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Storage system for 'big data' dramatically speeds access to information
As computers enter ever more areas of our daily lives, the amount of data they produce has grown enormously. But for this “big data” to be useful it must first…
ORNL study advances quest for better superconducting materials
Their work, published in Physical Review Letters, examines the role of chemical dopants, which are essential to creating high-temperature superconductors –…
New drug shows promise in treating indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Slow-growing, or indolent, non-Hodgkin lymphomas are difficult to treat, with most patients relapsing repeatedly and the disease becoming increasingly…
Exposure to pesticides results in smaller worker bees
The research, published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology, reveals that prolonged exposure to a pyrethroid pesticide, which is used on flowering crops to…
Discovery brings scientists one step closer to understanding tendon injury
Tendons, such as the Achilles, connect muscle to bone, and are loaded repeatedly during movement. When exposed to particularly high loads, this can cause…
How you practice matters for learning a skill quickly
The research, led by psychological scientist Tom Stafford of the University of Sheffield (UK), suggests that the way you practice is just as important as how…