We've got the beat: Astronomers discover a distant galaxy with a pulse
Astronomers at Yale and Harvard have found a galaxy with a heartbeat—and they've taken its pulse.
Astronomy
Nov 16, 2015
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Chemists develop new way to kill cancer cells resistant to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin
A new study from MIT and the University of Toronto offers a possible way to overcome that resistance. The researchers found that when cisplatin was delivered to cellular structures called mitochondria. DNA in this organelle ...
Biochemistry
Nov 1, 2013
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Last entry for Encyclopaedia Britannica book form
Hours after Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. announced it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia for the first time in more than 200 years, someone among the editing minions of free online rival Wikipedia ...
Internet
Mar 15, 2012
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Wall Street Journal to charge for mobile access from Oct 24
The Wall Street Journal announced on Thursday that it will begin charging for access to the newspaper on mobile devices such as the Blackberry or Apple iPhone from October 24.
Internet
Sep 17, 2009
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Wired editor acknowledges lifting Wiki material
(AP) -- The author of a new book about the wisdom of free products on the Web has acknowledged taking some liberties in his own work.
Internet
Jun 24, 2009
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Understanding a natural cloaking mechanism
Researchers at Yale and in Europe are exploring a natural "cloaking" mechanism that allows certain elastic materials—think Jell-O, for instance—to imbibe substantial amounts of liquid droplets without changing their own ...
General Physics
May 19, 2016
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Study finds senior citizens receive lighter sentences in federal court
(Phys.org) —New research shows older people sentenced in federal district courts receive more leniency than younger offenders. The study was published Sept. 23 in the online edition of Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical ...
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2014
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Britannica's halt of print edition triggers sales
(AP) -- It turns out all Encyclopaedia Britannica had to do to breathe new life into the sale of its print edition was to kill it.
Business
Apr 5, 2012
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Penguin suspends library e-books, citing security
One of the country's largest publishers, Penguin Group (USA), has suspended making e-editions of new books available to libraries and won't allow libraries to loan any e-books for Amazon.com's Kindle.
Internet
Nov 22, 2011
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Siemens could cut up to 20,000 jobs: report
German engineering giant Siemens sees potential for axing up to 20,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major cost-cutting drive, the monthly Manager Magazin reported on Thursday.
Business
Aug 23, 2018
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