Ride-sharing service Sidecar adds package deliveries
Ride-sharing service Sidecar on Monday said that along with transporting people it is making same-day deliveries of packages.
Business
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After 45 years, souvenirs from Apollo 11 come to light (Update)
More than four decades after the Apollo 11 moon landing, a cloth bag full of souvenirs brought back by astronaut Neil Armstrong has come to light.
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2015
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Hindsight and foresight together more accurately 'predict' quantum system's state than foresight alone
We are so used to murder mysteries that we don't even notice how mystery authors play with time. Typically the murder occurs well before the midpoint of the book, but there is an information blackout at that point and the ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 9, 2015
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Boris the polar bear has three teeth pulled at Washington zoo
Boris the 29-year-old polar bear is eating only soft foods for a while after having surgery to remove three broken or decayed teeth at a Washington state zoo.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2015
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China fines Qualcomm record $975M in anti-monopoly case (Update)
China fined chipmaker Qualcomm 6 billion yuan ($975 million) in the biggest of a wave of anti-monopoly penalties that have rattled foreign companies.
Business
Feb 9, 2015
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JIPM offers rice growers a new resource against the rice water weevil
The rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, is the most harmful insect pest of rice in the United States, causing yield losses of up to 25%. Adults inflict damage by consuming leaf tissue, and the larvae feed on the ...
Ecology
Feb 9, 2015
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3-D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor
Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings. A research project at the University of Washington merges custom chemistry and 3-D printing. Scientists created a bone-shaped plastic tab that turns purple ...
Materials Science
Feb 9, 2015
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Growing support for rationing in drought-hit Brazil
A majority of Brazilians support water and energy rationing, as the country faces its worst drought in decades, an opinion poll showed Monday.
Environment
Feb 9, 2015
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Study: Cats, foxes behind Australia's alarming extinctions
Australia has always been unique, from its geographical isolation at the bottom of the Earth to its infamous bevy of venomous creatures. Now, scientists have uncovered another unique—and disturbing—facet of Australian ...
Ecology
Feb 9, 2015
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Nano-antioxidants prove their potential
Injectable nanoparticles that could protect an injured person from further damage due to oxidative stress have proven to be astoundingly effective in tests to study their mechanism.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 9, 2015
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