Singapore will launch a new electronic payment system using blockchain, the technology behind the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, the city-state's central bank chief said Wednesday.
Internet
Nov 16, 2016
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In a remote valley near the Arctic Circle where the wind whips the coarse yellow grass, China and Iceland are preparing to look to the sky—and a shared future.
Environment
Nov 16, 2016
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Chinese websites are censoring "Kim Fatty the Third," a nickname widely used to disparage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after officials from his country reportedly conveyed their displeasure in a meeting with their Chinese ...
Internet
Nov 16, 2016
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An engineer at Washington University in St. Louis discovered a model in which the mechanics of the cells' environment can predict their movement, a finding that ultimately could mean confining cell transition in tumors and ...
General Physics
Nov 16, 2016
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Researchers have come up with a way to link a smartwatch to the metabolic monitors used with patients in intensive care. If the sensors – which were developed at EPFL – detect an anomaly, the doctor on duty receives an ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 16, 2016
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EPFL scientists measured for the first time – at centimeter resolutions – how the snowscape of Antarctic ice in the sea changed, before and after a blizzard. This data will help build better weather models for the South ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2016
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A researcher team led by Prof. Bob McKercher at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management evaluated the impact of weather changes on tourists' behaviour and their level of satisfaction while visiting Hong Kong.
Environment
Nov 16, 2016
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Efforts to relieve the human and financial toll of prison overcrowding often rely on predictive tools that estimate how likely an inmate is to reoffend based on such risk factors as criminal history, education or employment ...
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2016
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Ninety percent of the global trade moves by sea and more than $4 trillion worth of cargo is transported annually on large container ships. As commercial shipping continues to strengthen our economy, naval architects are faced ...
General Physics
Nov 16, 2016
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Unexpected results from a neutron scattering experiment at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a new pathway for the synthesis of novel materials and also help explain the formation of complex ...
Materials Science
Nov 16, 2016
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