Researchers describe a new method for delivering neural precursor cells to spinal cord injuries in rats, reducing the risk of further injury and boosting the propagation of potentially reparative cells. …read more Source:: Science
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Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth 40%
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•Most crops on the planet are plagued by a photosynthetic glitch, and to deal with it, evolved an energy-expensive process called photorespiration that drastically suppresses their yield potential. Researchers reportthat …read more Source:: Science
PyPy powers up Python 3.5
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Pythonistas will be happy to hear that new versions of PyPy, the runtime for the Python language that provides just-in-time compilation and a major speed boost, <a class="colorbox" …read more Source:: OpenSource
Fuel cells: For platinum catalysts, tiny squeeze gives big boost in performance
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•Squeezing a platinum catalyst a fraction of a nanometer nearly doubles its catalytic activity, say researchers, a finding that could lead to better fuel cells and other clean energy technologies. …read more Source:: Science
Bacteria communicate to ramp up collective immune response to viral threats
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•Bacteria can boost their own immune systems by “talking” to each other, surprising new research shows. This research provides new insight into how groups of bacteria collectively defend against viral …read more Source:: Science
Quantum computers: 10-fold boost in stability achieved
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•Engineers have created a new quantum bit that remains in a stable superposition for 10 times longer than previously achieved, dramatically expanding the number of calculations that could be performed …read more Source:: Science
SmartNICs: Give your OpenStack network a boost
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•By Nick Tausanovitch Among the key findings of an April 2016 survey by the OpenStack Foundation was the strong interest among OpenStack users in software-based networking on servers, or server-based networking. …read more Source:: OpenSource
Hands-on: Python 3.6’s speed boost matters
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•By Serdar Yegulalp With the first beta release of Python 3.6 out in the wild, most of the discussion has been about additions like a new string-literal format or the “secrets” module …read more Source:: OpenSource