Turkey lifts controversial YouTube ban
Turkey lifted a controversial ban on YouTube on Tuesday, days after the country's top court ruled that it breached the right to free speech.
Internet
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Carbon-capture breakthrough: Porous material polymerizes carbon dioxide at natural gas wellheads
Rice University scientists have created an Earth-friendly way to separate carbon dioxide from natural gas at wellheads.
Polymers
Jun 3, 2014
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Palmer amaranth threatens Midwest farm economy, researchers report
An invasive weed that has put some southern cotton farmers out of business is now finding its way across the Midwest – and many corn and soybean growers don't yet appreciate the threat, University of Illinois researchers ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2014
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Toxic computer waste in the developing world
As the developing world continues to develop, standards of living and access to technology increases. Unfortunately, as personal computers, laptops and mobile phones become increasingly common so the problem of recycling ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2014
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Just add water: 3-D silicon shapes fold themselves when wetted by microscopic droplets
Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands have taken the precise art of origami down to the microscopic scale. Using only a drop of water, the scientists have folded flat sheets of silicon nitride into ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 3, 2014
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Physicists test aerodynamics of soccer ball types prior to World Cup (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —A pair of physicists with Japan's University of Tsukuba has tested the aerodynamics of several types of soccer balls to determine which fly the most true when kicked. Sungchan Hong and Takeshi Asai report their ...
Research shows bees might create cognitive maps
(Phys.org) —How do bees find their way home? Until now, scientists thought bees navigated by calculating their position relative to that of the sun. Randolf Menzel of the Free University of Berlin and colleagues tested ...
3000 year old trousers discovered in Chinese grave oldest ever found
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers working in the ancient Yanghai graveyard in China's Tarim Basin has uncovered what appears to be the earliest example of trouser wearing. The research team has published a paper in the ...
Citing wireless trends, AT&T raises sales outlook
AT&T boosted its full-year revenue forecast Tuesday, citing strong wireless trends.
Business
Jun 3, 2014
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SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD delivers highest possible consistent, real-world performance
SanDisk Corporation today announced the availability of its new SanDisk Extreme PRO SSD—a drive designed for gamers, PC enthusiasts and media professionals who demand the highest possible consistent, real-world performance1. ...
Hardware
Jun 3, 2014
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