245 articles from MONDAY 29.6.2020
India bans TikTok—plus 58 other Chinese apps
On Monday, India banned TikTok and dozens of other apps made in China, escalating tension between the countries two weeks after a long-simmering border dispute in the Himalayas turned deadly.
The news: In a statement, India said the apps “engaged in activities which [are] prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order.” Messaging and...
Cartwheeling light reveals new optical phenomenon
- ScienceDaily
- 20/6/29 22:42
Researchers have discovered details about a novel type of polarized-light matter interaction with light that literally turns end over end as it propagates from a source.
Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances
- ScienceDaily
- 20/6/29 22:41
A new fundamental understanding of polymeric relaxor ferroelectric behavior could lead to advances in flexible electronics, actuators and transducers, energy storage, piezoelectric sensors and electrocaloric cooling, according to a team of researchers.
Researchers look for answers as to why western bumblebees are declining
- ScienceDaily
- 20/6/29 22:41
The decline of the Western bumblebee is likely not limited to one culprit but, instead, due to several factors that interact such as pesticides, pathogens, climate change and habitat loss.
Even when women outnumber men, gender bias persists among science undergrads
- ScienceDaily
- 20/6/29 22:41
Increasing gender diversity has been a long-sought goal across many of the sciences, and interventions and programs to attract more women into fields like physics and math often happen at the undergraduate level. But is representation enough to improve gender diversity in science? In a new study, researchers say there's more to the story: They've found that even when undergraduate women outnumber...