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• The Rocket Launch That Paved the Way for NASA

  16-03-2016 23:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Robert Goddard launched a liquid-filled rocket on March 16, 1926.
  
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• Complete guide to using your Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge - CNET

  16-03-2016 23:30 via
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  Complete guide to using your Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge
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  Samsung's newest members of its flagship Galaxy phone family are now on sale. The S7 and S7 Edge aren't gigantic leaps over the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, but they pack enough features to make them worthy of the name. You'll find a better camera and a ...
  DEAL: Nexus 6P, Moto X Pure Edition, Galaxy S7, and Galaxy S7 Edge Still on SaleDroid Life (press release) (blog)
  Opinion: Is the Samsung Galaxy S7 the culmination of the 's
  

• Researchers crack 50-year-old nuclear waste problem, make storage safer

  16-03-2016 22:57
  
  Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have adapted a technology developed for solar energy in order to selectively remove one of the trickiest and most-difficult-to-remove elements in nuclear waste pools across the country, making the storage of nuclear waste safer and nontoxic—and solving a decades-old problem.
  
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• Watch: U.S. Officials: Automatic Braking Will Be in Most New Cars by 2022

  16-03-2016 22:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Research shows automatic braking technology could prevent 700,000 crashes and 300,000 injuries per year.
  
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• Prehistoric Puzzle No More: Illinois Fossil a Vertebrate

  16-03-2016 22:22 via abcnews.go.com
  Prehistoric puzzle no more: Illinois' state fossil, the Tully monster, is a primitive fish with a precursor to a backbone
  
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• Prehistoric puzzle no more: Illinois fossil a vertebrate - Washington Post

  16-03-2016 21:59 via
  Prehistoric puzzle no more: Illinois fossil a vertebrate
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  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For decades, fossil hunters combing the soil near a creek in north-central Illinois have been rewarded with the preserved remnants of a prehistoric creature, its wide-set eyes on stalks and a long, arm-like appendage extending from ...and more »
  

• Remember The Whimpering Death Of The Old Acura NSX? - Jalopnik

  16-03-2016 21:53 via
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  Remember The Whimpering Death Of The Old Acura NSX?
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  Honda (or Acura here in the U.S.) launched the NSX in 1990. They killed it in 2005. And they pretty much rot on the vine for more than a decade, virtually unchanged. The competition, meanwhile, made huge steps forward in terms of performance and ...
  The big tech behind the 2017 Acura NSX specsSlashGear
  Acura charts a new course with 2017 NSX supercarUSA TODAY
  2017 Acura NSX Supercar ArrivesI4U News
  Kelley Blue Book -CNET
  

• Emails: Clinton sought secure smartphone, rebuffed by NSA

  16-03-2016 21:33
  
  Newly released emails show a 2009 request to issue a secure government smartphone to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was denied by the National Security Agency.
  
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• A source accelerating Galactic cosmic rays to unprecedented energy discovered at the centre of the Milky Way

  16-03-2016 21:32
  
  For more than 10 years the H.E.S.S. observatory in Namibia, run by an international collaboration of 42 institutions in 12 countries, has been mapping the center of our galaxy in very-high-energy gamma rays. These gamma rays are produced by cosmic rays from the innermost region of the galaxy. A detailed analysis of the latest H.E.S.S. data, published on 16 March 2016 in Nature, reveals for the first time a source of this cosmic radiation at energies never observed before in the Milky Way: the su
  
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• Plants won't boost global warming as much as feared: study

  16-03-2016 21:12
  
  Vegetation will release far less extra carbon dioxide in a warming world than previously assumed, giving humans a bit more room in the fight against climate change, scientists reported Wednesday in Nature.
  
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• Pigeon patrol deployed to measure London air pollution

  16-03-2016 21:10
  
  Ten pigeons armed with air pollution detectors on their backs were released into the London sky on Wednesday to monitor pollution in the British capital, organisers of the initiative told AFP.
  
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• New work-family research shows how team makeup, 'virtuality' affect social loafing

  16-03-2016 21:07
  
  Many people dream of working from home. And with today's technology—everything from phone calls and email to texting and videoconferences—maintaining 'virtual' communications with the team seems to be easier than ever.
  
