To handle big data, shrink it
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - As anyone who’s ever used a spreadsheet can attest, it’s often convenient to organize data into tables. But in the age of big data, those tables can be enormous, with millions or even hundreds of millions of rows.
Taking control of light emission
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - Researchers have found a way to couple the properties of different two-dimensional materials to provide an exceptional degree of control over light waves. They say this has the potential to lead to new kinds of light detection, thermal-management systems, and high-resolution imaging devices.
When Citizens Disobey
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- Written by Peter Dizikes
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - When citizens stop complying with laws, the legitimacy of government comes into question, especially in nondemocratic states - or so goes a prominent strand of political thinking. But what if citizens are doing something subtler, such as disobeying in order to enact smaller, more incremental changes?
Research Shows Being a Go-Getter Comes at a Cost
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Durham, North Carolina - If ever you've felt frustrated that your reward for getting things done was more work to do, new research shows that uneasy feeling could be spot on.
Farming and Resilience
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Washington, DC - The food system depends on a healthy environment; but agriculture is also responsible for environmental degradation. Beekeepers continue to lose 30 percent of honeybee colonies during an average winter likely because of pesticides and other agrochemicals. Soil degradation is occurring at staggering rates with soils being depleted 10 to 40 times faster than they are being replenished. And up to 100,000 plant varieties are currently endangered worldwide.
U.S. Talks on Re-establishing Diplomatic Relations With Cuba
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Washington, DC - Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson hosted the delegation from the Cuban government led by Josefina Vidal, Director General of the U.S. Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for the fourth round of talks to re-establish diplomatic relations and re-open embassies.
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