What would your ideal robot be like? One that can change nappies and tell bedtime stories to your child? Perhaps you'd prefer a butler that can polish silver and mix the perfect cocktail? Or maybe you'd prefer a companion ...
Robotics
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An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg has discovered one of the richest graves from the Late Bronze Age ever found on the island of Cyprus. The grave and its offering pit, located adjacent the Bronze ...
Archaeology
Aug 10, 2016
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The European aviation sector is planning to introduce satellite communication between aircraft and the ground, resulting in fewer zig-zag flight paths, reductions in CO2 emissions, and saved time and money. Norwegian researchers ...
Engineering
Aug 10, 2016
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Blankets of multi-layer insulation (MLI) are used to cover satellite surfaces to help insulate them from orbital temperature extremes. These are the reason that satellites often look as though they've been covered in shiny ...
Engineering
Aug 10, 2016
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Michigan Technological University scientists have developed a process that could lead to stickier—and better—gene therapy drugs.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 10, 2016
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The upconversion of photons allows for a more efficient use of light: Two photons are converted into a single photon having higher energy. Researchers at KIT now showed for the first time that the inner interfaces between ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 10, 2016
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Creating and examining 10,296 mutants of a ribozyme leads to a better understanding of these widespread but understudied RNA molecules.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 10, 2016
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We can't yet send holographic videos to Obi-Wan Kenobi on our droid, but A*STAR researchers have got us a little bit closer by creating holograms from an array of silicon structures that work throughout the visible spectrum.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 10, 2016
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Scientists at the MPQ (Garching) and MPIPKS (Dresden) have developed a novel technique to let atoms interact over large distances.
Quantum Physics
Aug 10, 2016
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In a paper published by the journal JHEP today, the MoEDAL experiment at CERN1 narrows the window of where to search for a hypothetical particle, the magnetic monopole. Over the last decades, experiments have been trying ...
General Physics
Aug 10, 2016
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