The University of Osaka researcher shows that solid-state hysteresis can be described using thermodynamic state variables When the input variable X is changed as X0→X1→X0, the response Y of the system varies as A→B→C →D→A.…
Japan Pledges Further 2 Million Euros in Support…
Japan has pledged an additional contribution of two million euros to support the renovation of the IAEA’s nuclear applications laboratories in Seibersdorf, near Vienna. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida made the pledge during a meeting…
Australia’s C-Suite Cycle to CeBIT Australia
For the first time in 2016, CeBIT Australia is partnering with International Cycling Executives (ICE), to bring together the world’s biggest business cycling community at Australasia’s largest and longest running business technology event. The inaugural…
Outwitting poachers with artificial intelligence
NSF-funded researchers apply computer science and game theory to protect Earth's endangered animals and forests [caption id="attachment_8555" align="alignnone" width="780"] A group of patrollers follows routes suggested by PAWS (Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security) in a…
Cell fusion discovery could improve agricultural production
An international research team has observed cell fusion in flowering plants for the first time in more than a century. The discovery demystifies how plants prevent the attraction of excessive pollen tubes after a successful…