Gov't adds emergency brake features to safety device list
The U.S. government's auto safety agency wants to add two automatic emergency braking devices to its list of recommended safety features for new-car buyers.
Engineering
Jan 22, 2015
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Scientists set quantum speed limit
University of California, Berkeley, scientists have proved a fundamental relationship between energy and time that sets a "quantum speed limit" on processes ranging from quantum computing and tunneling to optical switching.
Quantum Physics
Jan 22, 2015
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Study yields surprising insights into the effects of wood fuel burning
The harvesting of wood to meet the heating and cooking demands for billions of people worldwide has less of an impact on global forest loss and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than previously believed, according to a new Yale-led ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2015
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Twitter to update users 'while you were away'
Twitter is updating its feeds to give users a recap of tweets missed while not connected to the messaging platform.
Internet
Jan 22, 2015
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Montana city to hear if water safe to drink after oil spill
Initial tests show water supplies in a Montana city show no sign of a cancer-causing element for the first time since they were contaminated by a weekend crude oil spill, a state official said Thursday, raising hopes that ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2015
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Email scam nets $214 mn in 14 months: FBI
An email scam which targets businesses with bogus invoices has netted more than $214 million from victims in 45 countries in just over one year, an FBI task force said Thursday.
Security
Jan 22, 2015
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NTSB: Planes should have technologies so they can be found
Responding to recent incidents in which airliners vanished, U.S. accident investigators recommended Thursday that all passenger planes making long flights over water carry improved technology that will allow them to be found ...
Other
Jan 22, 2015
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Yellowstone begins transferring bison for slaughter
Yellowstone National Park has begun shipping wild bison for slaughter as part of a plan to reduce the park's population by as many as 900 animals this winter.
Ecology
Jan 22, 2015
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How malaria-spreading mosquitoes can tell you're home
Females of the malaria-spreading mosquito tend to obtain their blood meals within human dwellings. Indeed, this mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, spends much of its adult life indoors where it is constantly exposed to human odor ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 22, 2015
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California's policies can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions through 2030
A new model of the impact of California's existing and proposed policies on its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals suggests that the state is on track to meet 2020 goals, and could achieve greater emission reductions by ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 22, 2015
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