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2019-03-02 12:07:09
- Gizmo
Avirusisthelastthingyouwantonyourcomputer–unlessyouareacomputationalbiologist.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvineandtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaignhavebuiltamodelofthetobaccomos
2019-03-02 12:02:08
- There's no such thing as 'clean coal' – it’s dirty and expensive
MICKTSIKASAAP/PAImagesEarlierthismonth
2019-03-02 11:02:10
- Strange futures, with air islands and dung radios
SibilaSavageByJonathonKeatsHippieModernism:TheStruggleforUtopiaisonshowatBerkeleyArtMuseumandPacificFilmArchive
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2019-03-02 09:02:03
- Quantum computers: March of the qubits
ByDanChoTHEYsaiditcouldn’tbedone.Theysaiditwouldneverbepractical.Theywerewrong
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2019-03-02 09:01:01
- First molecular-machine combination revealed
ByStuHutson(Image:KazushiKinbara)Ittwistsandswims–andlittleelse–butthefirstcombinationoftwomolecularmachinesisanimportantsteponthelongpathtonanodevicessophisticatedenoughto
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2019-03-02 08:13:04
- Dozy drivers pose big dilemma for next step in autonomous cars
RinspeedAsanycommutercantellyou
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2019-03-02 07:11:12
- Augmented reality lets cars communicate to reduce road rage
GettyByTimothyRevellYou’redrivingalongandsomeonecutsyouup.Yougotohonkyourhornormakeanaggressivehandgesture
2019-03-02 07:08:04
- How to tell a fender bender from a pile-up
ByPaulMarksSYSTEMSthatbroadcastanalertwhenacarhascrashedriskswampingemergencyserviceswithtrivialcallsaboutscrapedfenders.Suchsystemsneedtogetmuchsmarter
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2019-03-02 06:13:12
- Bill Gates' robot tax alone won't save jobs: here's what will
IsseiKato/ReutersIsittimewestartedtaxingrobots?Nottherobotsthemselves
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2019-03-02 06:13:11
- Nanotube circuit could boost chip speeds
ByStuHutsonAsingle-moleculelogiccircuithasshownthatusingcarbonnanotubesinsteadofsiliconpathwayscouldsomedaysoupupintegratedcircuitstonear-terahertzprocessing
2019-03-02 06:06:12
- AI beats professional players at Super Smash Bros. video game
REUTERS/AlamyStockPhotoByTimothyRevellAIhasearnedanothervictoryagainsthumans
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2019-03-02 05:16:11
- 9 quotes that tell the dramatic story of supersonic flight
DavidZimmerman/GettyByJoshuaHowgegoNewScientisthasbeeninprintsince1956
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2019-03-02 05:12:08
- Robo-muscles deliver power from within
ByZeeyaMerali“ONEdayyoucouldfindyourselfsittinginabarnexttoahumanoidrobot
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2019-03-02 05:05:01
- Small bang theory: Supersonic flight without the din
MattCardy/AlamyStockPhotoByDevinPowellWELCOMEtothemostunpleasantroomatNASA.ThesonicboomsimulatoratLangleyResearchCenterinVirginiamayhaveacomfortablesofaandasoftrug
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2019-03-02 04:18:07
- Vertical lessons keep kids healthy
HOWdoyougetschoolchildrentotakemoreexercise?Why
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2019-03-02 04:16:12
- Hiring tool uses behavioural science to stop recruitment bias
PeopleImages/GettyByMattReynoldsLookingforwork?ItmightbetimetoripupyourCV.Aplatformbasedonbehaviouralscienceattemptstostripbiasoutofhiringsocandidatesarejudgedonlyontheirabilities
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2019-03-02 04:16:12
- Rules for the modern robot
Isthereawaytoensureroboticfighterplanesdonotmistakeciviliansforenemysoldiersandkillinnocentpeople?Is“systemmalfunction”ajustifiabledefenceforcontraveningtheGenevaConvention?Shouldroboticsexdollsrese
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2019-03-02 04:15:10
- Mind-reading typing tool for paralysed people is fastest yet
StanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicineByJessicaHamzelouThreepeoplewithparalysishavelearnedtotypebythoughtaloneusingabrainimplant –atthefastestspeedsrecordedusingsuchasystem.Twohavemotorneuronedisease
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2019-03-02 04:12:12
- Ozone spikes hit men where it hurts
SMOGisnotonlybadforthelungs
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2019-03-02 04:12:11
- Everlasting power in the offing
ByCarolineWilliams“ITLOOKEDlikeaslugmovingalongthelabbench
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2019-03-02 03:17:07
- Photon detector is precursor to broadband in space
ByKimmGroshongUSresearchershavenearlytrebledtheefficiencyofaminisculedetectorcapableofcapturingsinglephotonsoflight–thetechnologycouldonedaybeusedtoreceiveinformationthroughalaserstreamofdatasentfromM
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2019-03-02 03:16:02
- Cities race to reap the rewards of wireless net for all
ByPaulMarksEVENifyoutrustyourcitytocollectthegarbage
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2019-03-02 03:11:02
- AI learns to write its own code by stealing from other programs
iunewind/AlamyStockPhotoByMattReynoldsOUToftheway
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2019-03-02 02:17:11
- Greener houses brick by brick
BYCHOOSINGtheirmaterialscarefullyarchitectscouldreducethegreenhousegascontributionofbuildinghomesbyasmuchasathird.Almostallresearchonthecarbondioxideemissionsofhouseshassofarconcentratedonheatingandli
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2019-03-02 02:16:07
- Game theory says publicly shaming cyberattackers could backfire
JUNGYEON-JE/AFP/GettyImagesByChelseaWhyteKnowyourenemy
