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Spintronics by 'straintronics'
1:07pm, 14th February, 2019

Spintronics by 'straintronics'

(Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie) Data storage in magnetic media is very energy consuming. Novel materials could reduce the energy needed to control magnetic memories thus contributing to a smaller carbon footprint of the IT sect...
Philosophy: What exactly is a black hole?
11:34am, 14th February, 2019

Philosophy: What exactly is a black hole?

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) What is a black hole? In an article that has just appeared in the journal Nature Astronomy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich philosopher Erik Curiel shows that physicists use different definitio...
C-sections by trained health officers a safe alternative
4:12am, 14th February, 2019

C-sections by trained health officers a safe alternative

(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Sierra Leone has few doctors and even fewer surgeons to serve its seven million people. Since 2011, a non-profit group called CapaCare has been training community health officers to perform basic lifes...