'Big ideas' conference steps up funding for 'audacious' projects
The big-idea TED Conference is now backing up its talk on world-changing innovations with big money.
Business
Apr 12, 2018
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Facebook to stop spending against California privacy effort
Facebook says it will stop spending money to fight a proposed California ballot initiative aimed at giving consumers more control over their data.
Internet
Apr 12, 2018
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Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities.
Materials Science
Apr 12, 2018
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Complexity, fidelity, application: Researchers outline plan for quantum supremacy
Things are getting real for researchers in the UC Santa Barbara John Martinis/Google group. They are making good on their intentions to declare supremacy in a tight global race to build the first quantum machine to outperform ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 12, 2018
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UMass Amherst geoscientist on NASA mission to improve astronaut experience
Geoscientist Will Daniels, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Climate System Research Center, is set to embark on the trip of a lifetime this month as part of an experiment for NASA, spending ...
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2018
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Algae-forestry, bioenergy mix could help make CO2 vanish from thin air
An unconventional mélange of algae, eucalyptus and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage appears to be a quirky ecological recipe. But, scientists from Cornell University, Duke University, and the University of Hawaii ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2018
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Class of proteins involved in essential cell functions has an unexpected role, scientists discover
In 2013, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their contributions to uncovering the mechanisms governing vesicle transport in cells. Their explanations provided both a conceptual and ...
Biochemistry
Apr 12, 2018
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Remnants of antibiotics persist in treated farm waste, research finds
Each year, farmers in the U.S. purchase tens of millions of pounds of antibiotics that are approved for use in cows, pigs, fowl and other livestock.
Environment
Apr 12, 2018
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Study uncovers surprising things about squirrels
As the squirrel rotates a nut between its front paws, its brain is considering a variety of factors to reach the answer to a critical question: Do I eat this nut now, or do I store it for later?
Ecology
Apr 12, 2018
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No, Facebook doesn't secretly listen via your microphone to target ads at you
Whatever you might have heard, Facebook doesn't listen in on everything you do through the microphone on your phone, mining the information for clues on what ads to send you.
Internet
Apr 12, 2018
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