Telecom lobbying muscle kills privacy rules
The telecom industry's lobbying muscle pushed a consumer privacy measure to a swift death in Congress.
Telecom
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NASA spots short-lived Tropical Cyclone Maarutha
On Saturday, April 15, Tropical Cyclone 1B formed in the Northern Indian Ocean and it made landfall in Burma (Myanmar) on April 16. NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the storm as if formed quickly and strengthened ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2017
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Nano-SPEARs gently measure electrical signals in small animals
Microscopic probes developed at Rice University have simplified the process of measuring electrical activity in individual cells of small living animals. The technique allows a single animal like a worm to be tested again ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 17, 2017
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Researchers provide new insight into dark matter halos
Research from the University of Pennsylvania could shed light on the distribution of one of the most mysterious substances in the universe.
Astronomy
Apr 17, 2017
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Researchers working toward indoor location detection
Rice University computer scientists are mapping a new solution for interior navigational location detection by linking it to existing sensors in mobile devices. Their results were presented in a paper at last month's 2017 ...
Engineering
Apr 17, 2017
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High-resolution imaging with conventional microscopes
MIT researchers have developed a way to make extremely high-resolution images of tissue samples, at a fraction of the cost of other techniques that offer similar resolution.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 17, 2017
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Time-lapse shows how anticancer and antiviral drugs get into cells
Some of the most effective treatments against viral infections and cancer belong to a class of drugs called nucleoside analogs. These are essentially faulty versions of molecular building blocks that can slip into cells and ...
Biochemistry
Apr 17, 2017
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Tweaking a molecule's structure can send it down a different path to crystallization
Silky chocolate, a better medical drug, or solar panels all require the same thing: just the right crystals making up the material. Now, scientists trying to understand the paths crystals take as they form have been able ...
Materials Science
Apr 17, 2017
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Engineers invent method to control light propagation in waveguides
A team of Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Applied Physics Assistant Professor Nanfang Yu, has invented a method to control light propagating in confined pathways, or waveguides, with high efficiency by using nano-antennas. ...
Nanophysics
Apr 17, 2017
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Glacier shape influences susceptibility to thinning
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified glaciers in West Greenland that are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by analyzing how they're shaped. The research could help predict how ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2017
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