Undeterred by a recent weasel incursion, CERN announced last week that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is back up and running for the 2016 season, smashing protons together at nearly the speed of light and creating exotic ...
General Physics
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Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of technology that can be easily set up and autonomously carry on a dialogue, based on AI technology, while accurately understanding a user's request and naturally eliciting ...
Software
May 17, 2016
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A new study on the connection between earthquakes and volcanoes took its inspiration from old engineering basics. Future applications of these results may enable better predictions of the likelihood of a volcanic eruption ...
Earth Sciences
May 17, 2016
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An independent economic analysis of Australia's Direct Action program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has found major flaws in the program.
Environment
May 17, 2016
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Tiffany Troxler takes a right turn from Miami Beach's Purdy Avenue onto 20th Street and spots her destination, a perfect example of the consequences of sea level rise.
Environment
May 17, 2016
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Researchers at MIT and Oxford University have shown that the location stamps on just a handful of Twitter posts—as few as eight over the course of a single day—can be enough to disclose the addresses of the poster's home ...
Computer Sciences
May 17, 2016
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Most living organisms adapt their behavior to the rhythm of day and night. Plants are no exception: flowers open in the morning, some tree leaves close during the night. Researchers have been studying the day and night cycle ...
Ecology
May 17, 2016
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Our nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, a mere 4.3 light-years away, is not alone.
Astronomy
May 17, 2016
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Planetary Resources, a company hoping to make asteroid mining into a trillion dollar industry, earlier this year unveiled the world's first 3D printed object made from bits of an asteroid.
Engineering
May 17, 2016
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The mayor of Paris called Tuesday for the city's celebrated river Seine to be cleaned up and made safe for swimming as part of its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games.
Environment
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