Science-based response lacking in chemical disasters
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West Lafayette, Indiana - Three new studies suggest that when communities are hit with disasters that contaminate drinking water the official decision-making and response often lack scientific basis.
Tips For Empowering Your Daughters
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Imperial, California (NAPSI) - Capable, strong and confident women are in the news with increasing frequency these days-from politicians and movie stars to women making strides in sports, business and the military. Parents are becoming more aware that helping their children particularly girls build skills that lead to empowerment is important for success in life. But many parents may be wondering just how to go about it.
U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue and U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that the seventh session of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) will be held in Washington, D.C., in late June.
Electrons corralled using new quantum tool
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - Researchers have succeeded in creating a new “whispering gallery” effect for electrons in a sheet of grapheme - making it possible to precisely control a region that reflects electrons within the material. They say the accomplishment could provide a basic building block for new kinds of electronic lenses, as well as quantum-based devices that combine electronics and optics.
Presidential Planes
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Washington, DC - The first president to have his own dedicated aircraft was Franklin Roosevelt, says the Association of Mature American Citizens. He used it only twice and it was not called Air Force One way back then. It had the nickname, Sacred Cow.
Tracing the evolution of a landscape
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - From above, parts of California’s Southern Coast Ranges appear startlingly uniform: The landscape is composed of ridges and valleys that form a pattern of parallel lines as evenly spaced as teeth on a comb.
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