Team Sky partners with Norwegian university on ultra-fast time trial suit
This July, Team Sky rider Chris Froome will try for his fourth victory in the Tour de France. The clothing he’ll likely wear during time trials is being developed based on aerodynamic research from...
View ArticleCity will suffer substantial negative effects without free trade agreement...
A “hard” Brexit with the absence of a free trade agreement with the EU will have “substantial negative effects” on the City, according to new research by the London School of Economics and Political...
View ArticleExergaming can reduce sedentary time and increase social wellbeing
Digital gaming has generally been perceived to increase individuals’ sedentary time. According to Tuomas Kari’s dissertation, gaming can also act as a medium to promote health. Exergaming is a form of...
View ArticleTransport systems face disruption by extreme weather - better risk management...
Extreme weather conditions due to climate change pose a new threat to ageing infrastructure. We need to be better prepared, according to a publication by the OECD's International Transport Forum. The...
View ArticleLa convergencia etnobotánica, nuevo cruce entre tradición y modernidad para...
Tradición, saber popular e investigación aplicada a la biodiversidad vegetal son las referencias del progreso del conocimiento en la etnobotánica, una ciencia que estudia la relación entre las...
View ArticleEthnobotanical convergence, a new junction of tradition and modernity to...
Tradition, traditional knowledge, and applied research on plant biodiversity are the references for the progress of knowledge on ethnobotany, a science that studies the relation between human...
View ArticleBetter policy needed to protect privacy of smart TV viewers
Dutch and European policymakers should do more to protect media users’ privacy instead of leaving the matter entirely to data protection law and data protection authorities. This is one of the...
View ArticleOrson Welles plays starring role in creating Brazilian folklore
American filmmaker Orson Welles changed the perception of the Brazilian Northeast when he filmed the story of four campaigning fishermen for an ill-fated and uncompleted movie, a study reveals.
View ArticleResearch reveals how family history can affect your memory of hangovers
People with a family history of alcoholism are already known to be at a greater risk of developing a drinking problem, but new research led by Psychologist Dr Richard Stephens at Keele University has...
View ArticleHaving a laugh with recruitment
Writing in the International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising, researchers from Finland, suggest that humorous recruitment campaigns can increase exposure for a given job advertisement on...
View Article‘The influence of the media on legislation is limited’
News articles have only a limited influence on the course of legislative processes. This is the finding of political science expert Lotte Melenhorst in her PhD dissertation. Defence 21 March.
View ArticleGluten free rice-flour bread could revolutionize global bread production
Researchers have developed a method for making gluten-free bread, using rice-flour. This bread is 100% natural, and importantly has a similar consistency expected by consumers used to wheat breads....
View ArticleLeicester has an opportunity ‘to do regeneration differently’
28/03/2017, Leicester has an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of gentrification in cities worldwide and to pioneer a unique approach to regeneration that has the potential to become a Leicester...
View ArticlexBadges project certifies learning with commercial videogames
Researchers of the University of Barcelona take part in the project xBadges, based on reverse gamification, an innovative concept emphasizing the acquired skills in commercial videogames. In...
View ArticleHow Children’s Temperament and Environment Shape their Problem-Solving Abilities
A new study indicates that early experiences of environmental harshness, in combination with a child’s temperament, can influence later problem-solving abilities.
View ArticleSpreading Rumors on Twitter and Mistaking Retweets for Truth
A new study of the believability of information received via Twitter and the intention to pass on a tweet-whether news or rumor-is influenced by the number of times the information has already been...
View ArticleImproving global health: recommendations for G20 Summit handed over to...
At today’s dialogue forum at the German National Academy of Science Leopoldina in Halle (Saale), Germany, the science academies of the G20 states handed over recommendations to Federal Chancellor...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Report Developing a New Scientific Tool to Analyse the...
Dr. Paul Downes, Director of the Educational Disadvantage Centre at Dublin City University has led a report for the European Commission on the development of a new scientific tool to analyse the...
View ArticleConnected dolls and tell-tale teddy bears: why we need to manage the Internet...
Action is needed to monitor and control the emerging Internet of Toys, concludes a new report by the European Commission's science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC). Privacy and...
View ArticleThree ERC Advanced Grants to Stockholm University
Frank Wilczek, professor at the Department of Physics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Johan Rockström, Professor of Environmental Science and Director of the Stockholm Resilience...
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