New Horizons' next target just got a lot more interesting
Could the next flyby target for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft actually be two targets?
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2017
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Living blanket, water diviner, wild pet: a cultural history of the dingo
In traditional Aboriginal society, women travelled with canine companions draped around their waists like garments of clothing. Dingoes played an important role in the protection and mobility of the women and children, and ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2017
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Spectacular images thanks to an efficient algorithm
Filming of spectacular action scenes is expensive and the creative possibilities are often limited. An ETH doctoral student has developed an algorithm that allows drones to implement the desired picture compositions independently.
Engineering
Aug 7, 2017
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Researchers describe protein previously unknown in biology
University of Georgia researchers have discovered a new way that iron is stored in microorganisms, a finding that provides new insights into the fundamental nature of how biological systems work. The research was recently ...
Biochemistry
Aug 7, 2017
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Opinion: The use of sonic 'anti-loitering' devices is breaching teenagers' human rights
How would you feel if your right to freedom of movement was infringed because other people your age were involved in criminal activity? You would be outraged, and rightly so. Yet this is the reality facing teenagers and young ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2017
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Getting birds to look where they're going
John Swaddle believes he can save a lot of birds just by getting them to look up.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2017
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NASA develops solar eclipse Braille book
On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be in the path of a solar eclipse, which occurs when the sunlight reaching Earth is blocked by the moon.
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2017
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Image: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watches a sunspot
On July 5, 2017, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watched an active region—an area of intense and complex magnetic fields—rotate into view on the Sun. The satellite continued to track the region as it grew and eventually ...
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2017
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Scientists closer to explaining why matter persists over antimatter
New results show a difference in the way neutrinos and antineutrinos behave, which could help explain why there is so much matter in the universe.
General Physics
Aug 7, 2017
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4-D camera could improve robot vision, virtual reality and self-driving cars
Engineers at Stanford University and the University of California San Diego have developed a camera that generates four-dimensional images and can capture 138 degrees of information. The new camera—the first-ever single-lens, ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 7, 2017
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