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Citi Backs Crowdz, a Pipe Competitor That Just Raised $10M for Its Blockchain-Powered Invoice Financing Marketplace
Business

Citi Backs Crowdz, a Pipe Competitor That Just Raised $10M for Its Blockchain-Powered Invoice Financing Marketplace

Recurring revenue as an asset class is a relatively new idea, and firms like Pipe, which have created a marketplace linking investors to businesses with…
Citizen Scientists See an Auroral Arc Evolve Into the Mysterious STEVE
Physics

Citizen Scientists See an Auroral Arc Evolve Into the Mysterious STEVE

A narrow band of dancing lights ranging in color from white to mauve that bends across the sky marks the unexplained Strong Thermal Emission Velocity…
Berlin’s Gethenry Breaks into Last-Mile Delivery E-Bike Scene With $17.4M Seed
Technology

Berlin’s Gethenry Breaks into Last-Mile Delivery E-Bike Scene With $17.4M Seed

Berlin-based GetHenry, a startup that offers last-mile delivery bikes powered by electricity to couriers and logistics firms, has secured $17.4 million (€16.5 million) in a…
Benford’s Law Is A Mathematical Mystery, But We Use It All the Time
Physics

Benford’s Law Is A Mathematical Mystery, But We Use It All the Time

We want you to come up with a set of data. For preference, a huge one. It need not be random; for instance, it may…
Acoustic Levitation Breakthrough after Scientists Create Self-Correcting Levitation Device
Technology

Acoustic Levitation Breakthrough after Scientists Create Self-Correcting Levitation Device

Using sound waves to make items hover has been proposed in the past. Research has supported this, but as you might assume, this requires a…
Airbnb Is Reinventing Itself — Brian Chesky Tells Us Why
Business

Airbnb Is Reinventing Itself — Brian Chesky Tells Us Why

The way consumers look for properties on Airbnb has just undergone a facelift. Users who don’t already have a destination in mind can explore travel…
Potassium Deficiency
Health

Potassium Deficiency

Potassium is a mineral used as an electrolyte. It is required for the proper operation of cells, tissues, and organs. It is required for muscle…
Early Soil-Surface Ozone Detection May Reduce Damage to Apples and Grapes
Agriculture

Early Soil-Surface Ozone Detection May Reduce Damage to Apples and Grapes

According to materials chemists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst led by Trisha Andrew, farmers and fruit growers are reporting that climate change is causing…
Prolonged Exposure to Low Levels of Air Pollution Increases Heart and Lung Disease
Health

Prolonged Exposure to Low Levels of Air Pollution Increases Heart and Lung Disease

According to new research published today in Circulation, the leading journal of the American Heart Association, prolonged exposure to what is regarded as modest levels…
Iron Deficiency
Health

Iron Deficiency

Iron is a necessary mineral that is a component of hemoglobin, the red pigment of red blood cells (RBC) that is responsible for oxygen transport…
Ozone and Increased Warming Affect Plant Roots Negatively, Promoting Soil Carbon Loss
Geography

Ozone and Increased Warming Affect Plant Roots Negatively, Promoting Soil Carbon Loss

Two important elements that contribute to climate change are the roots of soybean plants, their interactions with symbiotic soil microorganisms, and how the plants sequester…
Scientists Explain how a Historic Ban on CFCs Gave the World a Fighting Chance to Combat Global Warming
Environment

Scientists Explain how a Historic Ban on CFCs Gave the World a Fighting Chance to Combat Global Warming

Researchers evaluating the effects of the Montreal Protocol claim that without the global CFC ban, we would already be living in a “scorched earth” reality.…
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