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Multigenerational living: A strategy to cope with unaffordable housing?

Over the past 20 years, housing prices in Canada have increased at double the rate of income growth. As a result, a growing number of Canadian households are grappling with housing affordability......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgAug 16th, 2022

Hyundai NA chief Jose Muñoz on EV growth, U.S. investment and product strategy

The automaker is committed to electric vehicles but will pour new resources into growing its hybrid mix......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Lack of skills and budget slow zero-trust implementation

The risk of a cyber breach is the number one global driver for zero trust strategy implementation, according to Entrust. The 2024 State of Zero Trust & Encryption Study surveyed over 4,000 IT security practitioners worldwide. The survey shows that pe.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Trout in mine-polluted rivers are genetically "isolated," new study shows

Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically "isolated" from other trout, new research shows. The work appears in Diversity and Distributions......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Tracing the evolution of ferns" surprisingly sweet defense strategy

Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic interplay of survival strategies. Many plants have developed physical and chemical defenses to fend off herbivores. A well-known strategy in flowering.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

How zoning affects greenhouse gas emissions

Climate change is a global challenge often met on a local level. Local governments shape how their communities are developed through land use controls. Their policy decisions related to housing density, location, and building standards have a profoun.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

A risky path to meeting climate targets for Stockholm

The Swedish capital Stockholm aims to capture more carbon dioxide than is emitted by 2030. Therefore, the city is investing in new technology at a combined heat and power plant. But it is a strategy that has been adopted without sufficient discussion.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

New wind speed sensor uses minimal power for advanced weather tracking

Researchers have unveiled a pioneering breeze wake-up anemometer (B-WA), employing a rolling-bearing triboelectric nanogenerator (RB-TENG) that provides a new strategy for low-energy consumption environmental monitoring. The ability of the B-WA to op.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Symbiosis study exposes new "origin" theories, identifies experimental systems for plant life

A Mississippi State faculty member's work on plant life symbiosis—a mutually beneficial relationship between living organisms—is pushing back against the newer theory of "single-origin"—that all life stems from one point—instead suggesting "m.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

New approach uses "cloaked" proteins to deliver cancer-killing therapeutics into cells

An interdisciplinary collaboration has designed a way to "cloak" proteins so that they can be captured by lipid nanoparticles, which are akin to tiny bubbles of fat. These bubbles are small enough to sneak their hidden cargo into living cells, where.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Study shows plant hydraulics create streaming electric potential in sync with biological clock

When plants draw water from their roots to nourish their stems and leaves, they produce an electric potential that could be harnessed as a renewable energy source. However, like all living things, plants are subject to a circadian rhythm—the biolog.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Ukrainian M1 Abrams Tanks Get Elaborate "Cope Cages," Soviet Explosive Reactive Armor

Ukrainian M1 Abrams Tanks Get Elaborate "Cope Cages," Soviet Explosive Reactive Armor.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

US"s Yellen expresses concern over rising living costs, FT says

US"s Yellen expresses concern over rising living costs, FT says.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

The Strongest Solar Storm in 20 Years Did Little Damage, but Worse Space Weather Is Coming

Years of careful planning helped safeguard against last weekend’s severe space weather, but we still don’t know how we’d cope with a monster event.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Observing mammalian cells with superfast soft X-rays

Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft X-ray free electron laser, to emit ultrafast pulses of illumination at the speed of femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Droplets that swim toward dissolution could inspire fluid microbots

Researchers discovered that microscopic liquid droplets swim toward solvent conditions that favor their dissolution. This mechanism may underlie some transport processes within living cells, and could be exploited to develop fluid micro robots......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Researchers reveal evolutionary origins of appetite by studying simple nervous system of Hydra

Over the course of evolution, living organisms have gradually developed more complex nervous systems in order to coordinate increasingly complex sensory, motor and cognitive functions and to control the associated behavior......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

New insights into the interaction of femtosecond lasers with living tissue

Nonlinear light microscopy has revolutionized our ability to observe and understand complex biological processes. However, light can also damage living matter. Yet, the mechanism behind the irreversible perturbation of cellular processes by intense l.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Researchers develop a novel strategy for growing two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have developed a novel phase-selective in-plane heteroepitaxial strategy for growing two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs). This approach provides a promising method for phase en.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Study unveils strategy for improving mechanical properties of aluminum composites

Particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composites (PRAMCs), in which the aluminum matrix is reinforced with nanoparticles, exhibit great potential for applications in the aerospace and automobile industries. These materials combine the advantages of bot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Study suggests players are not as interested in strategy games anymore

A new report finds that interest in strategy among gamers has decreased significantly over the past nine years......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024