There are clear and enduring regional divides across Great Britain, finds an intergenerational assessment of the social mobility of British families between 1851 and 2016, carried out by University College London (UCL) researchers ...
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2021
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50
In a crisis, women make significantly longer phone calls and adhere more closely to governmental measures than men; men are less willing to have their mobility restricted and return to normal more quickly than women. Researchers ...
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2021
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Smartphones can improve academic performance, when used appropriately, according to new research by the School of Business.
Education
Aug 31, 2021
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The world's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite lifted off from French Guiana on Friday on board an Ariane 5 rocket, ushering in a new era of more flexible communications.
Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2021
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If you've ever tried to capture a sunset with your smartphone, you know that the colors don't always match what you see in real life. Researchers are coming closer to solving this problem with a new set of algorithms that ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 1, 2021
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12
Accelerometers in mobile phones, microprocessors in laptops, and gyroscopes that balance drones each rely on microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS for short. Within these small systems are even smaller devices, called actuators ...
Nanophysics
Jun 25, 2021
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18
New research from the University of California, Santa Cruz shows how regional shelter-in-place orders during the coronavirus pandemic emboldened local pumas to use habitats they would normally avoid due to their fear of humans. ...
Ecology
Jun 24, 2021
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7
Much of human invention and innovation has been the result of our discovery and replication of natural phenomena, from birds in flight to whales that dive deep into the ocean. For the first time, researchers have captured ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 28, 2021
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193
Knowledge systems outside of those sanctioned by Western universities have often been marginalized or simply not engaged with in many science disciplines, but there are multiple examples where Western scientists have claimed ...
Ecology
May 24, 2021
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248
Researchers from Osaka University, Japan and the University of Adelaide, Australia have worked together to produce the new multiplexer made from pure silicon for terahertz-range communications in the 300-GHz band.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 29, 2021
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