MELBOURNE, Jan 16 – Despite recent legal reforms and stricter workplace conduct policies, most employees who experience sexual harassment at work still do not report it, according to two new studies from Flinders University. The…
Preparing for the air traffic control via satellite
[caption id="attachment_10989" align="alignright" width="305"] Iris terminal[/caption] ESA recently completed its first flight trials using satellites to help bring Europe closer to its goal of modernising air traffic control. The trials are part of the public–private…
Supercomputer simulation reveals 2D glass can go infinitely…
Scientists in Japan have revealed that if a glassy solid possesses a planar (sheet-like) structure, it can exhibit enhanced thermal vibration motion due to the same mechanism known for the planar crystals (two-dimensional crystals), by…
How Hospitals Are Dealing With High Drug Prices
A new report reveals how hospitals in the U.S. are implementing aggressive new measures designed to cut pharmaceutical spending in the face of rapidly rising prices for certain essential drugs. Hospital pharmacy costs reached $33.6…
Closer ties for silver clusters
Surrounding silver nanoclusters with hydrogen-rich shells offers new opportunities in catalysis and opto-electronics. [caption id="attachment_10977" align="alignnone" width="628"] Clusters of silver atoms studded with hydrides combine with selected other small molecules to form a stabilizing shell.Credit…