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Internet
Apr 4, 2016
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Nanotech particle stratification technique provides new opportunities for innovation
EU researchers have shown how small nanotech particles suspended in a liquid separate out by size as the liquid evaporates, an effect that can lead to techniques for making layered structures that improve the performance ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 4, 2016
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Robot spencer accompanies first passengers at Schiphol airport
After three years of building and programming, the first tests using guide robot Spencer were successfully conducted at Schiphol airport this month. The test phase was completed last week. Spencer, developed in cooperation ...
Robotics
Apr 4, 2016
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Local spiders come into their own after family rift
More than 20 years searching for elusive trapdoor spiders across WA's south-west has culminated in the recent creation of a new genus.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2016
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Drilling innovation benefits deepwater oil industry
An observation about tall wind-resisting cacti in New Mexico has led to a new Perth-manufactured product for the multi-billion dollar global deepwater oil industry.
Environment
Apr 4, 2016
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Marking territory stifles workplace creativity
Managers often stress the importance of creativity in the workplace. Hiring innovative employees, inspiring them to try new ideas and supporting those ideas are often goals of an organization's leadership. Many corporations ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2016
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The skills we all need to move past "anti-science" and "us"
If you didn't believe a prevailing scientific position, you used to be part of a small fringe. To get information on your side, you would hunt around a certain type of bookshop, and subscribe to newsletters with distributions ...
Other
Apr 4, 2016
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New report confirms global carnivore conservation at risk
A new study confirms that the global conservation of carnivores is at risk. Published in Scientific Reports, the report models future global land conversion and estimates this will lead to significant range loss and conflict ...
Ecology
Apr 4, 2016
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How ancient horse-dung bacteria is helping our team locate where Hannibal crossed the Alps
Despite thousands of years of hard work by brilliant scholars, the great enigma of where Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy remained unsolved. But now it looks like we may just have cracked it – all thanks to modern ...
Archaeology
Apr 4, 2016
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An ancient retrovirus has been found in human DNA – and it might still be active
Striking evidence has emerged that an ancient virus previously known only from fossil evidence has persistently infected some humans at very low levels for hundreds of thousands or even millions of years. This ancient retrovirus ...
Biotechnology
Apr 4, 2016
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