Wearers of cochlear implants and hearing aids often have difficulty teasing out what someone is saying over "babble"—the cacophony of other talkers—and other ambient sounds. New York University researchers have devised ...
Engineering
May 3, 2016
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With documented public water problems in Flint, Mich., and Hoosick Falls, N.Y., caused by corrosion, understanding how copper is affected at the atomic level is critical to avoiding problems in future pipes. Corrosion-related ...
Materials Science
May 3, 2016
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An older technology once de rigueur for preventing spacecraft gadgetry from getting too hot or too cold has been resurrected and repurposed for an emerging class of small satellites now playing an increasingly larger role ...
Space Exploration
May 3, 2016
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced it has bought an Italian firm specializing in connecting smart objects in the Internet of Things (IoT), continuing its push into cloud computing.
Business
May 3, 2016
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A class of 150 US 7th graders has helped select a name for a newly discovered plant, which amazes with its fruits that appear to be bleeding once they are cut open. Bucknell University biology professor Chris Martine and ...
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2016
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A judge on Tuesday refused to overturn a judicial order suspending service by the messaging service WhatsApp in Brazil for 72 hours.
Business
May 3, 2016
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Researchers know that several proteins are involved in oyster shell formation, but how expression of these proteins is controlled is not well understood. Now investigators report that they have identified a protein called ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2016
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After April showers, we get May flowers—just in time for Mother's Day. Sadly, after a few days, that wonderful bouquet may start wilting.
Other
May 3, 2016
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The southeastern United States should, by all means, be relatively quiet in terms of seismic activity. It's located in the interior of the North American Plate, far away from plate boundaries where earthquakes usually occur. ...
Earth Sciences
May 3, 2016
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New Hampshire's U.S. senators have introduced a bill for the creation of a coin in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring Christa McAuliffe, who was picked to be the first ...
Space Exploration
May 3, 2016
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