The carbon footprint of crime has fallen, study finds
A study led by an Engineering Doctorate student at the University of Surrey has found that the carbon footprint of crime over the last 20 years has fallen.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2017
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Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons pave the way to 'on-off' states for graphene
A new way to grow narrow ribbons of graphene, a lightweight and strong structure of single-atom-thick carbon atoms linked into hexagons, may address a shortcoming that has prevented the material from achieving its full potential ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 30, 2017
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Mysterious cosmic explosion surprises astronomers studying the distant X-ray universe
A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained. This source likely comes from some sort of destructive event, but it may be of a variety that ...
Astronomy
Mar 30, 2017
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Search for stellar survivor of a supernova explosion
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to observe the remnant of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Beyond just delivering a beautiful image, Hubble may well have traced the surviving ...
Astronomy
Mar 30, 2017
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The Latest: Spacewalking astronauts salvage job, back inside (Update)
The Latest on a spacewalk at the International Space Station (all times local):
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2017
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First on the Martian menu: spuds
If human beings finally reach Mars, they may find themselves depending on the humble, if hardy potato.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2017
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Illinois moves to implement internet privacy safeguards (Update 2)
Democratic lawmakers in Illinois are considering implementing their own internet safeguards at the state level after Republicans in Washington voted to roll back Obama-era internet privacy protections that were to take effect ...
Internet
Mar 30, 2017
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US environmental groups file suit to block new coal mining on public lands
US environmental groups and a Native American tribe have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's plans to resume leasing of federal lands for coal mining.
Environment
Mar 30, 2017
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Welfare reform that really works
A new study published in the Review of Economic Studies indicates that introducing additional welfare components to tax systems can make people worse off by changing their behavior. But certain policy interventions carry ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2017
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Speeding star gives new clues to breakup of multi-star system
A remarkable new discovery using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals three stars that now hold the record as the youngest-known examples of a super-fast-flying breed. "Until these observations, only a few—but older—examples ...
Astronomy
Mar 30, 2017
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