Earlier this year scientists presented evidence for Planet Nine, a Neptune-mass planet in an elliptical orbit 10 times farther from our Sun than Pluto. Since then theorists have puzzled over …read more Source:: Science
Day: May 3, 2016
Introducing the disposable laser
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•Since lasers were invented more than 50 years ago, they have transformed a diverse swath of technology — from CD players to surgical instruments. Now researchers have invented a way …read more Source:: Science
Likely cause for recent southeast US earthquakes: Underside of the North American Plate peeling off
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•The southeastern United States should, by all means, be relatively quiet in terms of seismic activity. It’s located in the interior of the North American Plate, far away from plate …read more Source:: Science
4 projects ripe for a Rust rewrite
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Mozilla’s Rust language has all the hallmarks of a winning software project. It has a quickly evolving toolchain, a supportive community, and an expanding roster of libraries. But …read more Source:: OpenSource
Algae use their ‘tails’ to gallop and trot like quadrupeds
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•Species of single-celled algae use whip-like appendages called flagella to coordinate their movements and achieve a remarkable diversity of swimming gaits. …read more Source:: Science
Toward artificial photosynthesis: Mimicking the ingenuity of nature
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•A clean, climate-friendly energy source that is virtually inexhaustible: This is the promise artificial photosynthesis holds. Chemists have now got one step closer to reaching this goal. …read more Source:: Science
Why Redis beats Memcached for caching
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•By Itamar Haber Memcached or Redis? It’s a question that nearly always arises in any discussion about squeezing more performance out of a modern, database-driven Web application. When performance needs to be improved, …read more Source:: OpenSource
Age-related macular degeneration before and after the era of anti-VEGF drugs
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•In a study of nearly 650 people with the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), half still had vision 20/40 or better, typically good enough to drive or to read …read more Source:: Science