Smart automotive technologies that help drivers avoid collisions, navigate and improve fuel efficiency should make Europe's roads safer, ease congestion and reduce pollution. But just how beneficial are they? Potentially ...
Engineering
Dec 20, 2012
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Raising the retirement age to increase financial stability does not make men worse off psychologically in the long-run, according to a new study by Dr. Elizabeth Mokyr Horner, from the University of California, Berkeley in ...
Social Sciences
Dec 4, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Lithium batteries are used in many devices such as cell phones, computers and cameras, among others.
Polymers
Nov 8, 2012
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When stacking apples on a market stall, fruit sellers "naturally" adopt a particular arrangement: a regular pyramid with a triangular base. A French-German team, which includes in particular the Laboratoire de Physique des ...
General Physics
Apr 25, 2012
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Consumers who feel financially deprived are more likely to seek scarce products, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2012
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Apple used to be good at keeping secrets, but when you start building millions of "something new," details are bound to start trickling out. Such was the case with Apple's new iPad, which was announced just last month.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 6, 2012
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Scientists study the movement of charge carriers to design an organic LED that is energy efficient and still casts a warm, natural glow.
General Physics
Feb 1, 2012
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Semiconductor Research Corporation and Cornell University researchers are working to advance on-chip silicon development to enable new generations of smaller and more sophisticated mobile electronic devices.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 6, 2011
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An international study, published today in the prestigious journal Nature Biotechnology, reveals more about human pluripotent stem cells and their genetic stability and has important implications for the development of therapies ...
Biotechnology
Nov 28, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Making wind and solar energy reliable parts of the nation's power grid means storing energy when it is created and discharging it when needed. Vanadium redox flow batteries could be the storage solution. ...
Materials Science
Nov 15, 2011
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