Device sucks drinking water from desert air
Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia have developed a device that sucks drinking water from dry desert air. KAUST stands for King Abdulla University...
Bidding frenzy in auctions caused by speed of counterbids, not time pressure
It is the quickness of counterbids that triggers a bidding frenzy in auctions, not time pressure, say researchers. The intensity of bidding drives people's...
Crushed mining waste could replace 10% of cement used in concrete
Ten percent of the cement we use in concrete could come from crushed mining waste, say researchers from the Technical University Of Denmark (Danmarks...
Digital assistants might not be offering you the best deals
When people ask their digital assistants to give them the best price on products, how do they respond? It is not surprising that Alexa,...
Iron-based molecule could replace rarer metals in solar power generation
Researchers succeeded in creating an iron-based molecule that could replace the rarer and more expensive metals currently used in solar power generation. The iron-based...
Foreign investors push up UK house prices
One of the causes of high UK house prices is foreign investors, says a researcher at King's College London's King's Business School. House prices...
Floods from extratropical cyclones in N America and Europe may triple
There could be a threefold increase in extratropical cyclones, which bring flooding to North America and Europe, due to climate change. Powerful storms that...
Prepare kids financially by giving them hands-on experience with money
If parents want to prepare their kids financially, they should give them practice with money, say researchers. Children's best sources for learning about finances...
Deep-sea microbes consume greenhouse gasses and maybe also oil spills
Scientists have discovered new types of deep-sea microbes which gobble up greenhouse gases as energy sources. These nearly two dozen types of microbes might...
Giant financial meltdown expected in about a decade
A team of Polish researchers warns that a giant financial meltdown will probably occur in about a decade. Their multifractal analyses of the main...