Scientists have found surprising electron behavior that may help unravel the ever-elusive mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity — a phenomenon in which electrical current flows freely without resistance through a material …read more Source:: Science
Month: July 2017
Large, distant comets more common than previously thought
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•There are about seven times more long-period comets measuring at least 1 kilometer across than previously predicted, suggests new research. The researchers also found that long-period comets are, on average, …read more Source:: Science
What you can expect from Android O
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•Android O is almost ready to go, and thanks to Project Treble, more users than ever will get the newest version of Android. …read more Source:: Linux
Red Hat’s Boltron snaps together a modular Linux server
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Red Hat’s ongoing experiments with making its Linux distributions more modular and flexible have yielded a new sub-distribution of Fedora. Dubbed Fedora Boltron Server, the new prototype server project uses the …read more Source:: OpenSource
New shark species glows in the dark, weighs about 2 pounds and has a huge nose
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•Just as “Shark Week” is gearing up, researchers have discovered a new species of shark 17 years in the making. Like finding a needle in a haystack, it was well …read more Source:: Science
Cognitive cross-training enhances learning, study finds
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•Just as athletes cross-train to improve physical skills, those wanting to enhance cognitive skills can benefit from multiple ways of exercising the brain, according to a comprehensive new study. The …read more Source:: Science
Using money to buy time linked to increased happiness
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•New research is challenging the age-old adage that money can’t buy happiness. The study suggests that using money to buy free time — such as paying to delegate household chores …read more Source:: Science
Physics of bubbles could explain language patterns
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•Language patterns could be predicted by simple laws of physics, a new study has found. A theory using ideas from physics predicts where and how dialects occur. …read more Source:: Science
Summer sea ice melt in the Arctic
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•Earlier this year Arctic sea ice sank to a record low wintertime extent for the third straight year. Now NASA is flying a set of instruments north of Greenland to …read more Source:: Science
Challenging prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized
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•Despite being relatively close together, two recently discovered hydrothermal vent fields in the Gulf of California host very different animal communities. This finding contradicts a common scientific assumption that neighboring …read more Source:: Science