Germany gets criticized by web giants over encryption plans
Germany faces criticism from some of the web's biggest names over plans to weaken encrypted communication and fine social media sites for hate speech.
Security
Apr 6, 2017
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Researchers make major breakthrough in smart printed electronics
Researchers in AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded materials science research centre hosted in Trinity College Dublin, have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of 2-dimensional nanomaterials for the ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 6, 2017
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Coming to a lab bench near you: Femtosecond X-ray spectroscopy
The ephemeral electron movements in a transient state of a reaction important in biochemical and optoelectronic processes have been captured and, for the first time, directly characterized using ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy ...
General Physics
Apr 6, 2017
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Biologists discover timesharing strategy in bacteria
Timesharing, researchers have found, isn't only for vacation properties.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2017
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Study finds ancient Earth's fingerprints in young volcanic rocks
Earth's mantle is made of solid rock that nonetheless circulates slowly over millions of years. Some geologists assume that this slow circulation would have wiped away any geochemical traces of Earth's early history long ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2017
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Novel group of giant viruses discovered
Viruses have a ubiquitous presence in the world. Their population is estimated to be 1031, 10 times greater than the nonillion (1030) of microbes on the planet—a figure that surpasses the number of stars in the Milky Way. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2017
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Crystalline material could replace silicon to double efficiency of solar cells
A new material has been shown to have the capability to double the efficiency of solar cells by researchers at Purdue University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Condensed Matter
Apr 6, 2017
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Hubble takes close-up portrait of Jupiter
During April 2017 Jupiter is in opposition: it is at its closest to Earth and the hemisphere facing Earth is fully illuminated by the Sun. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope used this special configuration to capture an ...
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2017
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Ceres' temporary atmosphere linked to solar activity
Scientists have long thought that Ceres may have a very weak, transient atmosphere, but mysteries lingered about its origin and why it's not always present. Now, researchers suggest that this temporary atmosphere appears ...
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2017
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Taser renames itself as it promotes body cameras
Taser International was officially re-branded as Axon Thursday as the company broadens its focus from its controversial stun guns to police body cameras.
Other
Apr 6, 2017
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