Self-powered system makes smart windows smarter -- ScienceDaily

Smart windows equipped with controllable glazing can augment lighting, cooling and heating systems by varying their tint, saving up to 40 percent in an average building’s energy costs.

These smart windows require power for operation, so they are relatively complicated to install in...

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'Solarsack' cleans water with heat from sunlight, cheaply and effectively -- ScienceDaily

Two Danish students have developed “SolarSack” for inexpensive and environmentally friendly water purification. The concept was tested in villages, refugee camps and slums in East Africa where it will be marketed.

Anders Løcke and Louise Ullmann, who study Architecture and Design...

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New innovation feeds the world with more fish protein -- ScienceDaily

As the world faces a projected population increase from today’s 7.5 billion people to 9 billion people by 2050, the demand for sustainable food sources is on the rise. The answer to this looming dilemma may well reside within the booming field of aquaculture. While wild fisheries have...

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The viruses reach their targets via the bloodstream and could be used to treat neural disorders -- ScienceDaily

Viruses have evolved to be highly effective vehicles for delivering genes into cells. Seeking to take advantage of these traits, scientists can reprogram viruses to function as vectors, capable of carrying their genetic cargo of choice into the nuclei of cells in the body. Such vectors have...

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9 Crucial Tips to Protect Your Small Business From Credit Card Fraud

Processing credit cards for your small business is pretty much a given these days. Unfortunately, cyber-criminals are well aware of the increase usage of credit card payments. Nielsen expects that by 2020, credit card fraud will result in over $31 billion in losses.
In short, credit card...

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'The IRS Sucks,' Declares Businessweek

Paying taxes bites. Collecting them is worse.
That’s the message of this week’s cover story in Bloomberg Businessweek, which hits newsstands on Friday.
Over the past five years, the Internal Revenue Service’s budget was slashed by $1.2 billion. The agency lost 11 percent of its employees....

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Spinning electrons open the door to future hybrid electronics -- ScienceDaily

A discovery of how to control and transfer spinning electrons paves the way for novel hybrid devices that could outperform existing semiconductor electronics. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden demonstrate how to combine a commonly...

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