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LIBRARY Readers ALERT: A Semi-monthly Service for Students |
Author: Catherine Kwok
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 261 – Drone Uber
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| 05 Apr 2017 |
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MAGAZINE STORIES 1. Hsu, Jeremy. “7-Eleven drone deliveries to rise in 2017,” |
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 254 – Ig Nobel Prizes
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| LIBRARY Readers ALERT: A Semi-monthly Service for Students MAGAZINE STORIES 1. “Books of the Year 2016,” The Economist (December 10, 2016)See what The Economist considers the best books of the year. They are an eclectic batch, covering many topics: politics, economics, history, language, microbiology, and even medieval European manuscripts. If the Library doesn’t have a print or e-copy of the book, you can search and request via HKALL, or ask the Library to purchase a copy. The Economist is available electronically at |
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 251 – Big Fat Surprise
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| 02 Nov 2016 |
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MAGAZINE STORIES 1. Wilson, C. “ How much water should you drink a day? Your throat will tell you,” |
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 225 – Large Hadron Collider
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| 08 Apr 2015 |
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LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 219 – Plastic-Eating Mushrooms
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| 07 Jan 2015 |
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1. Vergano, Dan. “5 ways Einstein was a regular guy,” National Geographic is available electronically at |
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 215 — Ebola Fact Sheet
MAGAZINE STORIES
1. Walsh, Fergus. “Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant,”
BBC News. (October 21, 2014)
A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. The treatment, a world first, was carried out by surgeons in Poland in collaboration with scientists in London.
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 197
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| 06 Nov 2013 |
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1. “Unreliable research – trouble at the lab,” Are journals neglecting to publish articles verifying or repudiating scientific results, or those reporting negative results? This article from The Economist raises some troubling questions. |
Book Exchange in Refreshment Zone
If you have a good book to give away, you can leave it at the Book Exchange trolley. It is parked next to the drinking fountain in LC Refreshment Zone. Leave one, take one; it’s free, it’s green.
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 185
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1. Kaur, S. “How is Internet of the 3D printed products going to affect our lives?” |
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 179
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1. Traub, James. “Adapt or die,” Hurricane Sandy has occupied the international headlines for days. It has caused over 100 lives and substantial economic loss. People are forced to face the inevitable climate change and rethink how we can adapt to it. Different countries undertake on-going adaptation projects to combat the increasing magnitude of natural disasters. |
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 177
MAGAZINE STORIES
1. Rousseau, Steve. “Red river: NASA’s Mars rover discovers direct evidence of flowing water,”
Popular Mechanics (published online September 27, 2012)
NASA’s Curiosity Rover made its first major discovery, sending back pictures of tiny rounded pebbles, the iron proof that a stream once flowed through the planet’s surface. The pebbles not only suggest liquid water was on the Red Planet, but that they were part of a stream that had been flowing for quite some time.
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 176
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| 26 Sep 2012 |
MAGAZINE STORIES1. Ferreira, Becky. “Nanobots on Mars,” The article discusses research into nanobots, or microrobots, for the exploration of Mars and other planets. An overview of projects related to robots and space exploration is presented, including electronic communications array research conducted by physicist John Barker, TETwalker robots developed by NASA’s Autonomous Nanotechnological Swarm (ANTS) program, and the Networked TerraXplorer Mars base developed by engineer Constantinos Mavroidis. |
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 175
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| 12 Sep 2012 |
MAGAZINE STORIES1. Nadis, Steve. “Out there if the aliens have cities, will we be able to see them?” Up until now, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has primarily involved listening for radio signals deliberately or inadvertently sent by alien cultures into space. Recently, astrophysicists saw city-spotting as an alternative way to hunt for ET. They suggested to seek alien civilizations by searching for the lights from extraterrestrial cities. One virtue of the scheme was that it made few assumptions about the aliens. They didn’t have to be beaming messages at us; they merely had to share our fondness for artificial light, something common to every modern society on Earth. |
LIBRARY Readers ALERT no. 174
LIBRARY Readers ALERT: A Semi-monthly Service for Students
no. 174 (23 May 2012)
MAGAZINE STORIES
1. “Still in second gear; Chinese carmakers,”
The Economist vol. 403, no. 8783 (May 5, 2012): p. 62-63.
Some of China’s leading carmakers including SAIC, Geely, Chery, JAC and Great Wall are beginning to establish their brands overseas. Last November, models from SAIC and Geely won high marks in crash tests by a European safety agency. Styling, however, is their weakest point. The Chinese government’s dream of dominating the world car market still seems distant.
The Economist is available electronically at
http://catalog.ust.hk/catalog/bib/b599666