In the coming months, the pressure to find gifts for loved ones, co-workers and other acquaintances will mount for many people as the holidays approach, and these purchases can add up quickly. Last year, U.S. adults projected ...
Economics & Business
Oct 30, 2019
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California's electric grid was experiencing rapid and unprecedented changes even before Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison began shutting off power to millions of people in a desperate scramble to prevent ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2019
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Dartmouth College will have to replace a microscope valued at more than $1.4 million after water from a storm damaged it.
Other
Oct 30, 2019
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A simple saliva test to detect if someone has recently taken the street drug "spice" has been developed at the University of Bath—the first such test ever created.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 30, 2019
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In contrast to humans, plants cannot feel pain. However, so-called mechanical stimulation—rain, wind and physical impact from humans and animals—contributes to the activation of a plant's defence system at a biochemical ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2019
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A new 3-D process which involves old aerial photos and modern-day drone photography has shed light on accelerated ice loss from some of Iceland's largest glaciers.
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2019
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It is becoming more and more obvious that 3-D printing is more than just an interesting toy to be used at tech fairs. Based on the 4.0 industry principles, several startups and small businesses are currently incorporating ...
Materials Science
Oct 30, 2019
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Financial transactions between people who speak different native languages are more common than ever with more than one in five Americans speaking a language other than English at home. But finding a price that buyers and ...
Economics & Business
Oct 30, 2019
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Syringe-injectable biomaterials, medical devices and engineered tissues have attracted great attention as minimally-invasive implants for diagnosis, therapy and regenerative medicine.
Nanomaterials
Oct 30, 2019
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Joining computer simulations and lab experiments, an international research group sheds light on one of the key mechanisms of cell life.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 30, 2019
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