Flax naturally adapted to new environments rather than by human influence due to a set of genes that enable it to change its architecture according to researchers from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick.
Biotechnology
Jan 30, 2019
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Stadiums are among the oldest forms of urban architecture: from Olympia to Rome, stadiums were at the centre of the Western city, well before the great medieval cathedrals and the railway stations of the industrial revolution.
Archaeology
Jan 11, 2019
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Painted on a prominent wall at Viasat's latest headquarters expansion is the phrase, "There is always a better way."
Business
Jan 3, 2019
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The transporter protein ABCG2 belongs to the ATP-binding-cassette (ABC) family. The protein is expressed in the plasma membranes of cells within a variety of tissues and tissue barriers, including the blood-brain, blood-testes ...
How did we get from the Palm Pilots of the 90s to the ultra-powerful smart phones of today? In large part, because of scaling, where integrated circuits are made with smaller feature sizes fitting more and more circuit elements ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 19, 2018
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How did sound propagate inside the Mosque of Cordoba in the time of Abd al-Rahman I? Today, thanks to virtual simulation tools, it is possible to know the sound fields of spaces that no longer exist. This field of work is ...
Archaeology
Nov 6, 2018
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When you think of climate change and community resilience, visions of seawalls, renewable energy projects and other physical things may come to mind.
Environment
Sep 14, 2018
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In 2017, the most viewed architectural project in the world was the Tianjin Binhai Library. The building is part of an urban project designed to revitalise the port district of an environmentally grim but economically boisterous ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2018
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Students from the Institute of Landscape Architecture are planning some natural ways to cool the heat-afflicted metropolis of Singapore. Their testing ground is a disused railway line reclaimed by nature and converted into ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 11, 2018
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The brain and all its magnificent capabilities is powered by less than 20 watts. Stop to think about that for a second. As I write this blog my laptop is using about 80 watts, yet at only a fourth of the power, our brain ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 9, 2018
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