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Do the media lead entrepreneurs astray?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If you're looking for reliable information, then you won't necessarily find it in the newspaper. According to Dr. Susan Glover from the University of California in the US, public information from both informal and written ...


Was SIDS the cause of infant deaths even 150 years ago?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nineteenth century infant deaths attributed to smothering and overlaying, by either a co-sleeper or bedding, were in all likelihood crib deaths, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). These deaths would have been mislabeled ...


A bright future with solar lanterns for India's poor

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security, according to Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University, ...


New method applies pesticides in nanofibers to keep chemicals on target

New method applies pesticides in nanofibers to keep chemicals on target

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- To prevent pesticides from drifting away and potentially posing risks to the environment, Cornell researchers have devised a solution: Apply the pesticides by encapsulating them in biodegradable ...


Delving into the murky metrics of financial risk

Delving into the murky metrics of financial risk

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The way J. Michael Collins sees it, United States consumers aren’t necessarily less informed about financial risk than consumers from other industrialized nations. What Americans do have, ...