Racial wealth gap worse for families with children
It's hard for families with kids to save money. In the U.S., it's even harder when the family is black, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2020
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Could manufacturing aid Australia's economic recovery?
Following a federal government call for the reignition of domestic industrial activity, University of Sydney experts comment on the role of advanced manufacturing and boosting the digital workforce in Australia's post-coronavirus ...
Economics & Business
Jun 4, 2020
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Work resumes in support of stockpile modernization
The effort to resume hands-on work in support of stockpile modernization programs reached a major milestone May 7 with the successful execution of a focused experiment at the High Explosives Applications Facility (HEAF) at ...
General Physics
Jun 4, 2020
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Putting the customer first is no longer the best marketing strategy
Businesses that want to thrive in the 21st century need to throw out the old marketing playbook that puts the customer first, according to new research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
Economics & Business
Jun 4, 2020
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Rewilding: rare birds return when livestock grazing has stopped
After a particularly long week of computer based work on my Ph.D., all I wanted was to hike somewhere exciting with a rich wildlife. A friend commiserated with me—I was based at Newcastle University at the time, and this ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2020
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The sensitive strain sensor that can detect the weight of a feather
Physicists have created the most sensitive strain sensor ever made, capable of detecting a feather's touch.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 4, 2020
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Records reveal new trends in Australian temperature extremes
Researchers have developed Australia's longest daily temperature record, identifying a decrease in cold extremes and an increase in heatwaves since 1838.
Environment
Jun 4, 2020
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Small see-through container improves plant micrografting
A type of plant grafting that requires a tremendous amount of precision and skill has now been made faster and easier thanks to a simple transparent container. Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a micrografting ...
Biotechnology
Jun 4, 2020
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Image: OSIRIS-REx swoops over sample site Osprey
This view of sample site Osprey on asteroid Bennu is a mosaic of images collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on May 26. A total of 347 PolyCam images were stitched together and corrected to produce the mosaic, which ...
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2020
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NASA fosters innovative ways to understand biodiversity
The yellow-billed cuckoo has soft brown wings, a white belly, a long tail with black and white spots, and is running out of places to live. The cuckoo's population in its native breeding range in the eastern United States ...
Ecology
Jun 4, 2020
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