NASA opens exhibit on 50th anniversary of Apollo 1 fire
NASA opened an exhibit Friday honoring the astronauts in the Apollo 1 fire—50 years to the day they died.
Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2017
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Real-life 'Q' is a woman, British spy chief reveals
The inventor behind James Bond's ingenious gadgets, codenamed "Q" in the spy films, exists in reality and is actually a woman, the head of Britain's MI6 espionage agency has said.
Security
Jan 27, 2017
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Sciences for art: Preservation and protection of cultural heritage objects
Conservation and preservation of historical monuments as well as of single artworks of our cultural heritage are receiving increasing attention. In the online magazine ChemViews, Austrian scientists take a view on the current ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 27, 2017
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Ocean acidification can promote shell formation
Fact: More carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air also acidifies the oceans. It seemed to be the logical conclusion that shellfish and corals will suffer, because chalk formation becomes more difficult in more acidic seawater. But ...
Environment
Jan 27, 2017
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Craigslist founder donates $500K to curb Wikipedia trolls
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is donating $500,000 to help curb harassment on Wikipedia.
Internet
Jan 27, 2017
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German prosecutors widen Volkswagen emissions probe
Prosecutors in Germany said Friday they are expanding their probe into Volkswagen's scandal over diesel cars that cheated on emissions tests.
Business
Jan 27, 2017
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Nordic countries are bringing about an energy transition worth copying
What can we learn from the Nordic low-carbon energy transition given the new US leadership vacuum on climate change? A new study by Professor Benjamin Sovacool at the University of Sussex offers some important lessons.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 27, 2017
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Image: Sentinel-2A over western Texas
An area over the western end of the US state of Texas is pictured in this image from the Sentinel-2A satellite from 13 March 2016.
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2017
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Diverse natural fatty acids follow 'Golden Mean'
Bioinformatics scientists at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena (Germany) have discovered that the number of theoretically possible fatty acids with the same chain length but different structures can be determined with ...
Other
Jan 27, 2017
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New app facilitates mobility and parking for people with disabilities and avoids fraud
Although treaties of the European Union guarantee the fundamental right of any European citizen to move freely between its member states, people with reduced mobility cannot yet fully enjoy it.
Software
Jan 27, 2017
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