CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off on Friday to deliver a cargo ship loaded with food, water and equipment to the International Space Station, breaking …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Month: July 2015
Solar-powered plane breaks solo flight record across Pacific to Hawaii
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•HONOLULU (Reuters) – A Swiss man attempting to circumnavigate the globe with an aircraft powered only by the sun’s energy has broken a world record for the longest non-stop solo …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Genome study reveals how the woolly mammoth thrived in the cold
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Woolly mammoths spent their lives enduring extreme Arctic conditions including frigid temperatures, an arid environment and the relentless cycle of dark winters and bright summers. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
‘Map Of Life’ predicts ET. (So where is he?)
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•The author of a new study of evolutionary convergence argues that the development of life on Earth is predictable, meaning that similar organisms should therefore have appeared on other, Earth-like …read more Source:: Science
Soundproofing with quantum physics
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•Scientists have shown that the road from abstract theory to practical applications needn’t always be very long. Their mechanical implementation of a quantum mechanical phenomenon could soon be used for …read more Source:: Science
Why the seahorse’s tail is square
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•Why is the seahorse’s tail square? An international team of researchers has found the answer and it could lead to building better robots and medical devices. In a nutshell, a …read more Source:: Science
Red Hat Takes The Lead In Enterprise-Class Container Solutions — For Now
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•By editor@techworld.com (Forrester Analysts) One of the most important announcements at the Red Hat held its 2015 summit was the general availability of version 3 of OpenShift. …read more Source:: Open Source
Air Force says rocket accident won’t bump SpaceX from competition
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – SpaceX can compete to launch a U.S. Global Positioning System satellite despite a Falcon 9 rocket accident this weekend, the Air Force said on Wednesday.<br …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Total recall: brain process for memory formation revealed
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a little help from Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Aniston and Josh Brolin – or at least photos of them – scientists have gained a new understanding of …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Creating a stopwatch for volcanic eruptions
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•According to new research, there may be a way to predict when Yellowstone volcano will erupt again. …read more Source:: Science