Single stars are often overlooked in favour of their larger cosmic cousins—but when they join forces, they create truly breathtaking scenes to rival even the most glowing of nebulae or swirling of galaxies. This NASA/ESA ...
Astronomy
Jan 21, 2016
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A new era is dawning for virtual reality. New systems that will hit store shelves in coming months are going to offer amazing and immersive experiences that will blow you away.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 21, 2016
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Microbes need their vitamins just like people do. Vitamins help keep both organisms healthy and energetic by enabling proteins to do their work. For bacteria, a dearth of vitamins can spell death.
Biochemistry
Jan 21, 2016
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The death of David Bowie has caused people to remember the artist in many different ways. Only recently a request for a Bowie Constellation was reportedly put forward by Belgian radio channel Studio Brussels and the MIRA ...
Space Exploration
Jan 21, 2016
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Facebook announced a drive Thursday to be a place for sports with a new online hub for news and sharing on sporting events.
Internet
Jan 21, 2016
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Drosophila erecta is an African fruit fly with a big problem: The male sexual organ is so rough that sex acts, almost literally, as a two-edged sword—necessary for reproduction, but physically injurious.
Plants & Animals
Jan 21, 2016
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Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and Colorado State University, USA, have for the first time ever determined the dynamical behaviour of the ligand layer of a water-soluble gold nanocluster in solution. ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 21, 2016
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Researchers of the Services, Cybersecurity and Safety department of the University of Twente have invented an improved reconstruction method for facial recognition based on camera images. This method yields a better score ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 21, 2016
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from Germany, Austria and the U.S. has found that using a technique that allows for studying small RNA of both bacteria and a host during an infection, can reveal changes to ...
Could textile printing be on the verge of a major breakthrough? For years, conventional processes—known as rotary screen printing—have required a high amount of chemicals to be applied on the textile, involving excessive ...
Engineering
Jan 21, 2016
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