'X-Men' VR experience coming to Comic-Con (Update)
Comic-Con attendees will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to enter the mind of Professor X.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 22, 2014
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A decade of improvements on the reference green alga genome
The high-quality genome sequence of the tiny single-celled alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has proved useful for researchers studying photosynthesis and cell motility.
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2014
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Scientists use simple, low cost laser technique to improve properties and functions of nanomaterials
By 'drawing' micropatterns on nanomaterials using a focused laser beam, scientists could modify properties of nanomaterials for effective applications in photonic and optoelectric applications
Nanophysics
Jul 22, 2014
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African-American homeownership increasingly less stable and more risky
(Phys.org) —While historical barriers that excluded Black America from the homeowner market for decades have crumbled, there are signs that emerging types of racial inequality are making homeownership an increasingly risky ...
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2014
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Scientist hopes to improve rare earth purification process
Using the second fastest supercomputer in the world, a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory is attempting to develop a more efficient process for purifying rare-earth materials.
Materials Science
Jul 22, 2014
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Ancient grassland species take a century to return
Old chalk grasslands that have been disturbed by farming can take more than a hundred years to recover their full diversity of plants, new research shows.
Ecology
Jul 22, 2014
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Researchers offer possible explanation for lack of radiation flash from gas cloud interaction with Milky Way black hole
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Germany has offered a possible explanation for the lack of fireworks during the interaction between a gas cloud and the black hole believed to be at the center ...
HI-SEAS crew wraps up mock mission with pictures of their Hawaiian adventure
It's the final countdown for a hardy group of people who have been on "Mars" for the past four months. On Friday (July 25), the HI-SEAS crew will make their return after simulating Red Planet exploration in Hawaii. And you ...
Space Exploration
Jul 22, 2014
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Comcast 2Q earnings top views on Internet hookups (Update)
Comcast's second-quarter net income rose 15 percent to nearly $2 billion as it added high-speed Internet customers at a faster pace and video subscriber losses moderated.
Business
Jul 22, 2014
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PPPL studies plasma's role in synthesizing nanoparticles
DOE's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has received some $4.3 million of DOE Office of Science funding, over three years, to develop an increased understanding of the role of plasma in the synthesis of nanoparticles. ...
Nanophysics
Jul 22, 2014
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