A new satellite that will use advanced laser technology to track global winds and improve weather forecasts has been successfully put into orbit, launch company Arianespace said.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2018
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Facebook, Twitter and Google routinely squabble for users, engineers and advertising money. Yet it makes sense for these tech giants to work together on security threats, elections meddling and other common ills.
Internet
Aug 22, 2018
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A Montana State University-led team has discovered several reasons why massive fires continue to burn through south-central Chile.
Environment
Aug 22, 2018
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In the ocean, a little bit of metal can go a long way.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2018
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28
Walmart on Wednesday launched a digital book shop in a collaboration with Japanese e-commerce powerhouse Rakuten's electronic book service Kobo.
Business
Aug 22, 2018
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6
Fireflies flash not just for sex, but survival, a new study suggests.
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2018
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Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a method for loading iron inside nanoparticles to create MRI contrast agents that outperform gadolinium chelates, the mainstay contrast agent that is facing increased scrutiny ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 22, 2018
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Damage to DNA is a constant threat to cellular life, and so it is constantly monitored and detected by a family of enzymes called RNA polymerases, resulting in subsequent repair to maintain genome integrity. In a paper published ...
Biotechnology
Aug 22, 2018
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A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has uncovered a source of error in an industry-standard calibration method that could lead microchip manufacturers to lose a million dollars ...
Materials Science
Aug 22, 2018
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8
For years, a commonly used tactic for protecting threatened and endangered animals in Puget Sound was to cordon off areas to fishing. More than 100 marine protected areas exist around the Sound to protect shoreline critters ...
Ecology
Aug 22, 2018
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