New uranium series analysis of chief’s tomb suggests island’s monumental structures are earliest evidence of a chiefdom in the Pacific — yielding new keys to how societies emerge and evolve. …read more Source:: Science
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Diamonds aren’t forever: Team creates first quantum computer bridge
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•For the first time on a single chip, scientists have demonstrated all the components needed to create a quantum bridge to link quantum computers together. …read more Source:: Science
In a first, brain computer interface helps paralyzed man feel again
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•Imagine being in an accident that leaves you unable to feel any sensation in your arms and fingers. Now imagine regaining that sensation, a decade later, through a mind-controlled robotic …read more Source:: Science
Orbital eyes first customer for in-space satellite servicing
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Orbital ATK Inc on Monday said it hopes to announce within the next six to eight weeks its first contract for a new “in space” service aimed …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Ex-army major becomes first British astronaut to take a space walk
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•LONDON (Reuters) – Tim Peake became the first astronaut representing Britain to carry out a space walk when he left the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, generating huge interest …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
First ever test-tube dogs give ‘puppy love’ a new meaning
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•NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rarely is a major scientific breakthrough so darn cute. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
World’s first sonic tractor beam
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•British researchers have built the world’s first sonic tractor beams that lift and move objects using soundwaves. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Australian tracking station to get first new images of Pluto
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•SYDNEY (Reuters) – A space tracking station surrounded by cows in an Australian valley will on Tuesday become the first place in the world to get close-up images of Pluto, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Dubai says plans world’s first 3D printed office building
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•DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai said it would construct a small office building using a 3D printer for the first time, in a drive to develop technology that would cut costs …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Washington state finds first dinosaur fossil, T. rex relative bone
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•SEATTLE (Reuters) – Scientists digging among coastal rocks in Washington state have found the partial left femur of a two-legged carnivorous dinosaur, a fossil believed to be about 80 million …read more Source:: UKScienceNews