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Car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem, research shows

Leiden University

Not all sustainable business models have the impact they claim, Leiden researcher Levon Amatuni revealed. Car sharing and phone reuse, for example, have a smaller positive effect than previously thou ...[Continue Reading]

Phys.Org

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Putting the Twist into Quantum Imaging

Susan Curtis

A quantum twisting microscope enables electrons to tunnel between adjacent layers of 2D materials in multiple locations at the same time. Stacking two layers of graphene on top of each otherand add ...[Continue Reading]

Aps.org

1 day ago

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Mary Shelleys Frankenstein and the Paradox of Faithful Adaptations

David Crow

After she is unjustly hanged, the Creature and Victor enter into a series of escalating tete-a-tetes, with the Creature demanding Victor build him a mate who would never leave him. At first, Victor a ...[Continue Reading]

Den of Geek US

1 day ago


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Visions of Apocalypse: How Gravitys Rainbow Embodied Americas Post-War Fears

Jonathan Rosenbaum

In case you might be wondering how I acquired this hefty assignment, to review Gravitys Rainbow, roughly halfway through my years abroad (1969-77), the simple fact is that I asked the Village Voice i ...[Continue Reading]

Lithub.com

1 day ago


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Oliver Sacks! Dante! Queer folktales! 20 new books out today.

Gabrielle Bellot

November is here! And, of course, for American readers today is also Election Day. For many of us, this is a day of nervous anticipation at best and heart-thumping anxiety at the fear of civil war at ...[Continue Reading]

Lithub.com

1 day ago


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Tapyr 0.2 Update: Package Management with uv and Shiny for Python Testing API

Piotr Storoenko

Were thrilled to announce the release of Tapyr 0.2, a major update that incorporates valuable feedback from the Shiny for Python developer community. Learn how Tapyr enhances Shiny for Python in our ...[Continue Reading]

R-bloggers.com

1 day ago