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• Viruses 'piggyback' on host microbes' success

  16-03-2016 21:03
  
  In the microscopic life that thrives around coral reefs, San Diego State University researchers have discovered an interplay between viruses and microbes that defies conventional wisdom. As the density of microbes rises in an ecosystem, the number of viruses infecting those microbes rises with it. It has generally been assumed that this growing population of viruses, in turn, kills more and more microbes, keeping the microbial population in check. It's a model known as "kill-the-winner"—th
  
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• Newly-released sorghum types offer biodiversity, crop improvement

  16-03-2016 21:00
  
  It's an ancient grain that has been cultivated for thousands of years. Yet you may not even have heard of it.
  
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• Wetland enhancement in Midwest could help reduce catastrophic floods of the future

  16-03-2016 20:48
  
  According to a new study from Oregon State University, restoration of wetlands in the Midwest has the potential to significantly reduce peak river flows during floods—not only now, but also in the future if heavy rains continue to increase in intensity.
  
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• Evolution of hermaphroditic nematode proves deterministic maternal effects can give offspring head start in life

  16-03-2016 20:47
  
  Thank your mothers: A research collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and L'École Normale Supérieure in Paris has proven that deterministic maternal effects can give offspring a better start on life.
  
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• Computer simulations may help golfers tame the sport's 'scariest 155 yards'

  16-03-2016 20:46
  
  Johns Hopkins engineers have devised a computer model to unravel the wicked wind conditions that plague the world's greatest golfers at the course that hosts one of the sport's most storied tournaments, The Masters, in Augusta, Georgia.
  
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• What Instagram's New Algorithm Could Mean for Agencies and Brands - Adweek

  16-03-2016 20:45 via
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  What Instagram's New Algorithm Could Mean for Agencies and Brands
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  With more than 400 million monthly users and a growing number of advertisers, Instagram is adding an algorithm that reorders pictures and videos in users' feeds based on their interests. It's a move marketers say was inevitable, as the photo-sharing ...
  I Am an Obsessive Instagram Power User And I Demand a Chronological FeedGizmodo
  Instagram jumps on the algorithm bandwagon; let the user backlash beginCBS News
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• New explosion gas-signature models can help inspectors locate and identify underground nuclear tests

  16-03-2016 20:40
  
  Through experiments and computer models of gas releases, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have simulated signatures of gases from underground nuclear explosions (UNEs) that may be carried by winds far from the detonation.
  
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• Rubio's Silicon Valley Support: Where Will It Go Next?

  16-03-2016 20:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  When it comes to showing support with donations, Marco Rubio was the Republican of choice for Silicon Valley.
  
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• Instagram Is Changing Your Feed

  16-03-2016 20:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Instagram plans to radically shake up users' feeds in the hope it will allow users to keep up with the people they care about the most.
  
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• Sony draws praise for PlayStation VR's low price and game focus from industry watchers - VentureBeat

  16-03-2016 20:00 via
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  Sony draws praise for PlayStation VR's low price and game focus from industry watchers
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  Sony announced yesterday that its PlayStation VR headset costs $399 when it launches in October. And that move has gone over well with industry analysts, who expect this to be a $30 billion market by 2020. “I like the price point, but it doesn't ...
  Playstation VR Is Virtual Reality's Trojan HorseGizmodo
  Is the $400 PlayStation VR Headset Really the Best Deal for Virtual Reality
  

• Latest Discovery Hints at Origin of Mysterious 'Fairy Circles' - ABC News

  16-03-2016 19:55 via
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  Latest Discovery Hints at Origin of Mysterious 'Fairy Circles'
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  A stunning phenomenon of circular barren patches in the dry grasslands, known as "fairy circles," was once thought to only exist in the Namib Desert in Namibia, Africa. For decades, the origin of the fairy circles mystified researchers and scientists ...
  Those puzzling 'fairy circles' aren't just in Africa anymoreChristian Science Monitor
  Mysterious ' Fairy Circles ' Discovered in Australia!Weekly Observer
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• Selfish bumblebees are not prepared to share

  16-03-2016 19:00
  
  Well qualified bumblebees are not prepared to share their pollinating knowledge with less experienced bees, according to new research carried out at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
  
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• Scientists generate a new type of human stem cell that has half a genome

  16-03-2016 19:00
  
  Scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute (NYSCF) have succeeded in generating a new type of embryonic stem cell that carries a single copy of the human genome, instead of the two copies typically found in normal stem cells. The scientists reported their findings today in the journal Nature.
  
