Despite repeated promises over the past 18 years, the US Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) is unlikely to deliver on its mission to develop and demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor by the mid-21st century.
Environment
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Excitement is contagious in a science classroom and could lead to greater interest in science careers, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2017
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Federal regulators are investigating whether a 2015 recall of Range Rovers fixed the problem of their doors opening while driving.
Business
Aug 9, 2017
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Walmart is bringing back an app that lets shoppers skip the checkout line and pay for items themselves on their smartphones.
Business
Aug 9, 2017
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The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is targeted for launch August 14 from Kennedy Space Center for its twelfth commercial resupply (CRS-12) mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2017
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Most of us have had the experience of backing away when someone has stepped inside the bounds of our personal space. But, until now, little has been understood about the mechanisms that allow us to determine when someone ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 9, 2017
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Amy Errett wanted to gauge employee happiness at her e-commerce startup, but surveys weren't working. Responses were often vague, unhelpful or, worse, deceitful. And even if she promised anonymity, some workers didn't trust ...
Business
Aug 9, 2017
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Silicon Valley giant Intel on Wednesday announced plans for a fleet of self-driving cars following its completion of the purchase of Israeli autonomous technology firm Mobileye.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 9, 2017
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A study led by scientists of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science in Hamburg presents evidence of the coexistence of superconductivity and ...
Superconductivity
Aug 9, 2017
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The Google engineer who blamed biological differences for the paucity of women in tech had every right to express his views. And Google likely had every right to fire him, workplace experts and lawyers say.
Business
Aug 9, 2017
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