Superior seismic imaging for better drilling
Software could transform underground imaging of fossil fuel reserves by providing unprecedented detail in record time.
Engineering
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Methane-producing microbial communities found in fracking wells
Deep in the rocky earth, in the liquid-filled cracks created by fracking, lives a community of highly interactive microbes—one that could at once have serious implications for energy companies, human health and scientists ...
Environment
Jun 25, 2018
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Studies show groundwater holding own against drilling boom
New research suggests drinking water supplies in Pennsylvania have shown resilience in the face of a drilling boom that has turned swaths of countryside into a major production zone for natural gas.
Environment
Jun 18, 2018
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Scientists go deep to quantify perovskite properties
Scientists led by Rice University and Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered electronic properties in quantum-scale devices that are likely to impact the growing field of low-cost perovskite based optoelectronics.
Materials Science
Jun 8, 2018
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Research reveals pressures facing tour guides
The rapid growth of adventure tourism has created opportunities in New Zealand, but the well-being of tourist guides is often overlooked.
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2018
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Indonesia women face daily swim for clean water
Indonesian villager Mama Hasria swims upstream with about 200 empty jerry cans tied to her back, a daily trip she and other local women make to get clean water for their community on Sulawesi island.
Environment
Mar 22, 2018
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Radar images show large swath of Texas oil patch is heaving and sinking at alarming rates
Two giant sinkholes near Wink, Texas, may just be the tip of the iceberg, according to a new study that found alarming rates of new ground movement extending far beyond the infamous sinkholes.
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2018
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Landmark study reports on new layer of complexity in songbird communication
Some good news: songbirds living near oil and gas fields in Canada's prairies are indeed able to understand each other over the clamour of machines, an international research team reports.
Plants & Animals
Mar 5, 2018
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The well-being paradox—people are getting richer, but not more satisfied
For decades, there was a single main indicator of how countries were faring—the growth of gross domestic product. But earnings do not say much about how healthy people are. Jan-Pieter Smits, professor at Eindhoven University ...
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2018
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Big data could bring about workplace utopia—or the office from hell
The cost of poor employee well-being for individuals, organisations and society is significant – 25.7m days were lost to work-related ill health during 2016-17, half of which can be accounted for by stress, depression and ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 5, 2018
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