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Fitness trackers available for Aalto employees in a study about returning to work after covid

Jun 11, 2021

They get to monitor their activity patterns over time. Participants have to be Aalto University full-time staff members, and employees who already own a Polar fitness tracker can also join...

‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics

Jun 11, 2021

The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, created a polymer film by mimicking the properties of spider silk, one of the strongest materials in nature. The material was created using...

England on track to achieve elimination of HIV transmission by 2030 as model shows sharp decrease in HIV incidence

Jun 11, 2021

A complexity in this assessment is that HIV infections are not observed. With the rollout of PrEP, England looks on course to meet the goal of zero transmissions by 2030....

New mothers negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic policies

Jun 11, 2021

McGill University and the University of Toronto researchers examined the effects certain pandemic policies have had on the mental health of Canadian women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic....

Portable technology offers boost for nuclear security, arms control

Jun 11, 2021

To leapfrog this obstacle, they determined to make NRTA technology portable. A paper describing the results of this effort — a first-of-kind, mobile NRTA apparatus with the ability to detect...

Using computational tools for molecule discovery

Jun 11, 2021

It’s an intuitive approach and one that still has obstacles, but Coley says that this autonomous platform holds enormous potential for remaking the discovery process. “This would let us boost...

Inflation continued climb in May as prices rose 5 percent over last year. Policymakers say it’s temporary.

Jun 11, 2021

Prices rose by 5 percent in May compared with a year ago, the largest increase since the Great Recession, continuing a steady climb in inflation even as policymakers insist on...

VIU Undergraduate Student Publishes Research Paper in Peer-Reviewed Journal

Jun 10, 2021

Genevieve van der Voort was the lead author of the published research – a rare accomplishment for an undergraduate student. Genevieve van der Voort is graduating from Vancouver Island University...

EXCLUSIVE: Border surge sends prices soaring; smugglers can earn $200,000

Jun 10, 2021

It works out to three times the starting pay for a Border Patrol agent. Scouts, who track Border Patrol movements or run interference on driving routes, also can make a...

Ancient air bubbles speak to a much warmer Antarctica during the ice-age than once believed

Jun 10, 2021

9 June 2021Ancient air bubbles speak to a much warmer Antarctica during the ice-age than once believedclimate Twenty thousand-year-old air bubbles have revealed that Antarctic temperatures during the last ice...