Research Papers

Research Initiatives Collaboration Between SRNL, Chernobyl Laboratory

3 Sep 2010

Under a recently signed agreement, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the Ukraine's International Radioecology Laboratory (IRL) will collaborate on radiation ecology research, including projects in the region impacted by the catastrophic accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 24 years ago. Researchers at IRL use the area around Chernobyl as ...

Papers Turns iPad Into a Scholarly Study Buddy

3 Sep 2010

Like it not, we live in the Information Age. As such, we're almost always researching something. Which means we're almost always looking for some place to stash our research where we can find it again. Papers will give you that place on the iPad. Papers is a vertical app targeted at scientific and academic researchers, but it can be valuable to anyone doing any kind of research.

Two Papers, Two Different Worries About Twenty-Somethings

3 Sep 2010

The Millennials: clearly, something is wrong with them. But what is it? The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have both attempted to dissect today's young adults, drawing on a bit of sociology, economics, and psychoanalysis. Even if you believe the thesis of Millennial exceptionalism is balderdash, it's fascinating to examine how these competing publications have come away with sharply ...