Going digital—the quiet revolution in the classroom
Imagine classes of keen and engaged students who are learning at twice the average rate of their peers.
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Helping Senegalese farmers with smart solar
By 2050, the world will need to produce 70 percent more food than we did in 2007 to feed a global population expected to reach 9.6 billion, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Increased food ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 8, 2016
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3 knowns and 3 unknowns about dark matter
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General Physics
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Worldwide quantum web may be possible with help from graphs
(Phys.org)—One of the most ambitious endeavors in quantum physics right now is to build a large-scale quantum network that could one day span the entire globe. In a new study, physicists have shown that describing quantum ...
Switzerland winds up superconductivity
The unusual electronic properties of some superconducting materials permit lossless and dense electrical currents at very low temperatures, even in high magnetic fields. Conductors made of these materials are thus ideal for ...
Superconductivity
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Ocean models support Madagascan adaption to climate change
A new project will use global ocean models to identify the most effective way for low income countries, such as Madagascar, to adapt to climate change.
Environment
Jun 8, 2016
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A type of nanostructure succeeds in increasing the efficiency of electricity-producing photovoltaic cells
Sagrario Domínguez-Fernández, a telecommunications engineer, has managed to increase light absorption in silicon by means of nanostructures etched onto photovoltaic cells. This increases the efficiency obtained in these ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 8, 2016
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Researchers work on rebooting antibiotics
With the recent finding in Pennsylvania of a hospital patient with an E.coli infection that resists colistin, an antibiotic used as the last line of defense against multi-drug resistant bacteria, the scientific and medical ...
Biochemistry
Jun 8, 2016
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New mobile application allows users to take virtual tour of Project Y of Manhattan Project National Historical Park
A new, free mobile application titled "Los Alamos: The Secret City of the Manhattan Project," is now available for download from the Apple store.
Software
Jun 8, 2016
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Imaging technique acquires a color image and depth map from a single monocular camera image
Researchers have developed an imaging technique that can simultaneously acquire a color image and a depth map from a single image taken by a monocular camera. This technique achieves high-precision distance/range detection, ...
Engineering
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