CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A large asteroid that scientists only discovered this month will make a relatively close approach to Earth on Saturday, astronomers say, providing one of the …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Month: October 2015
Zap happy: electric eels innovative in subduing hapless prey
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When it comes to unleashing their trademark zaps, electric eels employ an impressive and sophisticated set of tactics. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Spacecraft to sample water plumes from Saturn moon
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (REUTERS) – A U.S. spacecraft was poised to make a deep dive into plumes of water, ice and organic matter blasting from Saturn’s small, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Spacewalking astronauts prep station for space taxi parking spots
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A pair of U.S. astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Wednesday doing electrical work to prepare the low-orbit outpost for new commercial space …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Dog robot copes with tough terrain
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•Swiss researchers have built an electrically actuated, walking, climbing, running four-legged robot that can handle difficult terrain. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Electric eels curl up to deliver even more powerful shocks
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•Electric eels temporarily paralyze their prey by shocking them with electricity using a series of brief, high-voltage pulses, much as a Taser would do. Now, a researcher has discovered that …read more Source:: Science
Oldest DNA sequences may reveal secrets of ancient animal ancestors
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•Researchers have discovered early conserved DNA sequences from almost 700 million years ago. …read more Source:: Science
Hands-On: Adding UEFI boot to Tanglu Linux 4.0 Alpha
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•The Tanglu Linux 4.0 Alpha release does not include UEFI Boot support. Here is how I added it. …read more Source:: Linux
New component of Milky Way discovered
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•Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown component of the Milky Way. By mapping out the locations of a class of stars that vary in brightness called Cepheids, a disc of …read more Source:: Science
Raspberry Pi will now build you a bespoke model (as long as you buy 3,000)
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•Manufacturer element14 is offering to customise the cheap computing boards for customers that order larger volumes. …read more Source:: Linux