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Electronic ‘soil’ enhances crop growth
Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Linköping University have developed an electrically conductive “soil” for soilless cultivation, known as hydroponics. “The world population is increasing, and we also have climate change. So…
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A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to Theranos on Dec. 18, 2018, three months after the company was dissolved following a series of investigations and lawsuits that detailed its fraud. The patent has not been rescinded and contains no notice of the faulty nature of the information it contains. Credit: U.S. Patent…
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Inadequate Sleep Impacts Our Daytime Emotional Lives, New Review Says
In a largely sleep-deprived society, quantifying the effects of sleep loss on emotion is critical for promoting psychological health. In a new systematic review and meta-analysis, psychologists quantified the effects of various forms of sleep loss on multiple aspects of emotional experiences. Their work represents the most comprehensive quantitative synthesis of experimental sleep and emotion…
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How the retailing contest between CBDs, shopping centers and online will reshape our cities
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Retail activity has been a defining facet of cities since antiquity. The Greek Agora and Roman Forum may be viewed as the original CBDs—central business districts, or what urban planners call activity centers. Retail spaces have evolved over time. Urbanization, mass production and the rise of conspicuous consumption led to the…
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The next generation of machine learning for tracking adaptation texts
IPCC Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (eds Pörtner, H.-O. et al.) (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2022). Berrang-Ford, L. et al. A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change. Nat. Clim. Change 11, 989–1000 (2021). Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan FCCC/PA/CMA/2022/L.21 (UNFCCC, 2022). Berrang-Ford, L. et al. Tracking global climate change adaptation…
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Stop scamming PhD graduates | Nature Materials
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Towards in vitro models for reducing or replacing the use of animals in drug testing
Avila, A. M. et al. Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 139, 105345 (2023). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar ICH Guideline M3(R2) on Non-clinical Safety Studies for the Conduct of Human Clinical Trials and Marketing Authorisation for Pharmaceuticals: Step 5 (European Medicines Agency, 2013). Strategic Plan to Promote the Development and Implementation of Alternative Test Methods Within the…
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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?
As she drives her electric vehicle to her mother’s house, Monique’s battery gauge indicates that it’s time to reenergize. She stops at a charging station, taps her credit card at the pump, inserts a nozzle into the car, and in 5 minutes exchanges 400 liters of spent nanofluid for fresher stuff. As she waits, a…
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What would the great economic philosophers think?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Even during a cost of living crisis, with interest rates and inflation high, the average spending per person for Christmas 2023 in the U.K. is expected to reach as much as £974. Retailers, advertisers and a sense of tradition continue to encourage us towards ever greater levels of consumption. Of course,…
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Life expectancy decline hits UK economy and workforce
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Life expectancy for people aged over 50 has started to fall, according to new research from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) and the International Longevity Center (ILC). The research reveals changes to the health and life expectancy of people over 50 will have a significant impact on the economy, with a…