Deep radio imaging by researchers in the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape, in South Africa, has revealed that supermassive black holes in a region of the distant universe are all spinning out radio ...
Astronomy
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To astronomers' relief, NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has won another reprieve.
Astronomy
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A collaborative research team has found humanoid robotics and computer avatars could help rehabilitate people suffering from social disorders such as schizophrenia or social phobia. It is thanks to the theory of similarity, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2016
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The robots are coming—to help run your life or sell you stuff—at an online texting service near you.
Internet
Apr 11, 2016
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A researcher from the University of Bath has been awarded a new grant to develop an innovative way of assessing a key stage of the production of steel, greatly benefitting the competitiveness of the UK and EU steel industry.
Engineering
Apr 11, 2016
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Simon Fraser University scientists have developed a new way to exterminate rats by identifying and synthetically replicating the male brown rat's sex pheromone. The chemical is a powerful attractant for luring female brown ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2016
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Planet-hunting is an ongoing process that's resulting in the discovery of more and more planets orbiting distant stars. But as the hunters learn more about the variety among the tremendous number of predicted planets out ...
Astronomy
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Billions of people around the world rely on polluting and inefficient kerosene lamps for household lighting. Yet transitioning away from kerosene and reducing the associated impacts is more complicated than simply supplying ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 11, 2016
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A new IIASA study proposes a solution for mitigating the increasingly risky nature of financial markets, based on an analysis of systemic risk in financial networks.
Economics & Business
Apr 11, 2016
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A scientist from The Australian National University (ANU) is helping set up an international network to use surveillance camera networks and drone data to spy on trees.
Environment
Apr 11, 2016
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