The development of small hydropower dams is widespread throughout Brazil and elsewhere in the world, vastly overshadowing large hydropower projects. The proliferation of these smaller dams is a response to growing energy ...
Environment
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The widespread use of cashless payments including credit cards, debit cards, and mobile apps has made transactions more convenient for consumers. However, results from previous research have shown that such cashless payments ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2021
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Amid a sharp economic downturn in 2008, police departments around the United States experienced budget shortfalls that required them to enact cutbacks. A new study examined the effects on crime of budget shortfalls in two ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2021
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Despite all the advances in consumer technology over the past decades, one component has remained frustratingly stagnant: the optical lens. Unlike electronic devices, which have gotten smaller and more efficient over the ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 27, 2021
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For the last century, seismic building codes and practices have primarily focused on saving lives by reducing the likelihood of significant damage or structural collapse. Recovery of critical functions provided by buildings ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2021
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Just a little soap helps clean up the challenging process of preparing two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN).
Nanomaterials
Jan 27, 2021
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Members of Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences are shining new light on an enduring mystery—one that is millions of years in the making.
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2021
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Plastic is ubiquitous in people's lives. Yet, when plastic-containing items have fulfilled their missions, only a small amount is recycled into new products, which are often of lower quality compared to the original material. ...
Materials Science
Jan 27, 2021
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One of President Joe Biden's first post-inauguration acts was to realign the United States with the Paris climate accord, but a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine demonstrates that rising ...
Environment
Jan 27, 2021
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The development of cost-efficient, portable microscopy units would greatly expand their use in remote field locations and in places with fewer resources, potentially leading to easier on-site analysis of contaminants such ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 27, 2021
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