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Is inflation creating a ‘new normal’ of high food prices?

The price of food has been rising exponentially. Tahteana DeRosa, a security officer for the past half-year at Northeastern, has adapted her selections at the...

Why was my flight canceled?

Don’t expect the flight cancellations and delays that plagued the July Fourth weekend to end any time soon. Ravi Sarathy, professor of international business and...

What do tampons and fireworks have in common? Latest supply chain pain

What do tampons and fireworks have in common? Well, the two items are in short supply as we approach our next federal holiday — Independence...

Scientists develop first perovskite solar cell that could last for over 30 years

Princeton Engineering researchers have developed the first perovskite solar cell with a commercially viable lifetime, marking a major milestone for an emerging class of...

How inflation is influencing the way we think and behave

Driven largely by soaring gas prices, inflation reached levels not seen in decades over the last year, according to new Consumer Price Index data. Prices...

Ukraine war, COVID lockdowns and inflation will slow economy, but no recession yet

According to the UCLA Anderson Forecast, several economic impediments — including the Russia–Ukraine war, COVID-19 lockdowns in China, supply chain constraints and inflation —...

Why Mastercard’s new face recognition payment system raises concerns

Mastercard's "smile to pay" system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts. It is being trialed in Brazil, with future...

Baby formula is arriving from overseas. Will it curb the crisis?

A military cargo plane delivered 78,000 pounds of baby formula to Indianapolis from Europe on Sunday, with another shipment expected to arrive from Germany...

Satellite navigation’s new player: Europe’s Galileo

Since the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957; the earth-to-space traffic hasn't stopped. Numerous technologies are now connected...

What’s in your weed? The label doesn’t tell you much

Labels like indica, sativa and hybrid—commonly used to distinguish one category of cannabis from another—tell consumers little about what’s in their product and could...