Humans have harnessed large portions of the electromagnetic spectrum for diverse technologies, from X-rays to radios, but a chunk of that spectrum has remained largely out of reach. This is known as the terahertz gap, located ...
Nanophysics
Oct 3, 2016
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was one of the largest environmental disasters in history, releasing roughly 4 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. For Atlantic bluefin tuna, it occurred at the worst time ...
Environment
Oct 3, 2016
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The use of biochar in agriculture improves soil fertility, especially in tropical regions, and mitigates greenhouse gas emissions. A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF studied the positive impact of the "fertiliser ...
Environment
Oct 3, 2016
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The universe is unbalanced. Gravity is tremendously weak. But the weak force, which allows particles to interact and transform, is enormously strong. The mass of the Higgs boson is suspiciously petite. And the catalog of ...
General Physics
Oct 3, 2016
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Amazon has been busy testing out its new Prime Air initiative at a secret location in the English countryside. The service's promise of a 30-minute delivery by specially designed drones may look like click-bait PR, but it's ...
Engineering
Oct 3, 2016
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Southern African countries will Monday fight for permission to sell their ivory stockpiles, as an international wildlife conference debates how best to regulate the often illegal trade and protect Africa's elephants.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2016
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The World Bank is indirectly financing a boom in some of Asia's dirtiest coal-fired power generation despite commitments to end most funding for the sector, a development advocacy group charged on Monday.
Environment
Oct 3, 2016
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The new robot from Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. can't do much but chatter in a high-pitched voice.
Robotics
Oct 3, 2016
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Facebook is launching a "lite" version of it Messenger chat app. It is aimed at emerging markets, where many people use older phones that don't have enough room to store or ability to run the full-featured application due ...
Internet
Oct 3, 2016
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Firms need to invest in innovation in order to create new technologies and move the economy forward, according to new research from the University of Houston.
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2016
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