Drugs known as PDE3 inhibitors save many lives by helping failing hearts do a better job of pumping blood. But those same medications come with a sometimes deadly cost when taken for long periods: an increased risk for sudden ...
Biochemistry
Nov 18, 2013
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The new billion-dollar epicenter for fighting global cyberthreats sits just south of Salt Lake City, tucked away on a militia base at the foot of snow-capped mountains. The long, squat buildings are filled with super-powered ...
Internet
Jun 13, 2013
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When superstorm Sandy turned and took aim at New York City and Long Island last October, ocean waves hitting each other and the shore rattled the seafloor and much of the United States – shaking detected by seismometers ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2013
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On November 16, the K computer took first place in the HPCG benchmark, a new index developed to create a more realistic view of supercomputer performance compared to the commonly used LINPACK benchmark. This success, which ...
Hardware
Nov 16, 2016
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In 2007, a new type of golf club hit the market. The distribution of mass in the club head made it less likely to twist, making an off-center hit less likely to send the ball veering off course. It did have one drawback: ...
Engineering
May 24, 2016
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A group of researchers led by Visiting Professor Takashi Yoshikawa developed the world's first system for flexibly providing high-performance computation by cloud computing.
Computer Sciences
Feb 27, 2017
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Online deals company Groupon says it will buy online retail manager CommerceInterface for an undisclosed amount.
Business
Dec 21, 2012
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For the first time, sources of carbon dioxide in Salt Lake County can be accurately estimated at the level of individual buildings and roads and by hour of the day. Building on this capability, emissions of toxic air pollutants ...
Environment
May 5, 2015
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Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com says it's the first major retailer to accept digital Bitcoins as payment for goods.
Internet
Jan 20, 2014
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For the first time, researchers have shown that installing light rail on an existing traffic corridor not only gets people out of their cars, but reduces congestion and air pollution.
Engineering
Jul 4, 2014
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