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Mar 06, 2012 07:39 AM EST

Donâ€™t Fear the Web

Does the Internet make you anxious? Do you lie awake nights worrying that Russian hackers are turning your children into sex slaves? Have you had the feeling that your iPhone is spying on you?

Mar 05, 2012 02:45 PM EST

Drexel's Gogotsi and Team Advance Understanding of Energy Storage Mechanisms in Nature Materials

An international team of materials researchers including Drexel University's Dr. Yury Gogotsi has given the engineering world a better look at the inner functions of the electrodes of supercapacitors â€“ the low-cost, lightweight energy storage devices used in many electronics, transportation a...

Feb 23, 2012 08:36 AM EST

Opinion: H5N1 flu is just as dangerous as feared, now requires action

The debate about the potential severity of an outbreak of airborne H5N1 influenza in humans needs to move on from speculation and focus instead on how we can safely continue H5N1 research and share the results among researchers, according to a commentary to be published in mBioÂ®, the online open-...

Feb 14, 2012 03:19 PM EST

Finding It Difficult to Make a Purchase? Try Creating Some Distance From the Problem

Consumers who are having trouble making decisions can benefit from creating some psychologicalâ€”or physicalâ€”distance, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Feb 06, 2012 02:18 PM EST

Political Leaders Play Key Role in how Worried Americans are by Climate Change

More than extreme weather events and the work of scientists, it is national political leaders who influence how much Americans worry about the threat of climate change, new research finds.

Jan 24, 2012 02:51 PM EST