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Company 3D prints ceramics that can withstand 1700ºC temps: Combining several technologies into a process that makes very

Company 3D prints ceramics that can withstand 1700ºC temps: Combining several technologies into a process that makes very robust materials.
Source: arstechnica.com

Standards organization accepts completion of last row of periodic table

Standards organization accepts completion of last row of periodic table
Source: arstechnica.com

Maps reveal US “hotspots” where crops could fail in the future: Wild bee dieoffs could affect crops that depend on the

Maps reveal US “hotspots” where crops could fail in the future: Wild bee dieoffs could affect crops that depend on the insects for pollination.
Source: arstechnica.com

Reusable, sugar-based polymer purifies water fast: Can pull out pharmaceuticals, chemicals used to make plastics, and more.

Reusable, sugar-based polymer purifies water fast: Can pull out pharmaceuticals, chemicals used to make plastics, and more.
Source: arstechnica.com

United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf : Image of the Day: Crews aboard the International Space Station often look for signs

United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf : Image of the Day: Crews aboard the International Space Station often look for signs of human activity along the coastlines of the Persian Gulf, where a growing Middle Eastern population has been moving.
Source: nasa.gov

Reinventing the Toilet for a Healthier City: New models can provide clean drinking water, create fertilizer, cut down on

Reinventing the Toilet for a Healthier City: New models can provide clean drinking water, create fertilizer, cut down on energy costs, and improve sanitation in the developing world.
Source: theatlantic.com

Hip fracture patients treated at orthogeriatric units received better quality of care and have a lower mortality.: Pia Kjær

Hip fracture patients treated at orthogeriatric units received better quality of care and have a lower mortality.: Pia Kjær Kristensen is a PhD student at Aarhus University Denmark. Her study on orthogeriatric care among hip fracture patients is published in Age and Ageing. She tweets at @pia_kjar ...
Source: wordpress.com

Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Used to Prepare for Major Pediatric Surgery (VIDEO) |: Virtual reality technology is finally

Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Used to Prepare for Major Pediatric Surgery (VIDEO) |: Virtual reality technology is finally becoming cheap, easily available, and even useful for clinical applications. At Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami
Source: medgadget.com

Lowering Blood Pressure Associated with Reductions in Cardiovascular Events, Meta-Analysis Finds: By Kelly Young Edited

Lowering Blood Pressure Associated with Reductions in Cardiovascular Events, Meta-Analysis Finds: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH Reducing systolic blood pressure is associated with lower risk for cardiovascular events, suggests a meta-analysis in the Lancet...
Source: jwatch.org

Social norms interventions are not effective enough on their own to reduce alcohol use or misuse among university or college

Social norms interventions are not effective enough on their own to reduce alcohol use or misuse among university or college students | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

2016 eLearning Hype Curve Predictions | Web Courseworks: EHR integration reaches eLearning, xAPI and Badges reach peak hype,

2016 eLearning Hype Curve Predictions | Web Courseworks: EHR integration reaches eLearning, xAPI and Badges reach peak hype, and MOOCs slide into the trough in our 2016 eLearning predictions.
Source: webcourseworks.com

APOD: 2015 December 31 - Solstice Sun at Lulworth Cove

APOD: 2015 December 31 - Solstice Sun at Lulworth Cove
Source: nasa.gov

Heckscher–Ohlin model - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heckscher–Ohlin model - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Source: wikipedia.org

The 15 Proposals from Tony Atkinson’s ‘Inequality - What can be done?’ – Tony Atkinson

The 15 Proposals from Tony Atkinson’s ‘Inequality - What can be done?’ – Tony Atkinson
Source: tony-atkinson.com

Storm Frank: What have we done to make the flooding worse? - BBC News: Floods have caused havoc across much of the UK. Have

Storm Frank: What have we done to make the flooding worse? - BBC News: Floods have caused havoc across much of the UK. Have decisions made by the public and politicians alike made things worse?
Source: bbc.co.uk

Phrase of the day: Sympatric speciation - the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while

Phrase of the day: Sympatric speciation - the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region.
Source: wikipedia.org

'Darwin's puddle' shows how new species can emerge without geographic separation

'Darwin's puddle' shows how new species can emerge without geographic separation
Source: phys.org

Human Development Reports - countries compared.

Human Development Reports - countries compared.
Source: undp.org

Why Is So Much Reported Science Wrong - Slashdot

Why Is So Much Reported Science Wrong - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Professor Nowotny's book (The Cunning of Uncertainty) celebrating the edge of what we know and the inevitable uncertainties

Professor Nowotny's book (The Cunning of Uncertainty) celebrating the edge of what we know and the inevitable uncertainties around us. Touches on current issues such as finance, climate change, and terrorism. Written by a former president of the European Research Council the book covers many aspects...
Source: wiley.com