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GDP fell 0.9% in the second quarter, the second straight decline and a strong recession signal

Jul 30, 2022

The U.S. economy contracted for the second straight quarter from April to June, hitting a widely accepted rule of thumb for a recession, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday....

How recessions haunted three presidents, and how two others recovered

Jul 28, 2022

Here are five presidents who tried to navigate stormy economic seas — with very different results. President Carter: Inflation and malaisePresident Carter’s example is one that has stalked Democratic presidents...

A global resource for better transportation systems

Jul 28, 2022

“Our collaboration with the MIT Mobility Initiative aligns with our strategic focus on open innovation and learning outside the enterprise” says Youngcho Chi, president and chief innovation officer for Hyundai....

Gaming does not appear harmful to mental health, unless the gamer can't stop - Oxford study

Jul 27, 2022

It wasn’t the quantity of gaming, but the quality that counted…if they felt they had to play, they felt worse. If they played because they loved it, then the data...

There's nothing boring about tunnels

Jul 27, 2022

There’s a whole lot of thought that goes into subterranean and underwater tunnel construction, say UNSW expert. Underground tunnels used for transit are usually circular in shape and this can...

Natural clean-up: bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes

Jul 27, 2022

The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth. The scientists say that enriching waters with particular species of bacteria could be a...

Bird prediction tool takes flight in Eureka prizes

Jul 27, 2022

The web tool is now in the running for the applied environmental research category in Australia's Eureka Prizes. Director of Sustainable Farms at ANU, Michelle Young, said BirdCast helped farmers...

UNSW researchers named as 2022 Eureka Prize finalists

Jul 27, 2022

Six UNSW individuals and groups have been named as Eureka Prize finalists in recognition of their excellent scientific research, leadership and engagement. UNSW researchers have been named as finalists for...

Seeing the light: researchers develop new AI system using light to learn associatively

Jul 27, 2022

The new research published in Optica took its inspiration from Nobel Prize laureate Ivan Pavlov’s discovery of classical conditioning. The repeated associations of two unrelated events paired together could produce...

Genetic study provides evidence that alcohol accelerates biological aging

Jul 27, 2022

Telomere length is considered an indicator of biological aging, since 50-100 DNA bases are lost each time a cell replicates. For this study, the researchers used genetic variants that have...