(Phys.org) —Space agencies around the world have plans to continue the exploration of the Moon in the next two decades, with ever more sophisticated robots paving the way for astronauts to walk on the lunar surface once ...
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2013
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A group of scientists at the University of Oxford and York are taking their inspiration from plants to develop a solar fuel system, or 'artificial photosynthesis' system (APS) that is more efficient than the process that ...
Materials Science
Jul 3, 2013
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Internet users worried about their personal information being intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies should stop using websites that send data to the United States, Germany's top security official said Wednesday.
Internet
Jul 3, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Suddenly metadata expands from a marketing buzzword heard years ago at think tank seminars about the next information age to mainstream political headlines in 2013. The NSA firestorm has popularized the term ...
The La Brea Tar Pits have stirred the imaginations of scientists and the public alike for over a century. But the amount of time it took for ancient animals to become buried in asphalt after enduring their gruesome deaths ...
Archaeology
Jul 3, 2013
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Tweezers are a handy instrument when it comes to removing a splinter or plucking an eyebrow. In new research, Hao Yan and his colleagues at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute describe a pair of tweezers shrunk ...
Biochemistry
Jul 3, 2013
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Just before hundreds of Bay Area Rapid Transit workers went on strike, the online ridesharing network Avego (ah-VAY'-goh) bought a new Web address: bartstrike.com.
Software
Jul 3, 2013
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Nearly 80 years ago Richmond revolutionized the beer world. For it was in this Southern city in 1935 that canned beer—complete with how-to instructions—was first sold.
Other
Jul 3, 2013
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Honda Motor Co.'s walking, talking interactive robot is running into glitches in its new job as a museum guide in Tokyo.
Robotics
Jul 3, 2013
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In America, Kim Dotcom is a racketeering suspect. In New Zealand on Wednesday, he was the prime minister's debate partner.
Internet
Jul 3, 2013
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