An estimated 24.9 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking. The majority of these individuals are tricked, threatened, or coerced into forced labor in domestic work, construction, manufacturing, agriculture, ...
Engineering
Feb 8, 2019
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Combining systems metabolic engineering and downstream process, bio-based production of 5-aminovaleric acid and glutaric acid, important C5 platform chemicals, engineered in Escherichia coli could be demonstrated for the ...
Biochemistry
Dec 20, 2012
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(Phys.org) —A new innovation allows treadmill users to work their bodies and brains at the same time. The system, called ReadingMate, adjusts text on a monitor to counteract the bobbing motion of a runner's head so that ...
Engineering
Apr 15, 2013
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Japan's space agency aborted the inaugural launch of its next-generation H3 rocket on Friday after the auxiliary booster engines failed to ignite, officials said.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2023
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With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2012
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Scientists are investigating how shell waste from crustaceans could be turned into polymer precursors as a substitute to petroleum-derived solutions.
Materials Science
Feb 7, 2013
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Glass for technologies like displays, tablets, laptops, smartphones, and solar cells need to pass light through, but could benefit from a surface that repels water, dirt, oil, and other liquids. Researchers from the University ...
Materials Science
Jul 11, 2019
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(Phys.org)—The Jan. 17 issue of The New York Times celebrated "the remarkable feat of engineering" that kept the Mississippi River open to barge traffic despite extreme drought in the Midwest. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ...
Environment
Jan 28, 2013
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A team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed the thinnest and most sensitive flow sensor, which could have significant implications for medical research and applications, according to new ...
Nanophysics
Mar 22, 2021
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A hundred meters below the surface of the moon lie caves untouched by humans. They were discovered about ten years ago, but space agencies want to send robots to investigate these mysterious cavities before astronauts venture ...
Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2022
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