Place this thin layer of plastic in the sun and it begins to oscillate irregularly all by itself. Today researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the Humboldt University in Berlin present this material ...
Materials Science
Jul 5, 2016
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Australia's current election proves that there has never been a greater need for online electronic voting. The country has come to a political standstill as the laborious process of manual counting of ballot papers is conducted ...
Internet
Jul 5, 2016
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Forest ecologist Justine Karst is a co-author of a significant new resource—the world's largest database of research analyzing how mycorrhizal fungi affect plant productivity.
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2016
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Surrey Space Centre is leading a test mission, RemoveDEBRIS, to test the world's first low-cost space litter-picking technology to remove the 7,000 tonnes of space junk orbiting the Earth. University of Surrey scientists ...
Space Exploration
Jul 5, 2016
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Scientists in the UK have found new evidence that tiny viruses called bacteriophages turbo-charge the evolution of bacteria that cause lung infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 5, 2016
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While climate change threatens the future of agriculture and ecosystems, scientists have discovered one of Australia's common native bees is in fact thriving since the last Ice Age.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2016
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Advertising can be a powerful tool for political parties, though it's just one of several factors that can influence a voter's behaviour at election time. Following the 2013 federal election, I wrote:
Social Sciences
Jul 5, 2016
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The algorithm works by identifying linguistic cues of deception found within a computer-mediated communication (CMC) system such as emails.
Computer Sciences
Jul 5, 2016
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To maximise their bottom line, online retailers must integrate digital business data with physical product flow, according to researchers from Singapore Management University.
Economics & Business
Jul 5, 2016
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When Harry Potter first went to Hogwarts, he caught his train from Kings Cross, platform 9¾.
Mathematics
Jul 5, 2016
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