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Study reveals mixed legacies of London 2012 Olympics’ promised urban regeneration
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The 2012 London Olympics are a cautionary tale for the host city’s communities, a new study warns. The study by the University of Portsmouth analyzed 20 years of data from 2001 to 2022. We investigated the long-term legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games, particularly its impact on urban regeneration in one of London’s most deprived…
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Chemistry
Study reveals that cobalt ions, rather than the covalent organic skeleton itself, promote catalytic activity
a) Schematic diagram of the synthesis of TpBpy-Co COF. b) PXRD patterns of TpBpy and TpBpy-Co (Cu Kα1). c) N2 adsorption (filled) and desorption (empty) isotherm profiles at 77 K. Credit: Advanced Science (2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202413555 Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are less stable catalysts than previously thought, but they maintain high activity. COFs are promising designer catalysts, including in the…
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New study explores the negative impact unethical practices have on buyer-supplier relationships
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the context of business-to-business (B2B) supply chains, business customers who engage in unfair and socially irresponsible business practices significantly reduce suppliers’ willingness to continue the relationship, according to researchers from Monash University and Northeastern University. has been shown to reduce The study, published in the Journal of Business Ethics, is the first to examine the…
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Study finds wildlife surveillance technology used to blackmail and spy on women
The diagram shows the sequence of events after the woman’s image captured by a camera trap was spread on local whatsapp and Facebook groups. Credit: Trishanth Shimlai Remotely operated camera traps, sound recorders, and drones are increasingly used in conservation science to monitor wildlife and natural habitats, and to monitor protected areas. But Cambridge researchers studying the forests of northern…
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Biology
Study reveals unknown role of RNA in DNA damage repair
Francesca Storici and her research team have discovered the surprising role of RNA in DNA repair, an insight that could lead to better treatments for cancer and other diseases. Credit: Chris McKechnie A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Georgia Tech’s Francesca Storrisi has discovered a previously unknown role for RNA. Their insights could transform our understanding of genetic health…
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Earth
AI can be used to predict river flows and warn of potential flooding, new study reveals
(a) Close-up of the Ottawa River between survey stations 02KF009 (CS upstream or CSU) and 02KF005 (CS downstream or CSD). (b) Extensive diagram of river networks, watershed boundaries, and outflow points. It shows how these watersheds flow into and connect with the Ottawa River. Credit: Hydrology (2024). DOI: 10.3390/Hydrology11090151 As recent floods in Spain and elsewhere have shown, any warning…
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Science
A short-lived soda tax strengthens alternative estimates of the tax’s impact on consumer behavior: a study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One of the most common assumptions made by tax policy makers is that increasing taxes will increase government revenue. But a new study focused on Washington state’s soda tax strengthens another estimate of the tax’s impact on consumer behavior. Researchers found that when Washington state enacted a soda tax, not only did it provoke a backlash…
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‘Jekyll and Hyde’ leaders cause lasting damage, new study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The only thing worse than an abusive boss is one who thinks he can make up for his misdeeds by turning on a charm the next day. That’s a key finding from a new study by researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology: When leaders vacillate unexpectedly between good and bad behavior, employee morale and job performance…
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Shakespeare or ChatGPT? Study finds people prefer AI over real classical poetry
Credit: Mike Bird from Pexels Readers are unable to reliably distinguish between AI-generated poetry and human-written poetry, and are more likely to prefer AI-generated poetry, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. This tendency to evaluate AI poetry positively may lead readers to misunderstand the complexity of human-written poetry for the inconsistencies produced by AI, and to underestimate…
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Nanotechnology
Study finds drug-loaded hydrogel microelectrode arrays significantly improve performance of brain-computer interfaces
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A research group led by Professor Cai Xinxia of the Institute of Aerospace Information (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a new drug-loaded hydrogel-coated microelectrode array (MEA) that enables long-term, high-quality detection. Nerve activity. The study was published in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics. Traditional MEAs often cause inflammation in the brain due to mechanical…
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