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Electronic Contracts and the Illusion of Consent
The ubiquitous "click-to-agree" mechanism presses people to act like machines-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
FEMA's Panel of Flood Experts Unable to Meet as Losses Mount
A key report on needed improvements to flood maps has been stalled since September-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Lobster's underbelly is as tough as industrial rubber
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Flip a lobster on its back, and you'll see that the underside of its tail is split in segments connected by a translucent membrane that appears rather vulnerable when compared with the armor-like carapace...
Beyond the bulkheterojunction
(National Institutes of Natural Sciences) Bulkheterojunctions (blended junctions) are indispensable for organic solar cells. However, the fabrication of electron and hole transport routes in bulkheterojunction remains quite challenging. Here, a later...
Women more likely to take Bible literally, but that may be tied to intimacy, not gender
(Baylor University) Women are more likely than men to believe the Bible is literally true, but a recent Baylor University study finds this may have more to do with how people relate to God than it does gender. Both men and women who report high level...
Speakers announced for 2019 Experimental Biology Meeting
(Experimental Biology) Renowned scientists including Nobel laureates, research pioneers and celebrated educators will convene at the Experimental Biology (EB) 2019 meeting, to be held April 6-9 in Orlando. Bringing together more than 12,000 life scie...
Highlights for the 2019 American Chemical Society national meeting in Orlando
(American Chemical Society) Journalists who register for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') Spring 2019 National Meeting & Exposition in Orlando will have access to nearly 13,000 presentations on the meeting's theme, 'Chemistr...
Shimmer launches Verisense wearable sensor platform for clinical trials
(Rana Healthcare Solutions LLC) Shimmer, a global leader in wearable technology for research applications, today launched Verisense, its next-generation wearable sensor platform designed from the ground up to meet the needs of clinical trial sponsor...
Study: Adolescent female blood donors at risk for iron deficiency and associated anemia
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Female adolescent blood donors are more likely to have low iron stores and iron deficiency anemia than adult female blood donors and nondonors, which could have significant negative consequences on their developing brains, a...
Spherical display brings virtual collaboration closer to reality
(University of British Columbia) Virtual reality can often make a user feel isolated from the world, with only computer-generated characters for company. But researchers at the University of British Columbia and University of Saskatchewan think they...