Botanists have identified key regulatory networks controlling how plants grow ‘outwards,’ which could help us to grow trees to be more efficient carbon sinks and increase vegetable crop yields. …read more Source:: Science
Month: January 2019
Astronomers map ‘light echoes’ of newly discovered black hole
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•A team of astronomers has charted the environment surrounding a relatively small, ‘stellar mass’ black hole that is 10 times the mass of the sun. The observations provide the clearest …read more Source:: Science
Nature’s magnifying glass reveals unexpected intermediate mass exoplanets
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•Astronomers have found a new exoplanet that could alter the standing theory of planet formation. With a mass that’s between that of Neptune and Saturn, and its location beyond the …read more Source:: Science
Space microbes aren’t so alien after all
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•A new study has found that — despite its seemingly harsh conditions — the ISS is not causing bacteria to mutate into dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbugs. The bacteria are instead simply …read more Source:: Science
Great potential for floating solar photovoltaics systems
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•Researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 human-made US reservoirs could generate about 10 percent of the nation’s annual electricity production. Their findings reveal for …read more Source:: Science
Medical scanner helps to unlock the mysteries of a giant prehistoric marine reptile
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•A nearly meter-long skull of a giant fossil marine ichthyosaur found in a farmer’s field more than 60 years ago has been studied for the first time. Using cutting-edge computerized …read more Source:: Science
Raspberry Pi 3: Testing out Manjaro ARM 18.12
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•I’m trying out the latest release of Manjaro Linux ARM for the Raspberry Pi 3 Models B and B+ …read more Source:: Linux
Linux 5 is on the way
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•But even Linus Torvalds says it’s not that big of a deal. …read more Source:: Linux
Can artificial intelligence tell a teapot from a golf ball?
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•How smart is the form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning computer networks, and how closely do these machines mimic the human brain? They have improved greatly in recent …read more Source:: Science
Quantum scientists demonstrate world-first 3D atomic-scale quantum chip architecture
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•Scientists have shown that their pioneering single atom technology can be adapted to building 3D silicon quantum chips — with precise interlayer alignment and highly accurate measurement of spin states. …read more Source:: Science