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2019-03-01 12:13:04
- Final demands: We explore sci-fi's unworldly money troubles
JonShireman/GettyByAbigailNussbaumInhislongandvariedcareer
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2019-03-01 12:09:03
- Lengthy nanotube crop may mean super-strong fibres
ByTomSimonite(Image:VesselinShanov/UC)Achemicalcatalystthatgrowscarbonnanotubestounprecedentedlengthscouldaideffortstomakesuper-strongcablesfromthemolecules.Carbonnanotubesareincrediblystrongforthe
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2019-03-01 12:08:02
- Brain stent to let five paralysed people control exoskeleton
UniversityofMelbourneByAliceKleinMINDCONTROLwithoutthesideeffects.That’stheaimofadevicethatcouldhelppeoplecontrolroboticlimbsusingthoughtalone–withouttheneedforbrainsurgery.Thedevicewillbetrialledinpe
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2019-03-01 12:07:11
- Histories: Banking on genius
ByStephaniePainEachmorningbeforeschoolAlfredSmeefedhispigeons
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2019-03-01 12:05:04
- Virtual Earths let researchers "mash up" data
ByTomSimonite(Image:JohnBailey/GoogleEarth)Freelyavailableglobalmappingsoftwareisrapidlybeingadoptedbyenvironmentalscientistsasacheapandeffectivewaytodisplayandcomparedata.ThemostcommonlyusedEarthma
2019-03-01 10:18:12
- Gizmo
Massagedevicesbuiltintocarseatscanhelpdriversavoidthenumbnessthatleadstofatigueonlongtrips
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2019-03-01 10:15:04
- Mini DNA replicator could benefit world's poor
Apocket-sized$10devicethatcan“amplify”DNAispromisingacheap
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2019-03-01 10:12:08
- Self-powered displays keep gadgets alive
ByPaulMarksScreensthatnotonlydisplayimagesbutalsogeneratetheirownpowerareonthehorizon.Oneofthenewdisplaytechnologieswillbesuitableforcellphones
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2019-03-01 10:12:08
- Fiery crash melts vital San Francisco highway
ByNewScientistTechandReutersAvitalstretchofhighwayforSanFranciscocommuterscollapsedonSundayafteragastankertruckcrashedandignitedflamesthatshotmorethan60metres(200feet)intotheair.SanFranciscoMayorGavin
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2019-03-01 10:11:02
- Will technology help or hinder access to famous art?
LonelyPlanet/GettyBySimonIngsPrintsinParis1900:Fromelitetothestreet
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2019-03-01 08:16:01
- Automation will have a bigger impact on jobs in smaller cities
SM/AIUEO/GettyByTimothyRevellThe robottakeover willstartinthesmallercities.Townsandsmallcitieshaveasmallerproportionofjobsthatwillberesilienttoautomationthanlargerurbancentres
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2019-03-01 07:14:10
- Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on
AlamyByMichaelBrooksIt’sallgo.StephenHawkinghasdeclaredthatweshouldstartcolonisingotherplanetsassoonaspossible
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2019-03-01 07:09:05
- UK government watchdog examining political use of data analytics
GettyImagesByTimothyRevellTheuseofdataanalyticsbypoliticalpartieshaspiquedtheinterestoftheInformationCommissioner’sOffice
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2019-03-01 07:03:02
- AI detective analyses police data to learn how to crack cases
AshleyCooper/GettyByTimothyRevellMOVEover
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2019-03-01 06:19:02
- Web browsers are new frontline in internet war
ByJeffHechtYOUaresurfingthenet
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2019-03-01 06:09:11
- Mini DNA replicator could benefit world's poor
ByMasonInman(Image:VictorUgaz/AngewandteChemie)Apocket-sizeddevicethatrunsontwoAAbatteriesandcopiesDNAasaccuratelyasexpensivelabequipmenthasbeendevelopedbyresearchersintheUS.Thedevicehasnomovingpa
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2019-03-01 06:08:07
- Google DeepMind NHS data deal was ‘legally inappropriate’
DeepMindByTimothyRevellGoogleDeepMindreceived1.6millionidentifiablepersonalmedicalrecordsonan“inappropriatelegalbasis”
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2019-03-01 05:06:02
- Cold fusion – hot news again?
ByBennettDavissFROMadistance
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2019-03-01 03:03:01
- Nanoparticles 'safe for soil bugs'
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2019-03-01 02:02:11
- Stephen Hawking publicises space travel with zero-g flight
Havingspenthislifestudyingthebone-crushinggravityofblackholes
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2019-03-01 02:01:12
- Interview: The human crash test dummy
ByJustinMullinsWhenitcomestomeasuringtheeffectsofacarcrashonpassengers
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2019-03-01 01:15:06
- Airborne observatory completes first test flight
ByDavidShiga(Image:CarlaThomas/NASA)TheSOFIAflyinginfraredobservatorysuccessfullycompleteditsfirsttestflightonThursday.Theflightwasthefirstinaseriesleadinguptoastronomicalobservationsthatcouldbegini
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2019-03-01 01:14:04
- High cost of capturing solar energy is diminishing
ByJimGilesITGETShotinEldoradoValley
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2019-03-01 01:11:07
- Invention: Flying weather forecasters
ByJustinMullinsTheaccuracyofweatherforecastsisgenerallylimitedbyalackofgoodqualityweatherdata
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2019-03-01 01:07:09
- 'Flying weather stations' could improve forecasts
THEaccuracyofweatherforecastsisseverelylimitedbyalackofinformationontheweatherinmoreremoteareassuchasthedeserts
