Cellphone, Wi-Fi coverage goes live at NYC subway stations
Cellphone and Wi-Fi coverage is now being provided for commuters at each of New York City's many underground subway stations, one year ahead of schedule.
Telecom
Jan 9, 2017
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Shorter city blocks are better, analysts say, but if they're too narrow, people spend too much time crossing streets
Conventional wisdom says that smaller city blocks are better for pedestrians. Research on urban form has traditionally suggested that smaller city blocks are better for foot traffic, and prominent urbanists have advocated ...
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2017
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St Andrews excavations uncover valuable archaeology
Work to lay four miles of pipeline between St Andrews and Guardbridge earlier this year uncovered a hoard of Neolithic pottery and flint tools which had lain buried for over 4000 years.
Archaeology
Jan 9, 2017
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Asymmetric structure in the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center
The supermassive black hole candidate at the center of our Galaxy (associated with the radio source Sgr A*) is a prime candidate for studying the physical phenomena associated with accretion on to a supermassive black hole. ...
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2017
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New tool helps cities to plan electric bus routes, and calculate the benefits
The recent rollout of Sweden's first wireless charging buses was accompanied by a tool for cities to determine the environmental and financial benefits of introducing their own electrified bus networks.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 9, 2017
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19th century painting tricks revealed
To paint quickly while creating exceptional texture and volume effects, J. M. W. Turner and other English artists of his generation relied on the development of innovative gels. All the rage in the 19th century—and still ...
Materials Science
Jan 9, 2017
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New signal involved in limb growth found in flies
Many of the secrets of life, such as terminal size and shape, have been uncovered in studies performed over a century involving animal models such as the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Now, IRB Barcelona researchers headed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 9, 2017
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Average people can make a difference on global challenges, says researcher
Amid uncertainty about how President-elect Donald Trump's administration will address climate change and the Paris Agreement struck last spring, many of those concerned about climate change are debating how to move forward, ...
Environment
Jan 9, 2017
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Study examines how bias affects hiring practices
Removing bias from the hiring process presents challenges for the hospitality industry and other service industries that want a qualified, diverse workforce. New research from Cornell University shows that hiring managers' ...
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2017
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Outflowing gas in ultraluminous galaxies
Galaxies evolve over billions of years in part through the activity of star formation and their supermassive nuclear black holes, and also by mergers with other galaxies. Some features of galaxies, in particular the strong ...
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2017
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