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Husker biologists found that the webs of funnel-weaving spiders transmit vibrations differently in response to increased local environmental noise.
This flexibility in web transmission properties suggests that the spiders may intentionally spin their webs differently to manage surrounding noise and receive crucial sensory information.
The study marks a major advance in understanding animals' management of environmental noise and paves the way for research on parallel strategies in other animals.
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Fondo de Impacto Social (FIS) has invested 15m into the Global Social Impact Fund II (GSIF Spain) GSIF Spain supports SME's contributing to the economic and social inclusion of vulnerable communities...more
Hannah: As the first legally blind student to attend the Harvard Graduate School of Design, I began Remarcation as a way to think about the accessibility problems I was facing in the built...more
Heat stress leads to a decline in milk yield across the US, resulting in substantial financial losses.Smaller farms, particularly those with fewer than 100 cows, suffered more significant losses than...more
Northwestern and Cemex team up to harness electricity and CO2 to grow sand-like materials in seawater.The resulting substances are flakier and more porous or denser and harder.Calcium carbonate...more
The Baltic Sea is evolving into a 'built seascape' Offshore wind farms, subsea cables, and digital monitoring systems are expanding rapidly.Offshore infrastructure is essential for economic growth...more
COMP0LIVE has crafted a strong business plan to scale its innovation.The LIFE programme and C2M (Close-to-Market) support played a crucial role in making the project viable.The team is focusing on...more
Real PM has built a strong reputation for delivery of project management and planning solutions in commercial, residential, hospitality, education, infrastructure, retail, and mixed-use...more
New state plan aims to capitalize on funding from an economic development bond bill.Plan aims to support companies developing climate-focused technologies.Massachusetts Clean Energy Center developed...more
Two immersive VR experiences offer Arizona residents an interactive way to explore advanced water purification, or AWP, plants.Viewers learn about state-of-the-art water recycling methods that were...more
The dune-dike solution is a hybrid system that pairs the natural buffering capacity of sand dunes with the strength of engineered dikes.It offers an adaptable and sustainable means of coastal...more
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Sustainable Principles for an Innovating Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles, an agreement signed by 34 banks, including the original eight of the nation’s leading banks, that covered nine key areas: environmental and social risk management, environmental and social footprint, human rights, women’s economic empowerment, financial inclusion, environmental and social governance, capacity building, collaborative partnerships and reporting.