A discovery made during an analysis of a species of mistletoe whose apparent ability to survive without key genes involved in energy production could make it one of the most …read more Source:: Science
Month: June 2015
Astronomers discover 854 ultra-dark galaxies in the famous Coma Cluster
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•Astronomers have discovered 854 “ultra-dark galaxies” in the Coma Cluster. The new discovery surpasses the 2014 discovery of 47 mysterious dark galaxies by more than 800 and suggests that galaxy …read more Source:: Science
Micro-tentacles created so tiny robots can handle delicate objects
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•Robotics experts have developed microrobotic tentacles that can be the hands and fingers of small robots designed to safely handle delicate objects. …read more Source:: Science
Wolves are better hunters when monkeys are around
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•Through a rare mixed-species association observed between a carnivorous predator and a potential prey, biologists have identified that solitary Ethiopian wolves will forage for rodents among grazing gelada monkey herds. …read more Source:: Science
U.S. Defense Department to develop UK hoverbike
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•The dream of a manned, truly functional hoverbike is a step closer to reality after British and American engineers announced a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
High-tech trap to catch graffiti vandals in the act
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•Sydney is deploying a high-tech system that literally sniffs out vandals on its rail network. The CEO of Sydney Trains, Howard Collins, calls the new system Mousetrap. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Taking DevOps out of the security danger zone
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•By editor@techworld.com (Management Briefing) How can organisations achieve the scale-out and economies of scale realised by the big cloud providers? The answer, according to Chris Boorman, Chief Marketing Officer of Automic, lies in DevOps …read more Source:: Open Source
Mysterious ‘lakes’ on Saturn’s moon Titan
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•Saturn’s moon Titan is home to seas and lakes filled with liquid hydrocarbons, but what forms the depressions on the surface? A new study suggests the moon’s surface dissolves in …read more Source:: Science
Purism crowd-funding Libre 13 Linux laptop, preparing second-generation Libre 15
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•The company hopes to expand the notebook lineup running its open-source PureOS with a smaller, $1,649 portable that will ship in September if it receives sufficient backing. …read more Source:: Linux
Purism crowd-funding Librem 13 Linux laptop, preparing second-generation Librem 15
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•The company hopes to expand the notebook lineup running its open-source PureOS with a smaller, $1,649 portable that will ship in September if it receives sufficient backing. …read more Source:: Linux