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Getting purer berkelium, faster than ever
Researchers need a better way to extract individual heavy metal elements, called actinides, to obtain a…
Research shows how organizations evaluate whether to imitate or differentiate when a competitor adopts new technology
How an organization reacts to a nearby competitor adopting an important innovation may be influenced by…
Q&A: Two ways researchers are studying marine microplastics
Tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean might seem innocuous on their own, but their growing…
Study shows diatoms provide an attractive habitat for bacteria
Single-celled algae and marine bacteria live in a complex but largely unexplored relationship. Now, a new…
Embracing variations: Physicists first to analyze noise in Lambda-type quantum memory
In the future, communications networks and computers will use information stored in objects governed by the…
Developing a 3D liquefaction hazard map
Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology has successfully developed a “three-dimensional liquefaction hazard map”…
Quantifying climate conditions for the formation of coals and evaporites
Coals were originally formed from plants that require plenty of water or precipitation. Thus, regions with…
'Hotter and hotter': Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave
Sweltering under a blistering sun, people across South and Southeast Asia have been taking cover beneath…
European Space Agency chief eyes tapping private industry partners
European Space Agency director Josef Aschbacher promised a “transformation” of the continent’s space sector in the…