Teaser: A Columbia-led team has discovered a new method to manipulate the electrical conductivity of this game-changing material, the strongest known to man with applications ranging from nano-electronic devices to clean ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 24, 2019
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Information warfare is amplifying major worldwide threats like climate change and nuclear warfare, endangering the future of civilization, US experts said Thursday as the symbolic Doomsday Clock stayed at two minutes to midnight.
Other
Jan 24, 2019
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Kyoto University researchers have designed a temperature-controllable, copper-based material for sieving or storing gases. The principle used to design the material, described in the journal Science, could act as a blueprint ...
Materials Science
Jan 24, 2019
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The annual business rendezvous in Davos is a hothouse of insider tech jargon, but this year's buzzword of "digital transformation" could translate into profound and painful changes for companies and workers.
Other
Jan 24, 2019
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Using the ALMA observatory in Chile, a group of astronomers led by MPIA's Henrik Beuther has made the most detailed observation yet of the way that a giant gas cloud fragments into dense cores, which then act as the birthplaces ...
Astronomy
Jan 24, 2019
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General Motors says it plans to invest another $22 million in its Tennessee manufacturing facility to build more engines.
Business
Jan 24, 2019
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NASA's Opportunity rover is silently marking the 15th anniversary of its touchdown on Mars.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2019
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OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria said Thursday he hopes to lay the foundations this year for an international tax on digital giants that could come into force in 2020.
Business
Jan 24, 2019
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Apple acknowledged Thursday that it has trimmed its team devoted to self-driving car technology but stressed that its still in the race.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 24, 2019
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Black holes are known for their voracious appetites, binging on matter with such ferocity that not even light can escape once it's swallowed up.
General Physics
Jan 24, 2019
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