The United States is at a crossroads in the path toward gender equity in the labor market, according to Fran Blau ’66, Frances Perkins Professor of ILR and professor of economics, emeritus, at the ILR School. The United States is at a crossroads in the path toward gender equity in the labor market, according to Fran…
Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana’s Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there’s a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase community in the Ashanti Region. The Conversation Africa spoke to African art and culture researcher Dickson Adom about the origins of this world-famous textile. Kente…
The scientific community has long believed that polymers—very large molecules—are too big to migrate out of products into people and therefore pose no health risks. As a result, polymers have largely evaded regulation. For example, polymers are exempt from the major toxics acts: Toxic Substances Control Act in the U.S. and REACH in the E.U….
From computer chips to image sensors in cameras, today’s technology is overwhelmingly based on a semiconductor called silicon. This technology has been shrinking for decades—think of early room-sized computers compared to today’s desktops—but physical limitations will soon prevent further improvement. From computer chips to image sensors in cameras, today’s technology is overwhelmingly based on a semiconductor…
It’s not just a saying—new research from Northeastern University confirms that birds of a feather really do flock together. It’s not just a saying—new research from Northeastern University confirms that birds of a feather really do flock together. Social Sciences Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Zuchongzhi-3, a superconducting quantum computing prototype with 105 qubits and 182 couplers, has made significant advancements in random quantum circuit sampling. This prototype was successfully developed by a research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Zuchongzhi-3, a superconducting quantum computing prototype with 105 qubits and 182 couplers, has made significant advancements…
Recently, a research team found a way to design a class of homochiral organometallic nanosheets that exhibit room-temperature multiferroic and topological nodes. Their study is published in Nano Letters. Recently, a research team found a way to design a class of homochiral organometallic nanosheets that exhibit room-temperature multiferroic and topological nodes. Their study is published in…
As an undergraduate psychology major at Pennsylvania State University, Larisa Solomon had an observation that seemed to her to reflect something profound about human psychology, but that psychology research didn’t address: Around the world, people kill each other on the basis of religious difference. She wanted to know why. As an undergraduate psychology major at Pennsylvania…
Wildfire season in Canada has historically spanned from late April to August—with the most damaging of these fires typically burning in June and July. But in recent years, we’ve seen a significant change in when wildfires burn; they are no longer a seasonal phenomenon. Wildfire season in Canada has historically spanned from late April to August—with…
A team of Earth scientists, marine biologists, oceanologists and climate change specialists affiliated with multiple institutions in Australia and the U.K. is warning of the dangers associated with an increase in the number of marine heat waves in recent years. A team of Earth scientists, marine biologists, oceanologists and climate change specialists affiliated with multiple institutions…