COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force plans to ask satellite launch providers and engine makers next month or in early June to explain how they would partner …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Day: April 16, 2015
Mercury-orbiting U.S. spacecraft heading for a crash landing
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A NASA spacecraft that made surprising discoveries of ice and other materials on Mercury will make a crash landing into the planet around April 30, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
U.S. Air Force moves toward common satellite control system
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•COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is studying how to develop a common ground system to track, communicate with and control all the satellites it operates, a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
It’s an open-source world: 78 percent of companies run open-source software
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•Black Duck Software and North Bridge’s survey found open-source software in businesses everywhere, but few are managing it worth a darn. …read more Source:: Linux
Getting around without draining your phone battery
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•San Francisco, CALIFORNIA – For the most part, GPS works great. It gives people the ability to get from point A to point B with a simple press of a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Palaeolithic remains show cannibalistic habits of human ancestors
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•Analysis of ancient cadavers recovered at a famous archaeological site confirm the existence of a sophisticated culture of butchering and carving human remains, according to a team of scientists. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists use brain stimulation to boost creativity, set stage to potentially treat depression
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•The first direct evidence has been found demonstrating that a low dose of electric current can enhance the brain’s natural alpha oscillations to boost creativity by an average of 7.4 …read more Source:: Science
Would You Open-Source Your Body?
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•By editor@techworld.com (Glyn Moody) As you may have noticed, this column is pretty keen on opening things up – whether that’s open source, open access or open government. But what about open-sourcing your body …read more Source:: Open Source
A sniff of happiness: Chemicals in sweat may convey positive emotion
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•Humans may be able to communicate positive emotions like happiness through the smell of our sweat, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for …read more Source:: Science
Flourishing faster: How to make trees grow bigger and quicker
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•Scientists have discovered a way to make trees grow bigger and faster, which could increase supplies of renewable resources and help trees cope with the effects of climate change. …read more Source:: Science