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• Big science for refreezing the Arctic ice cap: Bob McDonald

  05-05-2017 23:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists have proposed a massive geoengineering project to to restore the melting Arctic ice cap.
  
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• Hubble image captures hundreds of galaxies 6 billion light-years away

  05-05-2017 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope photographed hundreds of galaxies and illustrated the phenomenon known as gravitational lensing in a breathtaking image.
  
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• Danish brewery 'beercycling' urine to make novelty beer

  05-05-2017 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  A Danish brewery is drawing on 50,000 litres of urine collected from the largest music festival in Northern Europe in producing a novelty beer aimed at the more adventurous drinker.
  
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• Trackers may tip a warbler’s odds of returning to its nest

  05-05-2017 20:30
  
  Geolocator devices that help track migrating birds could also hamper migration survival or timing.
  
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• New printer creates color by shaping nanostructures

  05-05-2017 20:00
  
  Researchers developed the structure-based color printing technique as an alternative to ink-based printing, in which colors fade with time.
  
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• Uber faces U.S. criminal probe over software used to evade authorities

  05-05-2017 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc.'s use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said.
  
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• India launches 'invaluable' South Asia satellite

  05-05-2017 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The satellite, funded by India, will help South Asian nations boost their communication services.
  
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• Why Some People Are Born to Worry [Excerpt]

  05-05-2017 13:00 via rss.sciam.com
  
  How do early-life traumas get under our skin? A researcher details his quest for the stress-causing mechanism
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• Mars may not have been born alongside the other rocky planets

  05-05-2017 13:00
  
  Mars formed farther away from the sun than its present-day orbit, not near the other terrestrial planets, new research suggests.
  
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• Endangered Canada lynx appears to be thriving in New Brunswick

  05-05-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What was once an incredibly rare species to glimpse in New Brunswick now appears to be thriving in the province.
  
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• You need more than just a white hat to tell the hero from the villain

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (University at Buffalo) The Sopranos' Tony Soprano and Walter White from Breaking Bad rank among recent television drama's most notorious protagonists, each of questionable morality. So, here's the question: Do you like them?
  
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• UTA's Ramon Lopez named Fellow of the American Association of Physics Professors

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Texas at Arlington) Ramon Lopez, a professor of physics at The University of Texas at Arlington has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to physics education with a Fellowship from the American Association of Physics Teachers.
  
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• The innovation and impact summit

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ) World-renowned innovators from higher education, government and business sectors will gather in an international summit in Hong Kong this summer to explore how to enhance universities' impacts through innovative research and teaching for the benefit of the society and mankind.
  
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• Shape-changing fog screen invented

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Sussex) There is something spooky about being able to see and talk to the pirate Blackbeard while one walks down a dark alley and then stepping right through him as he disappears into thin air. Such entertainment experiences are now possible thanks to a shape-changing fog screen that has been developed at the University of Sussex.
  
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• Scientists gain insights into how Fragile X syndrome disrupts perception

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) A collaboration between scientists in Belgium, the United States, Norway, France and the UK has resulted in a study that sheds light on the neural mechanisms of Fragile X syndrome. This genetic disorder, which affects males twice as often as females due to males' single X chromosome, causes disruptions in the way neurons transmit information to each other.
  
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• Retirement associated with lower stress, but only if you were in a top job

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (Oxford University Press USA) A new paper published in the Journal of Gerontology suggests that the period around retirement may widen socio-economic inequalities in stress and health.
  
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• Red light, green light invention prevents work interruptions

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (University of British Columbia) A UBC computer scientist has invented a unique desk light that automatically switches from green to red when you are 'in the zone' and shouldn't be disturbed by colleagues.
  
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• Platelets suppress T cell immunity against cancer

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (Medical University of South Carolina) In the May 5, 2017, issue of Science Immunology, cancer researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report that blood platelets blunt the immune response to cancer. Genetic inactivation of platelets improved the ability of T cells to fight melanoma in preclinical tests. Adoptive T cell therapies for cancer could be enhanced when combined with common antiplatelet drugs.
  
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• NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Donna blanket Vanuatu

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The 80 plus islands that make up the nation of Vanuatu were blanketed by the clouds of Tropical Cyclone Donna when NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead. NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at Donna that showed strong storms with heavy rain potential.
  
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• Internet of things sensors could connect via ambient radio waves

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (Disney Research) Internet of things (IoT) systems usually link networks of sensors via radio, but radios demand battery power thus limiting usability. Disney Research has determined that one solution may be to get rid of the radios all together and communicate via the ambient radio waves from TV, radio and cell phones.
  
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• International forum 'International Polytechnic Week 2017'

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University) International Forum 'International Polytechnic Week 2017' will take place May 22-27, 2017 at Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University during the wonderful time of white nights in St. Petersburg.Every year the Forum provides a platform for international partner days, scientific conferences, thematic seminars and round tables. Every year the Forum at SPbPU hosts more than 100 participants from different countries.
  
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• Group rituals can make us biased against outsiders

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (Association for Psychological Science) From our greetings to our celebrations to how we take our coffee, everyday life is full of shared rituals. The effort and commitment involved in these rituals can help us bond with others -- but new research suggests that they may also push us away from those who don't share the same practices. Findings from a series of experimentssuggest that people trust others who did not engage in the same ritual less than those who did.
  
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• Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Minnesota) A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, have discovered a new nano-scale thin film material with the highest-ever conductivity in its class. The new material could lead to smaller, faster, and more powerful electronics, as well as more efficient solar cells.
  
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• Differences in levels of trust and power can affect buyer-supplier performance

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (Penn State) Mutual trust does not appear on the ledger sheets of buyers and suppliers, but researchers suggest that levels of trust between companies may be an important influence on how they operate and perform.
  
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• CCNY physicists demonstrate photonic hypercrystals for control of light-matter interaction

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (City College of New York) Control of light-matter interaction is central to fundamental phenomena and technologies such as photosynthesis, lasers, LEDs and solar cells. City College of New York researchers have now demonstrated a new class of artificial media called photonic hypercrystals that can control light-matter interaction in unprecedented ways.
  
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• Benefits of antipsychotics outweigh risks, find experts

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (Columbia University Medical Center) An international group of experts has concluded that, for patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, antipsychotic medications do not have negative long-term effects on patients' outcomes or the brain.
  
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• American Scientific publishers give UTA physicist Wei Chen Best Paper Award

  05-05-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Texas at Arlington) American Scientific Publishers, a publisher of scientific journals and books in the fields of science, engineering, and technology, has given Wei Chen, a physics professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, a Best Paper Award for a journal article cited 364 times to date.
  
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• Some lung cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy even after disease progression

  05-05-2017 00:52
  Some advanced lung cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy even after the disease has progressed as evaluated by standard criteria, according to new research. The findings pave the way for certain patients to continue treatment if the disease is not progressing according to new, more specific, criteria.
  
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• Why is it flooding in Ontario and points east?

  05-05-2017 00:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents of western Quebec and parts of Ontario are bracing for a deluge of rain that could make flooding worse, and the storm system responsible for the wet conditions is expected to reach New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Friday night, Environment Canada says.
  
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• Why is it flooding across eastern Canada?

  05-05-2017 00:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents of western Quebec and parts of Ontario are bracing for a deluge of rain that could make flooding worse, and the storm system responsible for the wet conditions is expected to reach New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Friday night, Environment Canada says.
  
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