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OpenStax already saved students $39 million this academic year

OpenStax already saved students $39 million this academic year
Source: rice.edu

Law firm in new legal threat over UK air pollution - BBC News: Environmental law firm ClientEarth warns the government to

Law firm in new legal threat over UK air pollution - BBC News: Environmental law firm ClientEarth warns the government to drastically reduce air pollution or face renewed legal action.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists: Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication

Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists: Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication study argues that there is no need to be so pessimistic. Nature News.
Source: nature.com

Massive News: Kilogram Redefinition Heads Into Crucial Test: Superprecise standard masses are on their way to Paris for

Massive News: Kilogram Redefinition Heads Into Crucial Test: Superprecise standard masses are on their way to Paris for a critical weigh-in
Source: ieee.org

Smart energy could save £8bn a year, say advisers - BBC News: The government's infrastructure advisers say the UK could

Smart energy could save £8bn a year, say advisers - BBC News: The government's infrastructure advisers say the UK could save up to £8bn a year by using electricity better.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Global Wind Power Capacity Tops Nuclear Energy For First Time - Slashdot

Global Wind Power Capacity Tops Nuclear Energy For First Time - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Shor's algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions - physicsworld.com: Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up

Shor's algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions - physicsworld.com: Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up to perform practical calculations
Source: physicsworld.com

Genetics Confirms Aboriginal Origins - Science News | The Naked Scientists

Genetics Confirms Aboriginal Origins - Science News | The Naked Scientists
Source: thenakedscientists.com

Solar cells as light as a soap bubble: Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.

Solar cells as light as a soap bubble: Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses. David L. Chandler | MIT News Office.
Source: mit.edu

US Asks VW For Electric Cars - Slashdot

US Asks VW For Electric Cars - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Royal colleges say that 40,000 deaths a year linked to air pollution and costs UK £20bn a year - Hospital Dr

Royal colleges say that 40,000 deaths a year linked to air pollution and costs UK £20bn a year - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Zika News: Puerto Rico Cases, Guillain-Barre Spikes, Persistence in Semen: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild,

Zika News: Puerto Rico Cases, Guillain-Barre Spikes, Persistence in Semen: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Here are the latest reports on the Zika virus: NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

LIGO detects first ever gravitational waves – from two merging black holes - physicsworld.com

LIGO detects first ever gravitational waves – from two merging black holes - physicsworld.com
Source: physicsworld.com

Engineers Devise a Way To Harvest Wind Energy From Trees - Slashdot

Engineers Devise a Way To Harvest Wind Energy From Trees - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Clinicians Embrace 3D Printers to Solve Unique Clinical Challenges: This Medical News and Perspectives article discusses

Clinicians Embrace 3D Printers to Solve Unique Clinical Challenges: This Medical News and Perspectives article discusses advances in 3-D printing that are being used to solve unique clinical challenges. Bridget M. Kuehn. JAMA.
Source: jamanetwork.com

High-Speed Firms Now Oversee Almost All Stocks At NYSE Floor - Slashdot

High-Speed Firms Now Oversee Almost All Stocks At NYSE Floor - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

How students are sharing prescription drugs on Facebook | University Business Magazine

How students are sharing prescription drugs on Facebook | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

New OER platform for colleges and universities | University Business Magazine

New OER platform for colleges and universities | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

Universities tap growth of craft beer, offer classes | University Business Magazine

Universities tap growth of craft beer, offer classes | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four

Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four evidence reviews on NHS safe staffing levels which it had been ordered to suppress by NHS England.
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk