X-15 rocket plane pilot Bill Dana dies at 83
Famed research test pilot Bill Dana, who flew the X-15 rocket plane and other pioneering aircraft, has died at age 83.
Space Exploration
May 7, 2014
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Team develops nanoscope to probe chemistry on the molecular scale
(Phys.org) —For years, scientists have had an itch they couldn't scratch. Even with the best microscopes and spectrometers, it's been difficult to study and identify molecules at the so-called mesoscale, a region of matter ...
Nanophysics
May 7, 2014
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NASA telescopes coordinate best-ever flare observations
(Phys.org) —On March 29, 2014, an X-class flare erupted from the right side of the sun... and vaulted into history as the best-observed flare of all time. The flare was witnessed by four different NASA spacecraft and one ...
Space Exploration
May 7, 2014
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A lab in your pocket
When you get sick, your physician may take a sample of your blood, send it to the lab and wait for results. In the near future, however, doctors may be able to run those tests almost instantly on a piece of plastic about ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 7, 2014
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New order of marine creatures discovered among sea anemones
A deep-water creature once thought to be one of the world's largest sea anemones, with tentacles reaching more than 6.5 feet long, actually belongs to a new order of animals. The finding is part of a new DNA-based study led ...
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2014
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Yahoo takes hit after Alibaba IPO filing
Yahoo shares tumbled Wednesday on concerns its stake in Alibaba may be worth less than anticipated following the Chinese online giant's stock market offering.
Business
May 7, 2014
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NASA simulator successfully recreates space dust
(Phys.org) —A team of scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., has successfully reproduced, right here on Earth, the processes that occur in the atmosphere of a red giant star and lead to the ...
Space Exploration
May 7, 2014
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Getting more electricity out of solar cells
(Phys.org) —When sunlight shines on today's solar cells, much of the incoming energy is given off as waste heat rather than electrical current. In a few materials, however, extra energy produces extra electrons—behavior ...
Materials Science
May 7, 2014
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UTSA Cloud and BigData Laboratory launches one of the largest open clouds in academia
The University of Texas at San Antonio announced today that the Cloud and BigData Laboratory in the UTSA College of Sciences is launching one of the largest Open Clouds in academia with initial 6600 COREs utilizing OpenStack ...
Computer Sciences
May 7, 2014
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Germany now EU's worst polluter as CO2 emissions rise
Germany is the European Union's worst polluter, with its production of CO2 gasses from fossil fuel rising by two percent in 2013 to 760 million tonnes, official data showed on Wednesday.
Environment
May 7, 2014
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