Hulu adds CBS for upcoming live TV streaming service
Hulu is teaming up with CBS to add three of the network's channels to its upcoming live TV streaming service.
Telecom
Jan 4, 2017
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Research identifies icy ridges on Pluto
Using a model similar to what meteorologists use to forecast weather on Earth and a computer simulation of the physics of evaporating ices, a new study published in the journal, Nature by York University's Professor John ...
Space Exploration
Jan 4, 2017
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Researchers discover new mechanism for Type IV pili retraction in Vibrio cholerae
Type IV pili, essential for many pathogens to cause disease, are hair-like appendages that grow out of and are retracted back into bacteria cells, enabling them to move and adhere to surfaces. Although pathogenic bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 4, 2017
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Scientists: Ash cloud from Alaska volcano has dissipated
Scientists say an ash cloud from a remote Alaska volcano that might have gone more than 6 miles into the atmosphere has dissipated after it was tracked north over the Bering Sea.
Earth Sciences
Jan 4, 2017
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Higher pay no enticement to blue-collar politicians, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, increasing politicians' paychecks is not likely to encourage more working-class people to run for office, new research from Duke University finds.
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2017
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Green chemistry: Au naturel catalyst mimics nature to break tenacious carbon-hydrogen bond
A new catalyst for breaking the tough molecular bond between carbon and hydrogen holds the promise of a cleaner, easier and cheaper way to derive products from petroleum, says a researcher at Southern Methodist University, ...
Materials Science
Jan 4, 2017
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Study finds potential instability in Atlantic Ocean water circulation system
One of the world's largest ocean circulation systems may not be as stable as today's weather models predict, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Jan 4, 2017
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What do Google search queries reveal about brand attitudes?
It has been widely thought that brand search volume—the counts of queries that a search engine receives from users that include specific brand names, like "iPhone"—can predict sales for that brand. Google makes this information ...
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2017
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Researcher examines role of nonprofits in community recovery from Deepwater Horizon oil spill
For 87 days starting April 20, 2010, oil flowed freely into the Gulf of Mexico after a deadly explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The disaster spoiled the environment in ...
Environment
Jan 4, 2017
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Faster, cheaper methods to synthesize compounds used in drug discovery
Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing new methods to synthesize groups of chemical compounds to provide faster, less expensive routes to produce the compounds for subsequent use in medical drug discovery ...
Materials Science
Jan 4, 2017
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