The speed of vessels operating near endangered killer whales in Washington is the most influential factor — more so than vessel size — in how much noise from the boats …read more Source:: Science
Month: December 2015
Europe’s prototype gravity wave detector reset for Thursday launch
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The launch of a prototype satellite to look for ripples in space and across time is back on track for Thursday following a day’s delay …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
CoreOS brings end-to-end trusted computing to containers
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•The bane of containers is securing them, but CoreOS has a soup-to-nuts answer for this worry: Tectonic with Distributed Trusted Computing. …read more Source:: Linux
One for the road: Breakthrough claimed with pot-booze breathalyzer
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•(Reuters) – An Oakland company working with scientists from the University of California at Berkeley is claiming a breakthrough in the race to develop an instant roadside marijuana breathalyzer. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Debian GNU/Linux now supported on Microsoft’s Azure
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•Microsoft is adding Debian GNU/Linux to its list of supported Linux distributions available on its Azure cloud. …read more Source:: Linux
U.S. bill ends legal quandary over mining rights in space
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – – A new law clears U.S. companies to own what they mine from asteroids and other celestial bodies, ending a legal quandary that had overshadowed …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Ethicists square off over editing genes in human embryos
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Debate over the use of powerful new gene editing tools in human eggs, sperm and embryos grew heated on Tuesday as scientists and ethicists gathered at an …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Parasitic tapeworm influences behavior and lifespan of uninfected members of ant colonies
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•Ants are quite often infected by parasites. For example, tapeworms use ants as intermediate hosts for a part of their development phase before they complete their life cycle in their …read more Source:: Science
Diagnosing malaria with a cell phone
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•COLLEGE STATION, TX (Reuters) – New technology that transforms a cell phone into a mobile polarized microscope can diagnose malaria in a Rwandan village with the same level of accuracy …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Exiled exoplanet likely kicked out of star’s neighborhood
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•The Gemini Planet Imager and the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed details of an unusual exoplanet and its star that suggest the planetary system underwent a violent episode in its …read more Source:: Science