Holy bat detector! Ecologists develop first Europe-wide bat ID tool
Wikipedia back online after brief service cut
Popular online knowledge trove Wikipedia was back online Monday after a fiber optic cable connection between its two US data centers was severed, causing an hour-long service outage.
Aug 06, 2012
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Researcher sees how forests thrive after fires and volcanoes
Microswimmers: Micron-scale swimming robots could deliver drugs, carry cargo using simple motion
(Phys.org) -- When you’re just a few microns long, swimming can be difficult. At that size scale, the viscosity of water is more like that of honey, and momentum can’t be relied upon to maintain ...
Aug 06, 2012
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Substantial water pollution risks from hydraulic fracturing: research
Stony Brook University scientists have found that the disposal of contaminated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing – commonly known as “fracking” – wells producing natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region ...
Aug 06, 2012
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Extreme plasma theories put to the test
The first controlled studies of extremely hot, dense matter have overthrown the widely accepted 50-year old model used to explain how ions influence each other's behavior in a dense plasma. The results should ...
Aug 06, 2012
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Computer science professor to release comprehensive 3-D deformable object library for free
On Monday, Aug. 6, USC Professor Jernej Barbič will release the world's most comprehensive library of 3D deformable modeling software for free open source download.
Aug 06, 2012
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New technique improves rendering of smoke, dust and participating media
Computer graphic artists often struggle to render smoke and dust in a way that makes a scene look realistic, but researchers at Disney Research, Zürich, Karlsruhe Technical Institute in Germany, and the ...
Aug 06, 2012
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NASA sees a strengthening Tropical Storm Ernesto
Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to track through the Caribbean and satellite data and NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft revealed a strengthening storm mid-day on Monday, August 6. NASA infrared data revealed ...
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Researchers unlock secret of the rare 'twinned rainbow'
Scientists have yet to fully unravel the mysteries of rainbows, but a group of researchers from Disney Research, Zürich, UC San Diego, Universidad de Zaragoza, and Horley, UK, have used simulations of ...
Aug 06, 2012
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Movement-limited toddler gets 3-D-printed magic arms (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- A disabled toddler suffering from Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) is able to pick up objects and play, not only thanks to her research team of doctors at the Nemours/duPont Hospital ...
Aug 06, 2012
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NASA sees Typhoon Haikui approaching China in visible and infrared light
Two NASA satellites have captured data on the activity of Typhoon Haikui as it nears the China coast. NASA's Terra satellite provided a visible look at the storm, while NASA's Aqua satellite investigated it ...
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World Bank unveils carbon incentive plan in Philippines
The World Bank said on Monday it plans to buy carbon credits from pig farms in the Philippines, helping farmers generate extra income by setting up environment friendly waste treatment facilities.
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Sharp shares hit by reports of Hon Hai deal rethink
Shares in Japan's Sharp, which slumped 28 percent at the end of last week after a poor earnings report, fell further Monday after Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision said it would renegotiate a deal to invest in it.
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Aqua satellite shows strongest side of Tropical Storm 13W
When NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared view of the northwestern Pacific's latest tropical storm, Tropical Storm 13W, the data revealed the bulk of the heavy rainfall on the northern side of the center.
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