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Space Exploration 7 hours ago

Ariane 6 launches Replicator for 3D printing in open space

Europe's newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether into Earth orbit to look back and study Earth, peer out to deep ...

Social Sciences May 16, 2024

Q&A: Medical historians examine organization's silence over rise of Nazism

In December, the New England Journal of Medicine began a process of self-examination, publishing articles about the journal itself and its handling of a series of key historical injustices in medicine, including eugenics, ...

Analytical Chemistry May 16, 2024

Accelerated discovery research unveils 21 novel materials for advanced organic solid-state laser technology

Organic solid-state lasers (OSLs) hold immense promise for a wide range of applications due to their flexibility, color tunability, and efficiency. However, they are difficult to make, and with over 150,000 possible experiments ...

Social Sciences May 16, 2024

How to reward employees fairly and improve team dynamics

A recent study by researchers from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University has shed light on how to reward employees more fairly and improve team dynamics.

Education May 15, 2024

Access to gardens and citizen science helps encourage conservation among children, study shows

Access to gardens and citizen science projects at school can help promote pro-conservation behavior among pupils, a new study shows.

Environment May 15, 2024

New Zealanders have had their say on climate adaptation: Here's where they agree and disagree

Adaptation to climate change will challenge New Zealand politically and economically. As such, it becomes a problem of imagination. We will need to fund things differently, build differently, restructure aspects of our economy, ...

Economics & Business May 15, 2024

Students with dyslexia face challenges transitioning to the workplace, but with support they can thrive

Transitioning from university to the workplace is a critical period in anyone's life, but it can be especially challenging for students with dyslexia. While academic settings often offer accommodations for people with dyslexia, ...

Bio & Medicine May 13, 2024

Self-assembled Na-doped zinc oxide for the detection of lung cancer biomarker VOCs at low concentrations

Developing high-performance gas sensors for the detection of lung cancer markers at low concentrations is a crucial step towards achieving early lung cancer monitoring through breath tests. Metal oxide semiconductors (MOS) ...

Social Sciences May 13, 2024

More than half of Americans give to charity at checkout, survey shows

Fifty-three percent of Americans give impulsively to charities at the checkout, and certain demographics tend to give more, according to a new survey conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New ...

Ecology May 13, 2024

Biohybrid robot made from flour and oats could act as a biodegradable vector for reforestation

Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in collaboration with the University of Freiburg have developed a biohybrid robot, which consists of a flour-based capsule created using ...

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