The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Unionized workers are more likely than their non-union peers to speak up about health and safety problems in the workplace, according…
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© Reuters. Investing.com — Oil stockpiles declined for the sixth-straight week, according to the Energy Information Administration. stocks plunged 9.3 million barrels last week, according to the latest EIA data. That compares to an expected draw…
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Skin is our largest organ, made up of complex sensors constantly monitoring for anything that might cause us pain. Our new technology replicates that – electronically. The electronic artificial skin we’ve developed reacts to pain…
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Britain is considering opening free ports to shore up its economy when the Brexit transition ends. The idea is that ten free ports across the country will increase trade, attract inward investment, encourage high-tech manufacturing…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was up on Wednesday morning in Asia after the American Petroleum Institute (API) announced a larger-than expected draw in crude oil inventory. API reported on Tuesday a…
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The most emblematic feature of dinosaurs is their body size. Some dinosaurs reached enormous sizes during the Mesozoic Era which ended 66 million years ago, with some species maybe even approaching 100 tonnes. The largest…
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The US capital markets are being shunned by the largest initial public offering in history. This is an indirect result of the recent China-baiting by US politicians, led by Donald Trump. Ant Group’s US$200 billion…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – As major oil companies prepare…
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“Brilliant, creative, unpredictable, sometimes difficult, humorous, an indefatigable field archaeologist.” That’s how the late Professor Phillip Tobias once described his fellow archaeologist Professor Revil John Mason, who passed away in Johannesburg on 23 August 2020.…
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One area in cryptocurrencies attracting huge attention is DeFi or decentralised finance. This refers to financial services using smart contracts, which are automated enforceable agreements that don’t need intermediaries like a bank or lawyer and…
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