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• Mysterious 'Tully monster' is a vertebrate, research finds

  16-03-2016 19:00
  
  The Tully Monster, an oddly configured sea creature with teeth at the end of a narrow, trunk-like extension of its head and eyes that perch on either side of a long, rigid bar, has finally been identified.
  
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• Critically endangered crocodile hatchlings from same nest may have multiple fathers

  16-03-2016 19:00
  
  Genetic analysis revealed that critically endangered Orinoco crocodile hatchlings from the same clutch may have multiple fathers, according to a study published March 16, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Natalia Rossi Lafferriere from Columbia University and colleagues.
  
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• A surprising makeover turns an ordinary protein into a magnetic sculptor

  16-03-2016 19:00
  
  By studying an unusual group of magnetic microorganisms, scientists at UC Berkeley have uncovered a new and unexpected function for a ubiquitous protein family. Proteases are workhorse enzymes found in all living organisms that act in general cellular maintenance and communication by chewing up proteins. In a paper publishing in the Open Access journal PLOS Biology on March 16th 2016, the Komeili lab, along with collaborators in the Hurley and Chang groups, have now shown that a bacterial protei
  
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• New Observations Show Unexpected Changes of Bright Spots on Ceres

  16-03-2016 18:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New observations of the bright spots on Ceres reveal daily changes on these spots, suggesting that they change under the influence of sunlight as Ceres rotates. Observations made using the HARPS spectrograph at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile have revealed unexpected changes in the bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres. Although Ceres appears […]
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• Cyber Crooks Snap Up Old Domains to Serve Malicious Ads

  16-03-2016 18:36 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Users on the websites of the New York Times, Newsweek, BBC and AOL may have installed malware on their computers if they clicked on the malicious ads.
  
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• Astronomers Show Magnetic Field is Critical for Life

  16-03-2016 18:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Newly published research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that any Earth-like planet would need a magnetic field in order to protect its atmosphere and be habitable. Nearly four billion years ago, life arose on Earth. Life appeared because our planet had a rocky surface, liquid water, and a blanketing atmosphere. But life thrived […]
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• 'President Trump' Has Big Plans for Apple

  16-03-2016 18:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A hypothetical President Donald Trump has big plans for Apple.
  
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• New method to catch notorious Alzheimer protein

  16-03-2016 18:04
  
  Medical doctors see lumps of the protein A β-peptide in Alzheimer patients' brains. They are not sure however if this causes the disease, or if it's a consequence of the damage these proteins do on brain membranes. Resolving this matter is necessary for medication development. Now, Leiden physicists have created a method to get an answer to this important question. Publication on March 16th in Journal of Biological Physics.
  
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• Bacterial resistance to copper in the making for thousands of years

  16-03-2016 18:02
  
  Human use of copper dating back to the Bronze Age has shaped the evolution of bacteria, leading to bugs that are highly resistant to the metal's antibacterial properties.
  
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• Apple Is Now Planning to Boost iCloud Encryption - Fortune

  16-03-2016 18:02 via
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  Apple Is Now Planning to Boost iCloud Encryption
  Fortune
  This might be trouble for law enforcement. Apple may not find too many friends in law enforcement soon. As Apple continues to grapple with the FBI over unlocking the iPhone used by San Bernardino attacker Syed Farook, it's also eyeing ways to improve ...
  Apple's latest legal filing: 'The Founders would be appalled'Macworld
  Apple's iCloud may get tighter encryptionCNET
  Apple tells Feds: "The Founders would be appalled"CBS News
  

• New technique tracks 'heartbeat' of hundreds of wetlands

  16-03-2016 18:01
  
  For two University of Washington researchers, the real test came as they walked across a barren-looking field.
  
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• Autonomous braking to be in most cars by 2022

  16-03-2016 17:33
  
  Major automakers and the U.S. government have reached agreement to make automatic emergency braking standard equipment on most cars by 2022, two people briefed on the deal said.
  
