Transparent electronics devices are present in today's thin film displays, solar cells, and touchscreens. The future will bring flexible versions of such devices. Their production requires printable materials that are transparent ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 26, 2016
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NASA is celebrating a 29-cent Pluto-themed postage stamp stuck to the side of the New Horizons spacecraft that has traveled nearly 3.5 billion miles from Earth.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2016
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Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai is unique for two reasons: It's the only active volcano that erupts natroncarbonatite lava, and it's within a region where the Earth's surface is just beginning to rift apart.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2016
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Recreating the bi-axial deformation experienced by steel during stamp forming is allowing researchers to engineer the microstructure and yield lighter parts.
Condensed Matter
Mar 11, 2016
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Japan's Casio Computer has found a way to marry Japan's love of ink stamps with its technological wizardry in the form of a desk-top device.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 15, 2013
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The rise of social media is often associated with a decline in the use of traditional forms of paper-based correspondence.
Internet
Sep 27, 2012
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(Phys.org)—California's temporary workers are twice as likely as other employees in the Golden State to live in poverty, receive food stamps and be on Medicaid, according to a new report from UC Berkeley's Center for Labor ...
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2012
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For better or worse, marital quality influences the well-being of couples and those around them. In addition, economic and social hardships can reduce overall happiness within marriages. According to a new study from the ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2011
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(AP) -- The first American in space, Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, finally has his own stamp.
Space Exploration
May 4, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Is stamp collecting only of interest to passionate hobbyists? Far from it. Stamps can be a valuable addition to an investment portfolio, generating average long-term yields of up to 7 percent per year.
Economics & Business
Jul 14, 2010
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