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‘Find Your Passion’ May Be Terrible Career Advice
Thinking of passion as a fixed thing to be found can limit your growth and make you more likely to give up in the face of difficulties, researchers say.
Relational Mobility Depends On Where You Live
Through a poll of individuals recruited via Facebook, an international research group has demonstrated that individuals in Asia and the Middle East have low relational mobility.
Novel Nine-Carbon Structure Found In Australian Shrub
Researchers in Japan have discovered a spiro-nonene structure produced by the red-fruited laurel, a plant native to the rainforests of eastern Australia.
Crocodile Attacks On The Rise In East Timor
East Timor’s growing population of saltwater crocodiles have increasingly been encountering—and attacking—humans.
Hopping Around The Color Spectrum (VIDEO)
Scientists have drawn inspiration from frogs to develop a composite material that can display a wide range of colors.
Printable Sensors Sniff Out Rotten Food
A research group in China has developed a wireless sensing device that detects odors from meat which has gone bad.
The Goldilocks Zone For Graphene-Coated Nanoparticles
Scientists in Japan have identified the precise number of graphene layers that would help to stabilize nanoparticles without compromising their catalytic ability.
Brand New & Cooler Than Ever
PHC Corporation, formerly known as Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd., is rolling out its eco-friendly, ergonomic and smart TwinGuard series of freezers under its life sciences brand, PHCbi.
Why Refrigerated Bananas Smell Different
A research group in China has identified two transcription factors involved in odorous compound synthesis that are downregulated in refrigerated bananas.