Happy learning
Digital content aimed at preschool-aged children is leading to a contemporary conundrum for parents and early childhood teachers, according to Dr Sumin Zhao.
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2013
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Solliance and imec achieve 9.7% efficiency with new thin-film CZTSe solar cell
At next week's Intersolar conference in San Francisco, imomec, imec's associated lab at the Hasselt University, and Solliance, the European R&D consortium that focuses on thin-film photovoltaic solar energy (PV), will present ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jul 4, 2013
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People choose baby names to be fashionable
(Phys.org) —Parents these days name their babies Jacob or Isabella instead of John or Mary for similar reasons that people decades ago bought cars with tailfins instead of Edsels—because they are fashionable, according ...
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2013
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All young people should do maths to age 18 yo prepare for today's workplace
All young people should continue to study maths at least until they are 18, even if they have already gained a good GCSE in the subject, the Sutton Trust said today, because the GCSE curriculum fails to give them the practical ...
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2013
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Researchers recreate photosynthesis to power devices
Nature has perfected the art of using the Sun to fuel growth. A team of international researchers looked into what is needed to recreate the process artificially. The results could have various uses, from an alternative to ...
Materials Science
Jul 4, 2013
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Science and adventure on first leg of ocean expedition
Scientists undertaking a UNSW-led expedition to study microbes in the Indian Ocean have weathered huge seas and had a close encounter with giant whales during the first leg of their voyage from South Africa to Mauritius.
Earth Sciences
Jul 4, 2013
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Thriving tundra bushes add fuel to Northern thaw
(Phys.org) —Carbon-gobbling plants are normally allies in the fight to slow climate change, but in the frozen north, the effects of thriving vegetation may actually push temperatures higher. In a series of climate simulations ...
Environment
Jul 4, 2013
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Building blocks to safer buildings
Precast or ready-made building structures offer a number of advantages when compared to more traditional construction techniques, in terms of time and cost savings. However, the vulnerability of joints and connections between ...
Engineering
Jul 4, 2013
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Autonomous rover drills underground in the Atacama
A rover named Zoë recently traveled the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth and a landscape that has much in common with the harsh terrain of Mars. From the unrelenting UV radiation, to the thin, cold air ...
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2013
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Linear collider gains key insights from Cornell physicists
The International Linear Collider (ILC), a global effort to build a particle accelerator that may unlock some of the universe's deepest mysteries, has received pivotal insights from Cornell physicists: They have designed ...
General Physics
Jul 4, 2013
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