Why Johnny Can’t Read: Schools Favor Girls

An eye-popping literacy gap between boys and girls cuts across socioeconomic lines, a new study shows.

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Studies have long shown that boys in the United States and around the world do not read or write as well as girls. There are several reasons, according to [...]

Nano Lube Could Make Ultra-Dense Memory Possible

A new way to reduce friction at the nanoscale could enable the commercialization of nano mechanical devices, including ones for data storage.
Researchers have helped to smooth the way for memory chips that are 10 to 100 times denser than today’s devices, by developing a way to cut down on friction at the nanoscale.
The method [...]