Do "Dear CEO" letters make a difference?
For several years now, large investment firms have used public proclamations, like BlackRock's "Dear CEO" letters, to signal their commitment to corporate social responsibility. New research shows the companies these firms invest in are picking up th.....»»
Montana calls UN climate report “hearsay” at landmark youth-led climate trial
Official: “Montana’s emissions are simply too minuscule to make any difference." Enlarge / Glacier National Park, Montana. (credit: Evgeny Vasenev | Cavan) Yesterday, a landmark climate trial kicked off in Montana, w.....»»
Save big on these gaming monitors from ViewSonic, Razer, and HP
Gaming is all about details and making quick decisions. Just a nanosecond can make a difference between winning or losing. A great gaming monitor can improve visual clarity and give you that extra edge. Here are a few deals on some excellent gaming m.....»»
Charge your Apple gadgets fast with this durable Lightning cable, on sale now
TL;DR: As of June 9, get this Braided MFI Certified USB-C to Lightning Cable for only $21.99 — that's a 21% discount.As the rest of the tech world moves on to adapt USB-C, Apple is sticking to their guns with their dear Lightning port and conne.....»»
Which is better—digitalization or digital transformation?
Have you ever wondered what the terms digitalization and digital transformation really mean? Are you unsure about when to use these terms and what they mean to you? And, more to the point, what's the difference?.....»»
Asus’ latest Android phone could be a big threat to the Galaxy S23 Ultra
The Asus Zenfone 10 looks like it might be some big competition for the Galaxy S23 Ultra. However, there's one major difference between the two......»»
Roborock S7 Max Ultra is the ultimate robot vacuum and mop without compromise [Save $299]
What’s the difference between clean floors and a dirty home? The way it makes us feel, for one. But there’s always one more thing to do before spending time cleaning up each mess. No one should compromise on a tidy living space, however, especia.....»»
"Lab-on-a-chip" can tell the difference between COVID and the flu
Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, accurate testing remains a challenge, even more so as the virus has mutated over time, becoming more contagious with symptoms that are hard to tell apart from other illnesses. A new diagnostic device that can d.....»»
Translating Swahili language and knowledge in colonial and post-colonial Tanzania
In the 1940s, a student from Kenya named James Gekonyo applied to the Chemistry Department of Makerere University in Uganda. When his admissions interviewers asked him to explain the difference between a solid, liquid, and gas, Gekonyo said, "I can h.....»»
Readers Respond to the January 2023 Issue
Letters to the editor for the January 2023 issue of Scientific American.....»»
Effective capital markets are needed to protect the climate
A new study investigates the role of effective capital markets for climate protection and the energy transition. Banks collect savings and make them available as loans and the greater the difference between savings and loan interest rates, the more i.....»»
Simulation tools drive the new generation of therapies based on gene silencing
Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body and are produced following the instructions encoded in DNA. By reading their DNA letters, cells produce an intermediate RNA molecule that will give rise to the correspond.....»»
Extremely hot days are warming twice as fast as average summer days in North-West Europe
New research led by the University of Oxford has found that climate change is causing the hottest days in North-West Europe to warm at double the rate of average summer days. The difference in trends is most pronounced for England, Wales, and Norther.....»»
The Best Hiring Apps for Recruiters
When talking about the best hiring apps, there's a difference between apps for hiring managers and hiring apps for recruiters......»»
EV vs. PHEV vs. hybrid: What’s the difference?
There's a wide range of different kinds of electric vehicles. It can be challenging figuring out the difference between them......»»
Squeezing rocks for science: The power and potential of the large volume torsion apparatus
Philip Skemer, associate department chair and professor of Earth and planetary sciences, and graduate student Charis Horn, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, have published a study in Geophysical Research Letters that show.....»»
Researchers overcome stem cell delivery barrier, paving the way for regenerative medicine
A recent study published in Nano Letters has introduced a new method for delivering particles into stem cells, which are notoriously difficult to penetrate. The discovery will make it easier to direct and enhance the processes involved in regenerativ.....»»
Digital trust can make or break an organization
With increased data breaches, errors, ransomware and hacks, digital trust can be the difference between retaining reputations and customer loyalty after a major incident and suffering serious, time-consuming, and expensive losses, according to ISACA......»»
This might be the most secure browser in the world - but also the least
The Indian tech giant is probably trying to educate about browser privacy - but will it make a difference?.....»»
Best path to fair living wage for global supply chain workers may take an indirect route, new research suggests
Want to make a positive difference in the wage conditions of developing country factory workers churning out products for multinational firms?.....»»
Scale separation: Breaking down unsolvable problems into solvable ones
In physics, one often has to deal with different scales that can be described separately from one another: For the Earth's orbit around the sun, it makes absolutely no difference whether an elephant in the zoo walks to the left or to the right. And t.....»»