Greater Melbourne officially became home to 5 million people last month – that's almost 90% of the state's population. With these figures in mind, the state government is taking important steps to address the growing affordable ...
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Extremely small structures, far smaller in diameter than a strand of hair, could greatly benefit sensors and other devices. To master these nanomaterials, scientists need to determine their shape. That's difficult. Scientists ...
Nanomaterials
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Apart from a billion Milky Way stars, ESA's Gaia spacecraft also observes extragalactic objects. Its automated alert system notifies astronomers whenever Gaia spots a transient event. A team of astronomers have found out ...
Astronomy
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Nagoya researchers developed a spontaneous polymer network synthesis that allowed for the preparation of gels containing narrow molecular weight distribution polymers. The gel networks showed swelling properties that were ...
Polymers
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Tesla's top accountant announced Friday he was stepping down after a month on the job, citing the electric car company's frenetic pace.
Business
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The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren has changed. The shared lifetime between grandmothers and their grandchildren has a fundamental effect on how grandparents and grandchildren influence each ...
Social Sciences
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As soon as 2043, if not before, the U.S. Census Bureau predicts that the United States will become a "diverse-majority" country – meaning that more than 50 percent of Americans will identify as non-white.
Education
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Have you ever wondered how tirelessly the tiny fruit fly buzzes around your fruit bowl? This behavior not only demands tremendous energy but also requires highly coordinated neuronal signaling that enables continuous flight. ...
Plants & Animals
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Phosphorus, which is vital to life but somewhat rare, condensed inside asteroids in the outer Solar System before moving back towards the sun, where some of it ended up on Earth, according to new research.
Astronomy
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This panorama comprises five images showing the sun setting over the medieval and Renaissance town of Montepulciano, southern Tuscany.
Space Exploration
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