For the first time, an experiment has directly imaged electron orbits in a high-magnetic field, illuminating an unusual collective behavior in electrons and suggesting new ways of manipulating the charged …read more Source:: Science
Day: October 21, 2016
Climate change impairs survival instincts of fish and can make them swim towards predators
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Fish farms may hold the key to studying the impact of rising carbon dioxide on marine life, and help researchers understand if fish could adapt to climate change. …read more Source:: Science
New record for fusion: Giant leap in pursuit of clean energy
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Scientists and engineers recently made a leap forward in the pursuit of clean energy. The team set a new world record for plasma pressure in an Alcator C-Mod tokamak nuclear …read more Source:: Science
The wait for TensorFlow on Windows is almost over
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By Serdar Yegulalp When will it be possible to run Google’s TensorFlow deep learning system on Windows with full GPU support? The short answer is “soon.” The real holdup, though, hasn’t even been TensorFlow. …read more Source:: OpenSource
The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, or is it?
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Five years ago, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three astronomers for their discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace. This led to the widespread …read more Source:: Science
New recommendations for children’s electronic media use
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Recognizing the ubiquitous role of media in children’s lives, the American Academy of Pediatrics is releasing new policy recommendations and resources to help families maintain a healthy media diet. …read more Source:: Science
From ancient fossils to future cars
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Engineers are developing cheap, energy-efficient lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles from silicon in diatomaceous earth. The research could lead to the development of ultra-high capacity lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles …read more Source:: Science
Oldest known planet-forming disk discovered
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A group of citizen scientists and professional astronomers joined forces to discover an unusual hunting ground for exoplanets. They found a star surrounded by the oldest known circumstellar disk — …read more Source:: Science
The Dirty Cow Linux bug: A silly name for a serious problem
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With attacks in the wild reported, you need to fix this Linux bug as soon as possible. …read more Source:: Linux