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Measuring air pollution in a post-COVID-19 world
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. According to a new…
Q&A: Bailout of financial sector during Great Recession was a bad deal for taxpayers
U.S. taxpayers did not earn a fair return on the 2008 government bailout of financial institutions,…
Monarch butterflies' spectacular migration is at risk, and an ambitious new plan aims to save it
One of nature’s epic events is underway: Monarch butterflies’ fall migration. Departing from all across the…
New study tracks COVID-19's effects on small tech firms
A new study by the UO’s Lauren Lanahan seeks to understand the impact of the COVID-19…
Taking the temperature of the ocean by measuring the speed of sound waves passing through it
A team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences…
Why we need a global citizens' assembly on gene editing
Developments in gene editing are often met with moral panic. Every new announcement raises outrage over…
Engineers produce a fisheye lens that's completely flat
To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses—ultra-wide-angle lenses made from…
Resonant tunneling diode oscillators for terahertz-wave detection
A semiconductor device that is promising for both generating and detecting terahertz radiation has been demonstrated…
Coordination of hormonal signaling and nutrient metabolism drives critical life-cycle transition
A biologist at RIKEN has discovered the way in which steroid signaling regulates the breakdown of…