A detailed analysis of the lives of nearly a thousand people from birth to age 38 shows that a small portion of the population accounts for the lion's share of social costs such as crime, welfare dependence and health-care ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2016
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85
In a matchup of animal superpowers, a clever form of camouflage might beat super sight—at least in the ocean.
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2016
0
175
Testosterone. It's often lauded as the hormone that makes males bigger, bolder, stronger.
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2016
1
333
A review of studies over the past 30 years provides a body of evidence that people living near coal-fired power plants have higher death rates and at earlier ages, along with increased risks of respiratory disease, lung cancer, ...
Environment
Sep 19, 2018
3
7
Materials scientists at Duke University have uncovered an atomic mechanism that makes certain thermoelectric materials incredibly efficient near high-temperature phase transitions. The information will help fill critical ...
General Physics
Sep 4, 2020
0
177
Posting a vehicle's fuel efficiency in "gallons per mile" rather than "miles per gallon" would help consumers make better decisions about car purchases and environmental impact, researchers from Duke University's Fuqua School ...
Other
Jun 19, 2008
22
0
An ancient Confucian philosopher once said, "I love the lotus because while growing from mud, it is unstained."
Condensed Matter
Oct 22, 2009
1
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Duke University professor and his graduate student have discovered a universal principle that unites the curious interplay of light and shadow on the surface of your morning coffee with the way gravity ...
General Physics
Apr 14, 2009
4
0
Researchers at Duke University have turned bacteria into the builders of useful devices by programming them with a synthetic gene circuit.
Biotechnology
Oct 9, 2017
0
762
Duke engineers have already shown that they can "cloak" light and sound, making objects invisible -- now, they have demonstrated the theoretical ability to significantly increase the efficiency of ships by tricking the surrounding ...
General Physics
Aug 11, 2011
19
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