Big data may be the next new thing to hit the fashion industry’s runways, according…
Month: December 2014
Switching to spintronics: Electric field switching of ferromagnetism at room temperature
Researchers have used an electric field to reverse the magnetization direction in a multiferroic spintronic…
Satellites measure increase of Sun’s energy absorbed in the Arctic
NASA satellite instruments have observed a marked increase in solar radiation absorbed in the Arctic…
49 percent of patients withhold clinically sensitive information
In the first real-world trial of the impact of patient-controlled access to electronic medical records,…
Satellite sees holiday lights brighten cities
Even from space, holidays shine bright. With a new look at daily data scientists have…
Lens-free microscope can detect cancer at cellular level
A lens-free microscope that can be used to detect the presence of cancer or other…
Surprising theorists, stars within middle-aged clusters are of similar age
An examination of middle-aged star clusters reveals an unexpectedly narrow age range among their stars,…
Policy action urgently needed to protect Hawaii’s dolphins
Tourism is increasing pressure on Hawaii’s spinner dolphins. A new study shows that long-proposed federal…
New conversion process turns biomass ‘waste’ into lucrative chemical products
A new catalytic process is able to convert what was once considered biomass waste into…
Australia’s coastal observation network may aid in understanding of extreme ocean events
A network of nine reference sites off the Australian coast is providing the latest physical,…