(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
Month: December 2015
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
Weird prehistoric beast conjures up images of ‘Star Wars’ queen
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – What does a strange giraffe-like animal with three horns atop its head and a set of fangs that roamed Europe about 15 million years ago have in …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Too early to use gene editing in embryos: scientist
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the scientists who discovered powerful tools for altering genes is not convinced the case has been made for using the technology on human sperm, eggs …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Modern science detects disease in 400-year-old embalmed hearts
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the ruins of a medieval convent in the French city of Rennes, archaeologists discovered five heart-shaped urns made of lead, each containing an embalmed human heart.<br …read more Source:: UKScienceNews