The thermoelectric effects arise because charge carriers in metals and semiconductors are free to move much like gas molecules, while carrying charge as well as heat. When a temperature gradient is ...

A piece of Cold War history is up for sale in Dakota County, Minnesota. The former NIKE missile site is on the market for $2.25 million. It originally opened in 1959 and was one of four bases ...

It’s become a trendy managerial acronym: VUCA, short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and a catchall for “Hey, it’s crazy out there!” It’s also misleading: VUCA conflates four ...

The 13th Statistical Forum, themed “<em>Measuring Cross-border Economic and Financial Linkages in a Dynamic World</em>,” will be held on November 19–20, 2025 ...

Science fiction, comic book, fantasy, and video game news. A pristine copy of ‘Superman’ No. 1 that was found in an attic sold for $9.12 million at Heritage Auctions, becoming the most expensive comic ...

How do opinions form and change in large groups of people? That's not just a sociological question, it's a mathematical one. Ph.D. candidate Federico Capannoli studied opinion dynamics. He defended ...