One in five foreign companies in China feels compelled to hand over technology for market access,…
Month: June 2018
Does good attendance equal good grades?
Studies of classroom attendance patterns in undergraduate students have shown that attendance and performance go hand…
Political leaning influences city water policies as strongly as climate
Urban water conservation policies are reflecting the nation's political polarization, with a new report demonstrating that…
Machine learning may be a game-changer for climate prediction
A major challenge in current climate prediction models is how to accurately represent clouds and their…
Whether wheat weathers heat waves
A heat wave sweeps through a city and people swelter, running indoors to find air conditioning.…
Innovative autonomous system for identifying schools of fish
The University of Haifa (Israel) and two teams from the IMDEA Networks Institute have developed an…
Banking by smart speaker arrives, but security issues exist
Hey Alexa, what's my bank account balance?
Asteroid 2018 MZ4 flew past Earth at 0.54 LD
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 MZ4 flew past Earth at 0.54 LD / 0.00139 AU…
Do bats adapt to gates at abandoned mines?
Abandoned mines can serve as roost sites for bats, but because the mines pose serious risks…
Flexible content delivery, student-faculty interaction frees time without hurting grades
Medical students face an intense workload and often struggle to juggle priorities. Similarly, medical school faculty…