A new study at Los Alamos National Laboratory and in collaboration with Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource greatly improves scientists' understanding of the element actinium. The insights could support innovation ...
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2016
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Little did Charles Dickens know when he penned "Barnaby Rudge" in 1840 that the name of his character Dolly Varden would spawn the moniker for a red-spotted trout. Following the book's publication, a "Dolly Varden"came to ...
Ecology
Aug 17, 2016
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Something weird happened to Duncan Sinfield's drone shortly after he was told by a security guard to stop flying over a tech company's campus in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Engineering
Aug 17, 2016
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Few things are as interesting to a male mouse as the scent of a female. Pheromones released by females draw the attention of male mice and trigger courtship and mating behavior.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 17, 2016
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Soaring temperatures worldwide made July the Earth's hottest month in modern times, setting a new high mark for global heat in 137 years of record-keeping, US government scientists said Wednesday.
Environment
Aug 17, 2016
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Soil water infiltration, or the ability of soil to absorb water and allow it to move through different soil layers, is an important environmental factor in forests, especially forests undergoing logging operations. This property ...
Environment
Aug 17, 2016
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For decades, advances in electronics and optics have driven progress in information technology, energy and biomedicine. Now researchers at the University of Arizona are pioneering a new field—phononics, the science of sound—with ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 17, 2016
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Civil rights groups filed a federal complaint against the Baltimore Police Department's use of a portable technology that mimics cell towers to locate suspects and their cell phones.
Security
Aug 17, 2016
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GreenPal CEO Bryan Clayton came to realize he had to scrap his company's $90,000 website.
Business
Aug 17, 2016
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If you have an Oculus Rift, you can now use it to explore and build in the world of Minecraft.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 17, 2016
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