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Computer Sciences Mar 12, 2018

What if we could predict when an athlete was going to be injured?

Thousands of athletes showcased their abilities for the world in PyeongChang, South Korea, in pursuit of Olympic gold. But for every dazzling triple axel or stellar snowboarding run, athletes face the risk of career-ending ...

Space Exploration Mar 9, 2018

Could shallow biospheres exist beneath the icy ceilings of ocean moons?

Alien life could potentially exist on the undersides of the icy shells of Jupiter's moon Europa and other frozen worlds thanks to the intersection of chemical energy rising up from hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor and ...

Business Mar 8, 2018

Digital publishing to boost Axel Springer again in 2018

German media giant Axel Springer, owner of the top-selling Bild newspaper, on Thursday said its thriving digital publishing business would again drive profits in 2018, after a strong performance last year.

Materials Science Mar 5, 2018

Method to predict drug stability could lead to more effective medicines

Researchers from the UK and Denmark have developed a new method to predict the physical stability of drug candidates, which could help with the development of new and more effective medicines for patients. The technology ...

Biotechnology Feb 1, 2018

Gene enhancers important despite apparent redundancy

Every cell in the body has the same DNA and genes, so a cell's properties and functions are determined by which genes are turned on. That's why it is critical to understand enhancers, short sections of non-coding DNA that ...

Quantum Physics Dec 22, 2017

Researchers chart the 'secret' movement of quantum particles

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have taken a peek into the secretive domain of quantum mechanics. In a theoretical paper published in the journal Physical Review A, they have shown that the way that particles ...

General Physics Dec 19, 2017

Major technology developments boost LCLS X-ray laser's discovery power

Accelerator experts at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are developing ways to make the most powerful X-ray laser better than ever. They have created the world's shortest X-ray pulses for capturing ...

Ecology Nov 15, 2017

'Left-handed' fish and asymmetrical brains

To humans, being right-handed or left-handed plays an important role. The majority of people are right-handed, while only about 3 percent of people innately use both hands equally well. Preferring one side of the body over ...

General Physics Oct 6, 2017

Shrinking the proton: Researchers confirm the small value of the proton radius determined from muonic hydrogen

It was one of the breakthroughs of the year 2010: Laser spectroscopy of muonic hydrogen resulted in a value for the proton charge radius that was significantly smaller, by four standard deviations, than previous determinations ...

Internet Jul 30, 2017

Europe battles Google News over 'snippet tax' proposal

A major battle is brewing in Brussels over an EU reform plan that would force internet aggregators such as Google News to pay newspapers for displaying snippets of their articles online.

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