A whale shark named Anne swam all the way across the Pacific from Coiba National Park in Panama to the Marianas Trench, setting a record as the longest-recorded migration. …read more Source:: Science
Day: April 26, 2018
Prosthetic arms can provide controlled sensory feedback
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•Losing an arm doesn’t have to mean losing all sense of touch, thanks to prosthetic arms that stimulate nerves with mild electrical feedback. Researchers have developed a control algorithm that …read more Source:: Science
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: The Linux for AI, clouds, and containers
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•Ubuntu will still live on as a desktop operating system, but that’s not where Canonical sees it as having its greatest potential. …read more Source:: Linux
US autism rate up 15 percent over 2 year period
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•A new report that finds the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among 11 surveillance sites as one in 59 among children aged 8 years in 2014 (or 1.7 percent). …read more Source:: Science
Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox observed in many-particle system for the first time
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•Physicistshave observed the quantum mechanical Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox in a system of several hundred interacting atoms for the first time. The phenomenon dates back to a famous thought experiment from 1935. …read more Source:: Science
‘Infinitely’ recyclable polymer shows practical properties of plastics
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•The world fell in love with plastics because they’re cheap, convenient, lightweight and long- lasting. For these same reasons, plastics are now trashing the Earth. Chemists have just announced another …read more Source:: Science
Why a robot can’t yet outjump a flea
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•Smashing mantis shrimp. Snapping trap-jaw ants. Stinging jellyfish. Some of the fastest living things — at least over short distances — are also the smallest. A new mathematical model explores …read more Source:: Science