To work with computational models is to work in a world of unknowns: Models that simulate complex physical processes—from Earth's changing climate to the performance of hypersonic combustion engines—are staggeringly complex, ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 16, 2015
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LISA Pathfinder will pave the way for future missions by testing in flight the very concept of gravitational wave detection: it will put two test masses in a near-perfect gravitational free-fall and control and measure their ...
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2015
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Only three local stars appear in this image, quartered by right-angled diffraction spikes. Everything besides them is a galaxy; floating like a swarm of microbes in a drop of water, and brought into view here not by a microscope, ...
Astronomy
Nov 16, 2015
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The first sequencing of ancient genomes extracted from human remains that date back to the Late Upper Palaeolithic period over 13,000 years ago has revealed a previously unknown "fourth strand" of ancient European ancestry.
Archaeology
Nov 16, 2015
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If you've ever been captivated by slow-motion footage on a wildlife documentary, or you've shuddered when similar technology is used to replay highlights from a boxing match, you'll know how impressive advancements in ultra-fast ...
General Physics
Nov 16, 2015
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Hustling to bring cars that drive themselves to a road near you, Google finds itself somewhere that has frustrated many before: Waiting on the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 16, 2015
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They've been popularized in movies, television and video games, but giant fighting robots still haven't left the realm of science fiction. That will soon change.
Robotics
Nov 16, 2015
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At the Lighthouse Grace Academy in Nairobi's downmarket Kwangware suburb, yellow school t-shirts carry the slogan 'To Fear God is Wisdom', but in their hands pupils clutch a more worldly path to knowledge: tablet computers.
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2015
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Since it awoke in August from a 138-year slumber, Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano has become one of the most-watched in the world, holding wary locals and fascinated scientists in thrall.
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2015
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New research using advanced computer modeling sheds light on how behaviors may become "contagious" in large groups, showing that the memory of one individual can indirectly influence that of another via shared social connections. ...
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2015
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