Seeking another Earth, by the numbers
In a room with concrete block walls from which he can barely see the sky, Drake Deming explores the heavens.
Astronomy
Dec 6, 2013
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Your phone is talking behind your back to your doctors
Your phone knows everything about you - how much you walk, talk and what level of Candy Crush you're stuck on - but soon it could be spilling secrets to your doctor.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 6, 2013
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Huge grains of copper promote better graphene growth
To technology insiders, graphene is a certified big deal. The one-atom thick carbon-based material elicits rhapsodic descriptions as the strongest, thinnest material known. It also is light, flexible, and able to conduct ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 6, 2013
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Coal yields plenty of graphene quantum dots
The prospect of turning coal into fluorescent particles may sound too good to be true, but the possibility exists, thanks to scientists at Rice University.
Nanomaterials
Dec 6, 2013
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Valve engineer builds mouth-mouse and butt controller from other gadgets (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —Valve engineer Ben Krasnow is clearly one of those guys that sees things differently than the rest of us. How many people would look at an optical trackball, for example, and think to themself, hey, maybe I could ...
The little black box bringing the internet to Kenya
The BRCK is, in a sense, just like the archetypal little black box. It does what you need and you don't have to worry about its inner workings.
Telecom
Dec 6, 2013
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Structural batteries – a unique compromise for lighter electric cars
The weight of the battery is one of the largest obstacles to overcome for electric and hybrid vehicles. By using the battery as part of the chassis significant weight reductions are possible. In a recently completed EU/FP7-funded ...
Engineering
Dec 6, 2013
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The heat is on... or off: Having the sense to cut office energy bills
Office buildings have an enormous carbon footprint, but often energy is being wasted maintaining empty rooms and spaces at a comfortable temperature. Research to be published in the International Journal of Communication ...
Engineering
Dec 6, 2013
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Heavy air pollution hits Shanghai, delaying flights
China's commercial hub Shanghai was blanketed by dense smog Friday, delaying flights and spurring sales of face masks.
Environment
Dec 6, 2013
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Smashing protons into lead ions creates quark-gluon plasma that behaves like liquid
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland is best known for its discovery of the Higgs boson, formed during collisions between bunches of protons travelling close ...
Plasma Physics
Dec 6, 2013
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