royal Martin Rees said on policy issues "scientists have a special responsibility to engage". Yet he added: "They should accept that on ...
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Sep 30, 2013
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