8-Bit Icons: A look at the video games of 'Pixels'
Q(asterisk)bert is ready for his close-up.
Software
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Study of human body fluid shifts aboard space station advances journey to Mars
NASA and the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) are studying the effects of how fluids shift to the upper body in space and how this adaptation to space flight affects changes in vision. This research will help prepare for ...
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2015
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Rock paper fungus: How X-ray imaging of rocks will save papers of the past
Believe it or not: X-ray works a lot better on rocks than on paper. This has been a problem for conservators trying to save historical books and letters from the ravages of time and fungi. They frankly did not know what they ...
General Physics
Jul 21, 2015
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Macroscopic quantum phenomena discovered in ice
(Phys.org)—Scientists have discovered an anomaly in the properties of ice at very cold temperatures near 20 K, which they believe can be explained by the quantum tunneling of multiple protons simultaneously. The finding ...
India's Infosys posts 5.00% rise in profits
Indian software giant Infosys Technologies reported a five percent rise in quarterly net profits on Tuesday, aided by a weak rupee and strong demand from the United States.
Business
Jul 21, 2015
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Cloud-brightening experiment tests tool to slow climate change
A team of elder Silicon Valley scientists is building an audacious device that might solve one of humanity's most profound dilemmas - a "cloud whitener" designed to cool a warming planet.
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2015
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Singapore's UOB, Temasek to offer $500 mn for Asia start-ups
Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) said Tuesday it will partner with state-linked investment firm Temasek Holdings to provide up to $500 million in venture debt financing to start-ups in China, India and Southeast Asia.
Business
Jul 21, 2015
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The future of data science looks spectacular
It wasn't that long ago that we lived in an entirely analogue world. From telephones to televisions and books to binders, digital technology was largely relegated to the laboratory.
Computer Sciences
Jul 21, 2015
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Circus bears offered sanctuary from trauma in Romania
Circus bear Mura wound up in the world's biggest brown bear sanctuary in the heart of Romania's Carpathian mountains after refusing to perform any longer, following five years of unbearable abuse.
Ecology
Jul 21, 2015
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The hunt for ET will boost Australian astronomy
It's already an exciting time for Australia in the field of astronomy and space science. But we've just received an astronomical boost with the announcement of CSIRO's role with the Breakthrough Prize Foundation's (BPF) US$100 ...
Astronomy
Jul 21, 2015
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