Samsung's new jumbo phone unlocks with iris scanner
You'll be able to unlock Samsung's new phone by just looking at it.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 2, 2016
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Global heat, sea level hit record highs in 2015 (Update)
Global heat, greenhouse gases and sea levels all climbed to record highs last year, making 2015 the worst in modern times across a range of key environmental indicators, international scientists said Tuesday.
Environment
Aug 2, 2016
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Patented bioelectrodes have electrifying taste for waste
New research at Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Nature Communications shows how Geobacter bacteria grow as films on electrodes and generate electricity - a process that's ready to be scaled ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 2, 2016
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How 5-star online customer reviews can backfire
It may be counterintuitive, but the more positive online reviews a product gets may actually lead to a net negative profit for the retailer. That's the conclusion of new research by a team of marketing experts from a Dutch ...
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2016
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Researchers study impact of extreme weather events on striped bass
Striped bass are known to have favorite summer swimming spots to which they return every year. They are creatures of habit. However, when a hurricane hits, everything can change very quickly. The water level rises rapidly. ...
Ecology
Aug 2, 2016
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Colonel Sanders was ahead of his time: A business owner's face can reassure wary online shoppers
Instilling trust among first-time customers has been a problem for online retailers since the dawn of e-commerce. Now research shows that sometimes the simplest of fixes can reassure would-be buyers.
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2016
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New metamaterials can change properties with a flick of a light-switch
Invisibility cloaks have less to do with magic than with metamaterials. These human-engineered materials have properties that don't occur in nature, allowing them to bend and manipulate light in weird ways. For example, some ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 2, 2016
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Researchers have clarified the origins of a mechanism responsible for the gradual deformation of concrete
College students have used it to make cheap furniture, China has had shortages of it, and main character Michael Scott of "The Office" once famously buried his face in it. Concrete is everywhere—a ubiquity owed to its strength ...
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2016
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Vevo cuts deal with Warner Music to license videos
In another move to break from YouTube, music video brand Vevo has cut a deal to license videos from Warner Music, repairing a rift between major labels that began with the launch of the service seven years ago.
Internet
Aug 2, 2016
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NASA looks at historic flooding from slow-moving Maryland storms
NASA analyzed rainfall data from slow-moving storms that triggered flash floods over parts of central Maryland and caused devastating flooding in historic Ellicott City, Maryland.
Earth Sciences
Aug 2, 2016
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