Organizations from Zappos to NASA are increasingly adopting self-management and open-innovation business models in an effort to spur greater technological advancement or productivity. But how can companies ensure effective production in an […]
Organizations from Zappos to NASA are increasingly adopting self-management and open-innovation business models in an effort to spur greater technological advancement or productivity. But how can companies ensure effective production in an […]
Researchers exploring why there has been a substantial increase in mortality in England and Wales in 2015 conclude that failures in the health and social care system linked to disinvestment are likely […]
If robots are taking over the world, what repercussions does this have for the human brain? LSE Professor of Law Andrew Murray is tackling this question in his research. Science fiction and […]
Patients could one day self-administer vaccines using a needleless, pill-sized technology that jet-releases a stream of vaccine inside the mouth, according to a proof-of-concept study conducted at UC Berkeley. The study did […]
Oral vaccine offers hope for ape species ravaged by Ebola and other diseases, as it can be widely dispersed to save more wild animals. However, scientists say recent law changes on captive […]
More than a century ago, the department store magnate John Wanamaker famously complained about his inability to gauge the effectiveness of the money he spent on advertising. Since then, technologies such as […]
Ancient fossilised algae may be the gateway to understanding carbon dioxide and the role it played in transforming the prehistoric climate, a new Oxford University study has found. Alongside collaborators from the Plymouth Marine […]
This summer, an ice chest-sized box will fly to the International Space Station, where it will create the coolest spot in the universe. Inside that box, lasers, a vacuum chamber and an […]
Researchers have developed a new method to gain insight into the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The team of Professor Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven, Dementia Research Institute in the UK) transplanted human brain […]
As the world warms, mountain snowpack will not only melt earlier, it will also melt more slowly, according to a new study by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). […]
Over the last ten years, a new category of legal service provider, Alternative Legal Service Providers (“ALSPs”) has emerged. Their rise has been driven by new challenges that are forcing practitioners to […]
A complication of pregnancy that causes the mother’s blood pressure to rise – often fatally – is more common in women of African descent than any other. Research in Uganda by African […]
Despite being founded on ideals of freedom and openness, censorship on the internet is rampant, with more than 60 countries engaging in some form of state-sponsored censorship. A research project at the […]
E-cigarettes are less toxic and safer to use compared to conventional cigarettes, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Scientists at UCL found that people who swapped smoking regular cigarettes […]