Austrian hotel ditching key cards after hackers strike
An Austrian luxury hotel says it's ditching electronic room cards for old-fashioned locks and keys after having their systems frozen by blackmail-hungry hackers.
Security
Jan 31, 2017
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New Cheyenne supercomputer triples scientific capability with greater efficiency
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is launching operations this month of one of the world's most powerful and energy-efficient supercomputers, providing the nation with a major new tool to advance understanding ...
Hardware
Jan 31, 2017
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Mechanism for photosynthesis already existed in primeval microbe
A Japanese research group led by Associate Professor ASHIDA Hiroki (Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University), Academic Researcher KONO Takunari (Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, ...
Biotechnology
Jan 31, 2017
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Brain-computer interface could improve hearing aids
(Phys.org)—Researchers are working on the early stages of a brain-computer interface (BCI) that can tell who you're listening to in a room full of noise and other people talking. In the future, the technology could be incorporated ...
How X-rays in matter create genetoxic low-energy electrons
Researchers led by Kiyoshi Ueda of Tohoku University have investigated what x-rays in matter really do and identified a new mechanism of producing low-energy free electrons. Since the low-energy electrons cause damage to ...
General Physics
Jan 31, 2017
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New tool designed to help food industry set climate change targets
A new tool has been launched today (January 31 )which enables agriculture and food companies and others to identify reasonable greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for the sector.
Environment
Jan 31, 2017
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How stressful will a trip to Mars be on the human body?
Preliminary research results for the NASA Twins Study debuted at NASA's Human Research Program's annual Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas the week of January 23. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned home last March ...
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2017
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Colorado's wildfire-stricken forests showing limited recovery
Colorado forests stricken by wildfire are not regenerating as well as expected and may partially transform into grasslands and shrublands in coming decades, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study.
Environment
Jan 31, 2017
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One-year mission investigators debut preliminary results at NASA workshop
Preliminary research results for the NASA One-Year Mission debuted last week at an annual NASA conference. Last March, two men landed back on Earth after having spent nearly one year in space. NASA and Roscosmos, the Russian ...
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2017
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SpaceX shuffles Falcon 9 launch schedule
SpaceX announced Sunday (Jan. 29) a significant shuffle to the Falcon 9 launch schedule, saying that a key NASA mission to resupply the space station is moving to the head of the line and will now be their first mission to ...
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2017
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