How Hollywood studios woo the hottest companies in video-streaming
For nearly 100 years, the Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood has carved out a place at the technological forefront of show business.
Business
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How bioceramics could help fight gum disease
Severe gum disease known as periodontitis can lead to tooth loss, and treating it remains a challenge. But new approaches involving silicon nitride, a ceramic material used in spinal implants, could be on the way. The surface ...
Biochemistry
Apr 6, 2016
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So long lithium, hello bacteria batteries?
As renewable energy sources grow, so does the demand for new ways to store the resulting energy at low-cost and in environmentally friendly ways. Now scientists report in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 6, 2016
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New spectroscopy of 10-Lambda-Be hypernucleus redefines the reference data of Lambda hypernuclei
A team of international researchers has successfully measured precise binding energy of a 10ΛBe hypernucleus made of four protons (ρ), five neutrons (n) and and a Lambda (Λ) particle, at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator ...
General Physics
Apr 6, 2016
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Counting the billion dollar cost of racism in Australia
The cost of racial discrimination has had a dollar figure placed on it for the first time thanks to landmark research by Deakin University funded by VicHealth and the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2016
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Psychologists uncover list of characteristics shared across cultures in N. America that shape today's vision of 'wisdom'
Benjamin Franklin, Socrates, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa: All well-recognized names. In a recent study from Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers studying Americans and Canadians found preferences ...
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2016
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Explainer: What is a dirty bomb and how dangerous is it?
The worrying news that individuals affiliated with the so-called Islamic State have undertaken hostile surveillance at a Belgian nuclear research facility has created growing speculation about the group's nuclear ambitions.
Other
Apr 6, 2016
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New database gives scientists hope for helping coral reefs
With the future of coral reefs threatened now more than ever, researchers have announced the release of a new global database that enables scientists and managers to more quickly and effectively help corals survive their ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2016
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Insect eyes enable drones to fly independently
After studying how insects navigate through dense vegetation, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have come up with a system that can be applied to flying robots. By adapting the system to drones, they can be made to ...
Robotics
Apr 6, 2016
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Dragons out of the dark: 6 new species of dragon millipedes discovered in Chinese caves
Six new species of Chinese dragon millipedes, including species living exclusively in caves, are described as a result of an international cooperation of research institutes from China, Russia and Germany. These cave species ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2016
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