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• Feds Reviewing Tesla Model S Suspension Complaints

  09-06-2016 21:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. auto safety investigators are reviewing reports of suspension problems in Tesla Motors Inc Model S cars, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
  
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• Yale Study Shows Surprising Link Between Constipation and Herpes Infection

  09-06-2016 21:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Yale University shows a surprising link between constipation and herpes infection. The new research, published June 8 in Cell Host & Microbe, advances the science on herpes, and could help patients with chronic gastrointestinal diseases with no clear cause. Individuals with herpes have reported seemingly unrelated symptoms such as constipation and urinary […]
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• DuPont opens ASEAN headquarters in Singapore

  09-06-2016 20:53
  
  DuPont is opening its Association of Southeast Asian Nations headquarters in Singapore.
  
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• Environmental and health impacts of US health-care system

  09-06-2016 20:43
  
  If the U.S. healthcare system were a country, it would rank 13th in the world for greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research. The study, published June 9 in PLOS ONE, quantified previously unreported environmental and public health impacts of the nation's healthcare sector.
  
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• Super quantum simulator 'entangles' hundreds of ions

  09-06-2016 20:00
  
  Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have "entangled" or linked together the properties of up to 219 beryllium ions (charged atoms) to create a quantum simulator. The simulator is designed to model and mimic complex physics phenomena in a way that is impossible with conventional machines, even supercomputers. The techniques could also help improve atomic clocks.
  
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• Rutgers researchers show how gene activation protein works

  09-06-2016 20:00
  
  Rutgers University scientists have discovered the three-dimensional structure of a gene-specific transcription activation complex, providing the first structural and mechanistic description of the process cells use to turn on, or activate, specific genes in response to changes in cell type, developmental state and environment.
  
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• Research showing why hierarchy exists will aid the development of artificial intelligence

  09-06-2016 20:00
  
  New research explains why so many biological networks, including the human brain (a network of neurons), exhibit a hierarchical structure, and will improve attempts to create artificial intelligence. The study, published in PLOS Computational Biology, demonstrates this by showing that the evolution of hierarchy - a simple system of ranking - in biological networks may arise because of the costs associated with network connections.
  
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• New mode of action for streptomycin holds promise of treating drug-resistant infections

  09-06-2016 20:00
  
  Researchers report in PLOS Biology the mechanism by which streptomycin, one of the oldest and most widely used antibiotics, penetrates into bacterial cells. The study performed by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center and their colleagues also reveals a potential way for developing new drugs to treat drug-resistant infections.
  
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• Lenovo, Google unveil phone that knows its way around a room

  09-06-2016 20:00
  
  A new smartphone from Lenovo will be clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings—the room's size, the location of doors and windows and the presence of other people. This will potentially transform how we interact with e-commerce, education and gaming.
  
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• In a first, Iceland power plant turns carbon emissions to stone

  09-06-2016 20:00
  
  Scientists and engineers working at a major power plant in Iceland have shown for the first time that carbon dioxide emissions can be pumped into the earth and changed chemically to a solid within months—radically faster than anyone had predicted. The finding may help address a fear that so far has plagued the idea of capturing and storing CO2 underground: that emissions could seep back into the air or even explode out. A study describing the method appears this week in the leading journal
  
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• How honeybees do without males

  09-06-2016 20:00
  
  An isolated population of honeybees, the Cape bees, living in South Africa has evolved a strategy to reproduce without males. A research team from Uppsala University has sequenced the entire genomes of a sample of Cape bees and compared them with other populations of honeybees to find out the genetic mechanisms behind their asexual reproduction.
  
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• 'Weather@Home' offers precise new insights into climate change in the West

  09-06-2016 19:59
  
  Tens of thousands of "citizen scientists" have volunteered some use of their personal computer time to help researchers create one of the most detailed, high resolution simulations of weather ever done in the Western United States.
  
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• Want a Cheaper Tesla? These Two Models Have You Covered

  09-06-2016 19:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Electric carmaker Tesla said on Thursday it would offer two slightly lower-priced versions of its electric Model S sedan, starting at $66,000.
  
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• Decade of labor reveals philosopher's guide to the galaxy (Update)

  09-06-2016 18:40
  
  When you're trying to fathom a mangled relic of very old hi-tech, it helps to have the manufacturer's instructions.
  
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• Decade of labor reveals philosopher's guide to the galaxy

  09-06-2016 18:40
  
  Whenever you're trying to fathom a mangled sample of very old hi-tech, it helps to have the manufacturer's instructions.
  
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• Bacteria perfected protein complexes more than 3.5 billion years ago

  09-06-2016 18:33
  
  Researchers are resurrecting ancient bacterial protein complexes to determine how 3.5-billion-year-old cells functioned versus cells of today. Surprisingly, they are not that different, reports a study published June 9 in Cell Chemical Biology. Despite a popular hypothesis that primordial organisms had simple enzyme proteins, evidence suggests that bacteria around 500 million years after life began already had the sophisticated cellular machinery that exists today.
  
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• One snake's prey is another's poison: Scientists pinpoint genetics of extreme resistance

  09-06-2016 18:31
  
  A select group of garter snakes can thank their ancestors for the ability to chow down on a poisonous newt and live to tell the tale.
  
