Video game goodies are new frontier for Deutsche Boerse
Magic armour and virtual hats will soon join Siemens, Volkswagen and other blue chips in trading on the German stock market.
Business
Dec 1, 2016
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More frequent, more intense and longer-lasting storms cause heavier spring rain in central US
Intense storms have become more frequent and longer-lasting in the Great Plains and Midwest in the last 35 years. What has fueled these storms? The temperature difference between the Southern Great Plains and the Atlantic ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2016
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A friend of a friend is... a dense network
It's a familiar request in the digital age: one of your friends on social media has a friend who wants to be your friend. Frequent linking among friends of friends can cause a rapid increase in social network connectivity.
General Physics
Dec 1, 2016
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What do Netflix, Google and planetary systems have in common?
Machine learning is a powerful tool used for a variety of tasks in modern life, from fraud detection and sorting spam in Google, to making movie recommendations on Netflix.
Astronomy
Dec 1, 2016
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Researchers report large-scale changes in insect species inhabiting streams, rivers
Scientists from Utah State University and the US Environmental Protection Agency discovered that the frequencies of occurrence of hundreds of insect species inhabiting streams have been altered relative to the conditions ...
Ecology
Dec 1, 2016
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Controlling chain conformations to enhance electronic devices
Controlling the way fluorinated polymer chains twist and turn may enable fast and flexible electrical circuits, according to collaborative research conducted at Penn State. The findings may offer substantial impact on the ...
Polymers
Dec 1, 2016
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Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features
Dramatic climate cycles on early Mars, triggered by buildup of greenhouse gases, may be the key to understanding how liquid water left its mark on the planet's surface, according to a team of planetary scientists.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2016
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Computer learns to recognize sounds by watching video
In recent years, computers have gotten remarkably good at recognizing speech and images: Think of the dictation software on most cellphones, or the algorithms that automatically identify people in photos posted to Facebook.
Computer Sciences
Dec 1, 2016
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Study shows many lakes getting murkier, but gives hope for improvement
A study of more than 5,000 Wisconsin lakes shows that nearly a quarter of them have become murkier in the past two decades. It also shows this trend could get worse as a changing climate leads to increased precipitation.
Environment
Dec 1, 2016
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Team designs new material to better store hydrogen fuel
A Florida State University researcher has designed new materials that could be used to store hydrogen fuel more efficiently in vehicles or other devices that use clean energy.
Materials Science
Dec 1, 2016
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