Spacecraft sends back last bit of data from 2015 Pluto flyby
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back the last bit of data from its 2015 flyby of Pluto.
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2016
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Apple raises prices in Britain due to pound's drop
Apple has raised the prices of its Mac computer range in the U.K. amid the dramatic drop in the value of the pound against the dollar following Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 28, 2016
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Collaboration yields open source technology for computational science
The gap between the computational science and open source software communities just got smaller - thanks to an international collaboration among national laboratories, universities and industry.
Computer Sciences
Oct 28, 2016
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When fat cells change their color
In mammals, three types of adipose tissues exist. White adipocytes are mainly located in the abdominal and subcutaneous areas of the body and highly adapted to store excess energy. Conversely, beige and brown adipocytes are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 28, 2016
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Satellite sees Post-Tropical Storm Seymour fading
Hurricane Seymour faded fast in the Eastern Pacific and NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured an image of the post-tropical cyclone. Seymour is expected to dissipate in a day as it moves through hostile environmental conditions.
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2016
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Water conflicts between Asian nuclear powers pose global threat; UNU book charts path to cooperation
The current political rhetoric between India and Pakistan underlines the risk of failing to manage correctly and cooperatively vital water resources shared between nations.
Environment
Oct 28, 2016
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A tiny machine: Engineers design an infinitesimal computing device
In 1959 renowned physicist Richard Feynman, in his talk "Plenty of Room at the Bottom," spoke of a future in which tiny machines could perform huge feats. Like many forward-looking concepts, his molecule and atom-sized world ...
Nanophysics
Oct 28, 2016
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Electrical currents can be now be switched on and off at the smallest conceivable scale
Robert Wolkow is no stranger to mastering the ultra-small and the ultra-fast. A pioneer in atomic-scale science with a Guinness World Record to boot (for a needle with a single atom at the point), Wolkow's team, together ...
Nanophysics
Oct 28, 2016
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Researchers surprised at the unexpected hardness of gallium nitride
Gallium nitride (GaN) has emerged as one of the most important and widely used semiconducting materials. Its optoelectronic and mechanical properties make it ideal for a variety of applications, including light-emitting diodes ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 28, 2016
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Study suggests people prefer conservation as way to protect drinking water
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan put the need to protect and invest in clean drinking water front and center in the minds of many Americans. But how to go about investing, as well as how to get the public on board with ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2016
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