Failures in highly technological environments, such as military aircraft, can be investigated using known tools like HFACS, the U.S. Department of Defense's Human Factors Analysis and Classification System. However, because ...
Other
Apr 30, 2018
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Wi-Fi and cellular data traffic are increasing exponentially but, unless the capacity of wireless links can be increased, all that traffic is bound to lead to unacceptable bottlenecks.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 30, 2018
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Mangroves running for their lives may have just hit the end of the road.
Environment
Apr 30, 2018
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302
A book that explores the quest to defeat death with technology has won Britain's medically themed Wellcome Book Prize.
Other
Apr 30, 2018
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4
The U.S. government pleaded its case Monday for blocking AT&T from absorbing Time Warner, saying the combination would hurt consumers.
Business
Apr 30, 2018
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6
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have made an important step in understanding the molecular mechanism of huanglongbing (HLB), a destructive disease that is a serious threat to the citrus industry worldwide.
Ecology
Apr 30, 2018
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165
In the world of chemistry, good things can happen if you just add sugar.
Materials Science
Apr 30, 2018
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19
Much of what biologists have learned about animal behavior over the years has come from careful observation and painstaking notes. There could soon be an easier way.
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2018
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25
By treating living cells like tiny absorbent sponges, researchers have developed a potentially new way to introduce molecules and therapeutic genes into human cells.
Materials Science
Apr 30, 2018
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33
You don't get to swim in the sun's atmosphere unless you can prove you belong there. And the Parker Solar Probe's Faraday cup, a key sensor aboard the $1.5 billion NASA mission launching this summer, earned its stripes last ...
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2018
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