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General Physics Jul 20, 2017

Experiment finds evidence for the Majorana fermion, a particle that's its own antiparticle

In 1928, physicist Paul Dirac made the stunning prediction that every fundamental particle in the universe has an antiparticle – its identical twin but with opposite charge. When particle and antiparticle met they would ...

Social Sciences Jun 27, 2017

Self-affirmation plays role in minority students' college success

Having minority middle school students write a series of self-affirmation exercises focusing on core values improved the odds that the students would pursue college tracks in school, according to Stanford scholars.

Robotics Jun 26, 2017

Should robot artists be given copyright protection?

When a group of museums and researchers in the Netherlands unveiled a portrait entitled The Next Rembrandt, it was something of a tease to the art world. It wasn't a long lost painting but a new artwork generated by a computer ...

Plants & Animals Jun 26, 2017

Meet the dogs with OCD

Curiously, and perhaps eagerly, I am looking at a bull terrier named Sputnik, searching for a resemblance.

Environment Jun 19, 2017

Energy chief: Carbon dioxide not prime driver of warming

Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Monday he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream scientific consensus but in line with the head of the Environmental ...

Plants & Animals Jun 12, 2017

Flower power: gardening as therapy in Poland

An elderly woman leans over to smell a lush flowerbed of lavender in sprawling gardens surrounding an imposing early 20th-century palace in a pastoral corner of eastern Poland.

Computer Sciences Jun 8, 2017

Artificial intelligence's potential impacts raise promising possibilities, societal challenges

Interest in artificial intelligence has exploded, with some predicting that machines will take over and others optimistically hoping that people will be freed up to explore creative pursuits.

Internet Jun 8, 2017

What's holding up the blockchain?

It's not technology or regulation holding back the blockchain—software that stores and transfers value or data across the internet—we just haven't figured out the next big use case. Two reports released this week by the ...

Other Jun 2, 2017

Commercializing structural biology knowledge can save money and speed drug discovery

HarkerBIO is a "shining star" in the growing biotech ecosystem taking shape on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. The small structural biology company determines 3-D structures of proteins for drug and biotech companies.

Business May 17, 2017

As Uber and Waymo duke it out in court, the ugly battle over driverless cars is underway

It's big. It's nasty. It's the fight for dominance in the burgeoning market for driverless cars - and the service they'll provide.

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