US astronauts complete spacewalk for ISS maintenance
Two US astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully completed a spacewalk Thursday to make repairs and install new equipment.
Space Exploration
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Skyfit app puts personal trainer in your pocket
Two months ago, I was bombarded by Instagram ads for a subscription fitness app named Skyfit. The app promised, with the help of professional trainers who coach with just their voices, to do the impossible: eliminate the ...
Software
Sep 1, 2016
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'Gambling' wolves take more risks than dogs
Would you rather get 100 euros for certain, or have a fifty-fifty chance of receiving either 200 euros or nothing? Most choose the first, as humans tend to be "risk-averse", preferring a guaranteed pay-off over the possibility ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 1, 2016
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Judge says Tesla can't sell directly to Missouri customers
Electric car maker Tesla Motors cannot bypass dealerships and sell vehicles directly to Missouri customers, a judge ruled Wednesday in another setback to the company's efforts to cut the middleman out of its deals.
Business
Sep 1, 2016
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University suggests students not drink water because of lead
A New Jersey university has disconnected water fountains and handed out bottled water in dorms after finding elevated lead levels.
Environment
Sep 1, 2016
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Drugs in the water? Don't blame the students
With nearly sixty percent of American adults now taking prescription medications—from antidepressants to cholesterol treatments—there is growing concern about how many drugs are flowing through wastewater treatment facilities ...
Environment
Sep 1, 2016
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Romanian hacker gets four-year sentence in US
A Romanian hacker who went by the online moniker "Guccifer" got four years and four months in prison Monday for releasing private emails, medical data and financial information from senior political figures, including Bush ...
Security
Sep 1, 2016
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Engineers treat printed graphene with lasers to enable paper electronics
The researchers in Jonathan Claussen's lab at Iowa State University (who like to call themselves nanoengineers) have been looking for ways to use graphene and its amazing properties in their sensors and other technologies.
Nanomaterials
Sep 1, 2016
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Ceres: The tiny world where volcanoes erupt ice
Ahuna Mons is a volcano that rises 13,000 feet high and spreads 11 miles wide at its base. This would be impressive for a volcano on Earth. But Ahuna Mons stands on Ceres, a dwarf planet less than 600 miles wide that orbits ...
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2016
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Images from Sun's edge reveal origins of solar wind
Ever since the 1950s discovery of the solar wind - the constant flow of charged particles from the sun - there's been a stark disconnect between this outpouring and the sun itself. As it approaches Earth, the solar wind is ...
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2016
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