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New Research Shows Military Interventions are Often Economically Motivated Posted: 03 Feb 2015 09:00 AM PST Many people think that third-party military interventions – and especially those where a western power deploys its armed The post New Research Shows Military Interventions are Often Economically Motivated has been published on Technology Org.

Experimental Study: How Spontaneously New Social Norms Emerge? Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST Philosophers and sociologists have long theorised that social control and balance of power issue not from a single The post Experimental Study: How Spontaneously New Social Norms Emerge? has been published on Technology Org.

Graphene displays clear prospects for flexible electronics Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:50 AM PST Published in the scientific journal Nature Materials, University of Manchester and University of Sheffield researchers show that new The post Graphene displays clear prospects for flexible electronics has been published onTechnology Org.

New technique doubles the distance of optical fiber communications Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:37 AM PST A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the The post New technique doubles the distance of optical fiber communications has been published on Technology Org.

Scientists discover organism that hasn’t evolved in more than 2 billion years Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:46 AM PST An international team of scientists has discovered the greatest absence of evolution ever reported — a type of The post Scientists discover organism that hasn’t evolved in more than 2 billion years has been published on Technology Org.

Team uses disorder to control light on a nanoscale Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:44 AM PST A breakthrough by a team of researchers from UCLA, Columbia University and other institutions could lead to the The post Team uses disorder to control light on a nanoscale has been published on Technology Org.

Global warming slowdown: No systematic errors in climate models Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:08 PM PST The rate of global warming in the 21st century has been significantly slower than all the models had The post Global warming slowdown: No systematic errors in climate models has been published on Technology Org.

Mini synthetic organism instead of test animals Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:53 PM PST In medical research, animal-based experiments have thus far been a necessary evil. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a highly The post Mini synthetic organism instead of test animals has been published on Technology Org.

Smart devices track hand-washing in hospitals to help reduce the spread of infection Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:50 PM PST The World Health Organization (WHO) cites good hand hygiene as a major factor in stopping the spread of The post Smart devices track hand-washing in hospitals to help reduce the spread of infectionhas been published on Technology Org.

New mathematical theory may explain patterns in fingerprints, raisins, and microlenses Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:47 PM PST As a grape slowly dries and shrivels, its surface creases, ultimately taking on the wrinkled form of a The post New mathematical theory may explain patterns in fingerprints, raisins, and microlenseshas been published on Technology Org.

Rosetta Sees Fascinating Changes in Comet 67P Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:36 PM PST It only makes sense. Sunlight heats a comet and causes ice to vaporize. This leads to changes in The post Rosetta Sees Fascinating Changes in Comet 67P has been published on Technology Org.