Disney World exploring foot tracking technology
Disney World may one day be able to keep track of its theme-park visitors by their feet.
Business
Aug 1, 2016
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Judge tosses patent verdict against Apple, orders new trials
A federal judge has tossed out a jury's decision calling for Apple to pay $625.6 million in damages to a Nevada company that claims Apple infringed on its patents for technology used in Apple services like FaceTime and iMessage.
Business
Aug 1, 2016
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Research shows how cells handle big trash pickup
Everyone would rather cook than take out the garbage. Perhaps that's why biochemists learned how cells make proteins 70 years ago, but are just now learning how they get rid of proteins that are no longer needed or no longer ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 1, 2016
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'Abzu' game creator finds endless inspiration in the sea
After designing grassy knolls and desert vistas for the landmark artsy video games "Flower" and "Journey," there was only one place video game designer Matt Nava wanted to go next: underwater.
Software
Aug 1, 2016
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Real and artificially generated 3-D films are nearly impossible to distinguish
For viewers it seems to be very difficult to tell the difference between real and artificially rendered 3-D films. Psychologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have studied the effects of various technologies ...
Hardware
Aug 1, 2016
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Iron catalysts can modify amino acids, peptides to create new drug candidates
For medicinal chemists, making tweaks to peptide structures is key to developing new drug candidates. Now, researchers have demonstrated that two iron-containing small-molecule catalysts can help turn certain types of amino ...
Biochemistry
Aug 1, 2016
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NASA Spots Typhoon Nida's rainfall, approach to China
NASA satellites provided a look at Typhoon Nida's size, clouds, rainfall and cloud heights as it approached southeastern China.
Earth Sciences
Aug 1, 2016
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New high-temperature device captures a broader solar wavelength spectrum, improves solar cell efficiency
The photovoltaic (PV) cells in traditional solar cells convert sunlight efficiently within a narrow range of wavelengths determined by the material used in the PV cells. This limits their efficiency, as long wavelengths of ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 1, 2016
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Tesla's deal for SolarCity could speed sustainable energy
Tesla wants to put its car and energy storage businesses under one solar-powered roof.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 1, 2016
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Examining embryo-like fossils from the Ediacaran Doushantuo formation, South China
The origin and early evolution of animals have been a fascinating topic since Charles Darwin. Definite early animal fossils largely appear from early Cambrian, so the fossil records are often interpreted as documenting a ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 1, 2016
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