An engineer with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas has designed a novel computing system made solely from carbon that might one day replace the silicon transistors ...
Nanophysics
Jun 5, 2017
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An ancient, red giant star in the throes of a frigid death has produced the coldest known object in the cosmos—the Boomerang Nebula. How this star was able to create an environment strikingly colder than the natural background ...
Astronomy
Jun 5, 2017
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A new study examined the role parental mediation can play in protecting children from the potential negative effects of smartphone use, comparing the perceived risk and different types of mediation and parenting styles. The ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2017
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New information gleaned from gravitational wave observations is helping scientists understand what happens when massive stars die and transform into black holes.
Astronomy
Jun 5, 2017
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At first glance, Clancey Stahr looks like any other 23-year-old eager to make his mark on Silicon Valley.
Business
Jun 5, 2017
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Of all the things an animal could eat, corals are arguably one of the toughest, thanks to their thin, mucus-covered flesh packed with venomous stinging cells spread over a razor-sharp skeleton. Perhaps that explains why of ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2017
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Amazon, the online purveyor of technology, household goods and diapers, is venturing into weddings.
Business
Jun 5, 2017
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Scientists have known for centuries that light is composed of waves. The fact that light can also behave as a liquid, rippling and spiraling around obstacles like the current of a river, is a much more recent finding that ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 5, 2017
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Excess nitrogen is shown to disrupt coral-algae symbiosis, triggering bleaching even in the absence of heat and light stress. With coral bleaching events intensifying as global sea temperatures rise, this is an important ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2017
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Uber and Lyft talk a big game about transforming the roads, increasing carpooling and reducing traffic. And while both companies have succeeded in getting people used to the idea of hiring an on-demand chauffeur and sharing ...
Software
Jun 5, 2017
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