More than two years ago, Valve announced that Linux-powered Steam Machines would be the future of gaming. After far too many delays, two gaming consoles are finally shipping with a …read more Source:: Linux
Day: November 12, 2015
New species of duckbilled dinosaur neatly fills an evolutionary gap
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•A previously undiscovered dinosaur species showcases an evolutionary transition from an earlier duckbilled species to that group’s descendants. The findings highlight how the new species of duckbilled dinosaur neatly fills …read more Source:: Science
Supercomputer leaders come together on new open-source framework
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•Almost all supercomputers run on Linux. Now, the Linux Foundation, along with high-performance computer industry leaders, are announcing a new open-source software framework for HPC environments. …read more Source:: Linux
Ancient mass extinction led to dominance of tiny fish, paleontologist shows
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•According to new research, a mass extinction 359 million years ago known as the Hangenberg event triggered a drastic and lasting transformation of Earth’s vertebrate community. …read more Source:: Science
Massive northeast Greenland glacier is rapidly melting
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•A glacier in northeast Greenland that holds enough water to raise global sea levels by more than 18 inches has come unmoored from a stabilizing sill and is crumbling into …read more Source:: Science
Robot salamander helping scientists unlock spinal secrets
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•A robotic salamander that can replicate the amphibian’s movement to an unprecedented degree of accuracy has been built by robotic engineers in Switzerland. Called Pleurobot, it can reproduce the many …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Germany, U.S. in hot pursuit of ‘messenger’ drug molecules
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•FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – A molecule that carries the recipe for making drugs inside body cells is exciting scientists and investors alike, attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in a scramble …read more Source:: UKScienceNews