There are often substantial gaps between the idealized and actual versions of those people whose work involves providing a social good. Government officials are supposed to work for their constituents. Journalists are supposed ...
Other
Sep 21, 2016
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Every plant and animal has a unique genetic composition, which makes a lake like a bowl of DNA soup—every spoonful contains the combined DNA of the lake's inhabitants. Scientists have only recently begun using this environmental ...
Ecology
Sep 21, 2016
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Tesla said Wednesday that it had fixed a software vulnerability in its luxury electric Model S sedan after a Chinese security team hacked a car's systems and remotely controlled it.
Security
Sep 21, 2016
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"We're shut because of a harmful algal bloom in the waters at the moment. Being shut costs us £25-30,000 a week, and last year we were shut for four months."
Environment
Sep 21, 2016
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As the density of data stored on a hard drive gets close to multiple terabytes per square centimeter, the precision of the internal components is becoming increasingly significant. A*STAR researchers have designed a system ...
Engineering
Sep 21, 2016
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The female Superb Lyrebird of Australia is finally getting her day in the sun. The male is justly famous for his amazing ability to mimic sounds. But for the first time, scientists have conducted a systematic study (opens ...
Ecology
Sep 21, 2016
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The EU's top court on Wednesday ruled that there can be no exceptions to a ban on animal testing by cosmetics manufacturers in the bloc.
Other
Sep 21, 2016
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Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it has received three reports of Galaxy Note 7 battery fires in China and investigated two of them.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 21, 2016
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The High Precision Telescope (HPT) installed in the Philippine's DIWATA-1 microsatellite jointly developed by Hokkaido University and other institutions has successfully captured images with a ground resolution of about 3 ...
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2016
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An agent for enhancing the contrast of photoacoustic imaging—an emerging imaging modality that involves 'listening' to the sound generated by laser light—has been developed by A*STAR researchers.
Materials Science
Sep 21, 2016
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