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• Ring Announces New Smart Video Doorbell With Better Hardware - Android Headlines - Android News

  16-03-2016 17:30 via
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  Ring Announces New Smart Video Doorbell With Better Hardware
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Despite being a very old technology, doorbells are still mainstream, as it is with several other home appliances. Internet of Things, smart devices, and the mobile revolution are still making their way into users houses and we have seen a plethora of ...
  Ring raises $61.2 million for smart doorbellL.A. Biz
  Pro version of the Ring Video Doorbell swaps flexibility for ref
  

• Lasers help speed up the detection of bacterial growth in packaged food

  16-03-2016 17:30
  
  It's important to know how microorganisms—particularly pathogenic microbes—grow under various conditions. Certain bacteria can cause food poisoning when eaten and bacterial growth in medical blood supplies, while rare, might necessitate discarding the blood.
  
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• GPM spots Tropical Cyclone Emeraude developing

  16-03-2016 17:29
  
  Tropical Cyclone Emeraude developed early on March 16 in the Southern Indian Ocean, but NASA's GPM core satellite saw the storm coming together the day before.
  
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• Climate warming accelerating carbon loss from thawing Arctic soils, study finds

  16-03-2016 17:28
  
  Warmer, wetter conditions in the Arctic are accelerating the loss of carbon stored in tundra and permafrost soils, creating a potential positive feedback that further boosts global temperatures, a Dartmouth College study finds.
  
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• Advanced energy storage material gets unprecedented nanoscale analysis

  16-03-2016 17:27
  
  Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have combined advanced in-situ microscopy and theoretical calculations to uncover important clues to the properties of a promising next-generation energy storage material for supercapacitors and batteries.
  
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• Surface-going cave crickets actually more isolated than cave-dwelling cousins

  16-03-2016 17:25
  
  People sometimes rely on the stereotype of a kid living in their parents' basement to illustrate poor socialization and isolation.
  
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• Expansion mini-microscopy: High quality magnification on the cheap

  16-03-2016 17:25
  
  Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and MIT have combined an innovative microscopy technique with a methodology for building inexpensive mini-microscopes, allowing them to capture images at a resolution that, until now, has only been possible with benchtop microscopes that are orders of magnitude higher in cost. Details about the hybrid technique, known as Expansion Mini-Microscopy (ExMM), are published this week in Scientific Reports.
  
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• Keeping ribosomes stuck may stop virulent bacteria strain in its track

  16-03-2016 17:24
  
  Compounds that stop a cellular rescue operation for stuck ribosomes may bolster the nation's defenses against biowarfare and bioterrorism, as well as create alternative antibiotics to handle increasingly resistant pathogens, according to a team of researchers.
  
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• Guilty plea in nude photo hack reveals 'phishing' scam

  16-03-2016 17:22
  
  Prosecutors have announced the first criminal conviction in connection with the 2014 hacking of Hollywood celebrities that resulted in the online release of hundreds of private nude photos.
  
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• Project makes NASA, other research available to offshore industry

  16-03-2016 17:20
  
  Offshore innovation may get easier - and less expensive - with a new online database launched by the University of Houston, through its partnership in the Ocean Energy Safety Institute. The Ocean Energy Technology Portal allows companies to search proven technologies developed by federal agencies and other organizations that could address some of their own research problems.
  
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• Challenging observations of 2-D melting and surface premelting at the single-particle level

  16-03-2016 17:19
  
  The surface of a solid often melts into a thin layer of liquid even below its melting point. Such surface premelting is prevalent in all classes of solids; for instance, two pieces of ice can fuse below 0°C because the premelted surface water becomes embedded inside the bulk at the contact point and thus freeze. Premelting facilitates crystal growth and is critical in metallurgy, geology, and meteorology such as glacier movement, frost heave, snowflake growth and skating. However, the causat
  
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• Young sun-like star shows a magnetic field was critical for life on the early Earth

  16-03-2016 17:18
  
  Nearly four billion years ago, life arose on Earth. Life appeared because our planet had a rocky surface, liquid water, and a blanketing atmosphere. But life thrived thanks to another necessary ingredient: the presence of a protective magnetic field. A new study of the young, Sun-like star Kappa Ceti shows that a magnetic field plays a key role in making a planet conducive to life.
  
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• Aqua Satellite sees Tropical Cyclone 16P form in Gulf of Carpentaria

  16-03-2016 17:17
  
  The sixteenth tropical cyclone of the Southern Pacific Ocean season was forming in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria on March 16 as NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible picture of the storm. The storm is already headed for landfall in Queensland, Australia, and is not expected to strengthen.
  
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