On September 14, 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detected gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes 29 and 36 times the mass of the Sun. Such …read more Source:: Science
Day: February 23, 2016
Satellite operator SES says interested in used SpaceX rocket
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•PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Satellite operator SES SA is interested in buying a used Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, for a future launch, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Docker improves container security and management
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•Docker, the most popular container technology, gets ready for enterprise deployment. …read more Source:: Linux
Antarctica could be headed for major meltdown
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•In the early Miocene Epoch, temperatures were 10 degrees warmer and ocean levels were 50 feet higher — well above the ground level of modern-day New York, Tokyo and Berlin. …read more Source:: Science
Fat cells outlive skinny ones
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•Cells with higher fat content outlive lean cells, shows a new study. This study has implications for larger organisms, such as humans, as the results support the phenomenon known as …read more Source:: Science
Dodos might have been quite intelligent, new research finds
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•New research suggests that the dodo, an extinct bird whose name has entered popular culture as a symbol of stupidity, was actually fairly smart. The work finds that the overall …read more Source:: Science
Gorilla born by rare caesarean section delivery at British zoo
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•LONDON (Reuters) – A baby gorilla has been delivered by a rare caesarean section at a British zoo in an operation performed by a hospital gynaecologist, the zoo said on …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs possibly within reach, scientists say
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•SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and computers may be available within a decade, say Australian scientists who are planning to conduct human trials next year on a high-tech …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Proven one-step process to convert CO2 and water directly into liquid hydrocarbon fuel
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•Chemists and engineers have proven that concentrated light, heat and high pressures can drive the one-step conversion of carbon dioxide and water directly into useable liquid hydrocarbon fuels. …read more Source:: Science
Has your Linux Mint desktop been backdoored?
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•Here’s how to be sure you’re OK and what to do if you have been burnt. …read more Source:: Linux