Can we predict political uprisings?
Forecasting political unrest is a challenging task, especially in this era of post-truth and opinion polls.
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2017
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New model of plasma stability could help researchers predict and avoid disruptions
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have helped develop a new computer model of plasma stability in doughnut-shaped fusion machines known as tokamaks. The new model ...
Plasma Physics
May 10, 2017
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Postwar policies fueled prosperity decades later
Economists call it the Great Moderation: the long stretch of low inflation and steady growth in the United States and seven other developed nations from the mid-1980s until the recession hit in 2007.
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2017
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PPPL physicists build diagnostic that measures plasma velocity in real time
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a diagnostic that provides crucial real-time information about the ultrahot plasma swirling within doughnut-shaped ...
Plasma Physics
Nov 8, 2016
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Review: Recall aside, the Samsung Note 7 will impress you
I like it when things are in order. Samsung has two Galaxy S models - the S7 and S7 edge. It also has a larger model with a stylus called the Note, which has always been one number behind. The last Note model was the Note ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 9, 2016
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Beginning pornography use associated with increase in probability of divorce
Beginning pornography use is associated with a substantial increase in the probability of divorce for married Americans, and this increase is especially large for women, finds a new study that will be presented at the 111th ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2016
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Stability of cheap solar cells improved
The stability of a very efficient and cheap material for solar cells has now been enhanced by up to two orders of magnitude. The material manipulations that enabled this enhancement were developed in a project supported by ...
Nanophysics
Aug 1, 2016
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Study finds couples' division of paid and unpaid labor linked to risk of divorce
A new study suggests that financial factors, including couples' overall resources and wives' ability to support themselves in the event of a divorce, are not predictive of whether marriages last. Rather, it is couples' division ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2016
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Garnet-type fast ionic conductor for all-solid-state lithium battery
Rechargeable all-solid-state lithium batteries are expected to be one of the next-generation energy storage devices because of their high energy density, safety, and excellent cycle stability. The materials used for the solid ...
Materials Science
Jul 20, 2016
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Insider Q&A: IHS Automotive analyst Jeremy Carlson
Autonomous cars will appear on worldwide roads in big numbers between 2025 and 2035, according to a recent report by IHS Automotive.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 11, 2016
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