The start-ups working on cheap innovation

Devina Gupta Business reporter Mansukh Prajapati An earthquake changed the life of Mansukh Prajapati For Mansukh Prajapati, childhood in the western Indian city of Morbi began before sunrise, with a six-mile walk to collect clay for their family business. “My father was a potter,” he recalls. Often he would wake up to the rhythmic sound…

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Listening to electrons talk | ScienceDaily

Researchers from the MPIK present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The experimental accuracy reached a level of 0.5 parts per billion. Using an enhanced interelectronic QED method, the theoretical prediction for the g-factor reached a precision…

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Horse charity calls on NHS to fund child wellbeing services

Kelly Morgan BBC News, West of England Listen: How horses help young people facing emotional and mental health challenges A charity has called on the NHS to fund equine-assisted services which help children with their emotions and mental health. Cotswolds-based Horses for Wellbeing helps young people develop trust, emotional regulation and confidence. Its users told…

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The secrets of public speaking

People who enjoy public speaking are luckier than they realise. A much-publicised survey from the 1970s claimed that Americans feared it more than death. In 2012 Karen Dwyer and Marlina Davidson of the University of Nebraska Omaha published a paper that tried to replicate the result. They found that things were less dramatic than that—but…

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