CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Rain and cloudy skies delayed Orbital ATK’s planned resumption on Thursday of cargo runs to the International Space Station, a year after the company’s Antares …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Day: December 3, 2015
Gene summit organizers urge caution on human gene editing
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists and ethicists gathered at an international summit in Washington said it would be “irresponsible” to use gene editing technology in human embryos for therapeutic purposes, such …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Habitat loss seen as rising threat to world’s migratory birds
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Habitat destruction along routes taken by the world’s migratory birds poses an increasing peril to these long-distance fliers, with a vast majority crossing terrain that nations are …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Hawaii court revokes permit for telescope project on volcano
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•(Reuters) – The Hawaii Supreme Court on Wednesday revoked a permit that would have allowed the controversial construction of one of the world’s largest telescopes on a dormant volcano considered …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Interventions may temporarily raise kids’ IQs, but there is fadeout over time
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•A meta-analysis shows that the beneficial effects of interventions to raise intelligence in young children fade over time. …read more Source:: Science
LISA Pathfinder en route to gravitational wave demonstration
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•ESA’s LISA Pathfinder lifted off earlier Dec. 3, 2015 on a Vega rocket from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on its way to demonstrate technology for observing gravitational waves …read more Source:: Science
World’s first sonic tractor beam
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•British researchers have built the world’s first sonic tractor beams that lift and move objects using soundwaves. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Weather satellite startup will launch on Indian rocket
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A Maryland-based startup developing a satellite network to predict weather using radio signals will launch its first two spacecraft on an Indian rocket, the company …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Hands-On with the Raspberry Pi Zero, Part 3: Software
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•With the hardware basics out of the way, it’s time to take a look at the software: Raspbian Linux. …read more Source:: Linux
Vega rocket blasts off with gravity-hunting satellite
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•BERLIN (Reuters) – A Vega rocket bearing a European prototype satellite which will search for ripples in space and across time, a phenomenon predicted but never proven by physicist Albert …read more Source:: UKScienceNews