Researchers report that when electrons move in a phosphorus transistor, they do so only in two dimensions. The finding suggests that black phosphorus could help engineers surmount one of the …read more Source:: Science
Month: July 2015
Historic flyby of Pluto on track despite probe glitch, NASA says
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA said on Monday it expects the New Horizons spacecraft to be back in service on Tuesday after a computer glitch on the weekend threatened its …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Surfing a wake of light
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•For the first time, Harvard researchers have created wakes of light-like waves moving on a metallic surface, called surface plasmons, and demonstrated that they can be controlled and steered. The …read more Source:: Science
Fundamental beliefs about atherosclerosis overturned
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•Doctors’ efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques that build up in our arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes are built on several false beliefs about the fundamental composition …read more Source:: Science
Teaching old dogs new tricks with ‘smart harness’
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•North Carolina State University researchers have developed new technology designed to improve communication between dogs and humans. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Tundra study uncovers impact of climate warming in the Arctic
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•Significant changes in one of Earth’s most important ecosystems are not only a symptom of climate change, but may fuel further warming, research suggests. One of the biggest studies to …read more Source:: Science
Data today keeps the doctor away
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•By editor@techworld.com (Forrester Analysts) In scanning through my O’Reilly Data Newsletter, I noticed A Healthy Dose of Data, an MIT Sloan case study on the data and analytics culture at Intermountain, a healthcare network …read more Source:: Open Source
Astronomers see pebbles poised to make planets
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•A team of astronomers announced the discovery of a ring of rocks circling a very young star. This is the first time these ‘pebbles’, thought to be a crucial link …read more Source:: Science
Universe’s hidden supermassive black holes revealed
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•Astronomers have found evidence for a large population of hidden supermassive black holes in the Universe. …read more Source:: Science
Do micro-organisms explain features on comets?
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•Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, studied in detail by the European Space Agency Rosetta and Philae spacecraft since September 2014, is a body with distinct and unexpected features. Now two astronomers have a …read more Source:: Science