How to root out shadow IT and maximize SaaS investments
Technology

How to root out shadow IT and maximize SaaS investments

Shadow IT has emerged because of the growing reliance on SaaS: SaaS apps purchased by individual employees without the knowledge or consent of their company’s…
PSR B1257+12 – a Millisecond Pulsar
Astronomy

PSR B1257+12 – a Millisecond Pulsar

PSR B1257+12 is a millisecond pulsar located 2,300 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Virgo, rotating at approximately 161 times per second (faster than…
Savannah Chimpanzees Serve as a Paradigm for Studying Human Evolution
Biology

Savannah Chimpanzees Serve as a Paradigm for Studying Human Evolution

Except for rare populations of chimpanzees that live in savannahs, which have high temperatures and limited seasonal rainfall, most great apes require lush forests in…
Making Sustainable Fuel from Plastic Grocery Bags
Chemistry

Making Sustainable Fuel from Plastic Grocery Bags

Plastic bags and gasoline are two products that environmentalists frequently urge the public to abandon for the sake of the planet. Scientists believe they have…
Calcium Phosphide (Properties, Uses)
Chemistry

Calcium Phosphide (Properties, Uses)

Calcium phosphide (CP) is a chemical used in incendiary bombs that comes in the form of a red-brown crystalline powder or grey lumps with a…
Reserve Currency
Finance

Reserve Currency

A reserve currency is a foreign currency that central banks or other monetary authorities hold in significant quantities as part of their foreign exchange reserves.…
Perfect Perovskites are Now Possible with a New Technique
Chemistry

Perfect Perovskites are Now Possible with a New Technique

A new technique has been developed that allows researchers to synthesize a perovskite solar material, characterize its crystal structure, and test its light response all…
Evidence of a Decreased Atmosphere on Ancient Mars has been Discovered by Planetary Scientists
Astronomy

Evidence of a Decreased Atmosphere on Ancient Mars has been Discovered by Planetary Scientists

Both Earth and Mars now have oxidizing atmospheres, which is why rust (a popular term for iron oxide) forms during the oxidation reaction of iron…
Sodium Cyanide – a Poisonous Compound
Chemistry

Sodium Cyanide – a Poisonous Compound

Sodium cyanide, abbreviated NaCN, is a poisonous compound. It is a cyanide salt with an equal amount of sodium cations and cyanide anions. It is…
The Diet and Hunting Patterns of Polar Bears may be Indicators of Climate Change
Zoology

The Diet and Hunting Patterns of Polar Bears may be Indicators of Climate Change

How are polar bears and their marine animal prey in the Arctic being affected by rising temperatures and the loss of sea ice? A study…
Looking for a Little Natural Illumination Check out This $45 Bioluminescent Orb
Technology

Looking for a Little Natural Illumination Check out This $45 Bioluminescent Orb

Are you a big fan of the outdoors? Do you find that nature inspires you in ways that you cannot explain? You need to surround…
Learn what happens after you sell your startup at SaaS
Business

Learn what happens after you sell your startup at SaaS

Every startup seems to have the same goal: to go public, and if that is not possible, acquired. In many circumstances, a sale allows a…
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