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• Robots to provide a steadying hand at the right time

  09-06-2016 18:29
  
  Many new robots look less like the metal humanoids of pop culture and more like high-tech extensions of ourselves and our capabilities.
  
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• Watch: Techbytes: App Store to Display Ads in Search Results

  09-06-2016 18:16 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Apple will present the change at the World Wide Developer Conference.
  
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• Camouflage influences life-and-death decisions that animals make

  09-06-2016 18:15
  
  Nesting birds time their escape from an approaching predator depending on how well camouflaged their eggs and their own bodies are, researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Cambridge have discovered.
  
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• Researchers calculate groundwater levels from satellite data

  09-06-2016 18:12
  
  A new computer algorithm developed at Stanford University is enabling scientists to use satellite data to determine groundwater levels across larger areas than ever before.
  
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• NASA examined Tropical Storm Colin's heavy rainfall from space

  09-06-2016 18:10
  
  Data from NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) were used to estimate rainfall from Tropical Storm Colin over a two day period before it dissipated.
  
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• On land and at sea, large animals are in 'double jeopardy'

  09-06-2016 18:06
  
  Large animals hunted for their parts—such as elephant ivory and shark fins—are in double jeopardy of extinction due to their large body size and high value, according to a new analysis reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 9. The study reveals underappreciated risk to marine species similar to that of iconic terrestrial species, but elevated by key differences in the sea.
  
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• Study sets standards for evaluating pluripotent stem cell quality

  09-06-2016 18:05
  
  As the promise of using regenerative stem cell therapies draws closer, a consortium of biomedical scientists reports about 30 percent of induced pluripotent stem cells they analyzed from 10 research institutions were genetically unstable and not safe for clinical use.
  
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• New molecules identified that could help in the fight to prevent cystic fibrosis

  09-06-2016 18:02
  
  New research has identified new molecules that could help in the fight to prevent diseases caused by faulty ion channels, such as cystic fibrosis.
  
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• Using Lake Michigan turtles to measure wetland pollution

  09-06-2016 17:35
  
  Decades of unregulated industrial waste dumping in areas of the Great Lakes have created a host of environmental and wildlife problems. Now it appears that Lake Michigan painted and snapping turtles could be a useful source for measuring the resulting pollution.
  
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• A new approach to terrorism: military tactics are not the only option

  09-06-2016 17:30
  
  A University of Kent expert in International Conflict Analysis who investigates conflict resolution approaches to terrorism presents a new critique of the effectiveness of traditional counter terrorism measures, advising they are not the only option.
  
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• A chemically powered autonomous molecular nanomotor

  09-06-2016 17:30
  
  (Phys.org)—A group of scientists at the University of Manchester in the U.K. has developed the first chemically powered autonomous molecular nanomotor—the motor mechanism is itself a transport medium that is capable of moving between fuel stops. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team outlines the process involved in developing the motor, how well it works, applications to which it could be applied and their plans for changing it to be more efficient.
  
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• Hawking team updates soft hair theory to help solve black hole information paradox

  09-06-2016 17:24
  
  (Phys.org)—Stephen Hawking, along with Malcolm Perry and Andrew Strominger has updated his ideas regarding solving the black hole information paradox. In their new paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the trio outlines their ideas regarding soft hair and black holes and why they believe it may hold the key to resolving a problem that has been causing issues for physicists for over forty years.
  
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• Tesla to release lower-priced versions of Model S car

  09-06-2016 17:22
  
  Tesla said Thursday that it has started selling a cheaper version of its Model S car in an attempt to make its electric vehicles more affordable for more people.
  
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• Earth's super-sized El Nino is over; coming up, La Nina

  09-06-2016 17:22
  
  This year's monstrous El Nino, nicknamed Godzilla by NASA, is dead. It heated up the globe, but didn't quite end California's four-year drought.
  
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• Lions and tigers and smartphones: The circus now has an app

  09-06-2016 17:12
  
  Now that Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus has retired its iconic elephants, executives under the big top say they must do more to draw a younger generation of fans, many of whom are glued to their smartphones and screens.
  
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• Remarkably diverse flora in Utah, USA, trains scientists for future missions on Mars

  09-06-2016 17:09
  
  Future Martian explorers might not need to leave the Earth to prepare themselves for life on the Red Planet. The Mars Society have built an analogue research site in Utah, USA, which simulates the conditions on our neighbouring planet.
  
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• Young star appears to be ripping away layers of close-orbiting 'hot Jupiter'

  09-06-2016 17:08
  
  Astronomers searching for the galaxy's youngest planets have found compelling evidence for one unlike any other, a newborn "hot Jupiter" whose outer layers are being torn away by the star it orbits every 11 hours.
  
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• Study shows value of dynamic forecasting in intermodal management

  09-06-2016 17:06
  
  Intermodal transportation—which uses a combination of transportation modes, such as trucks, trains and ships, to move everyday goods—is the backbone of many supply chains, and while the industry is seeing tremendous growth, it also faces a severe container capacity shortage.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA business 'unprepared' for cybercrime

  09-06-2016 16:46
  
  South African businesses are ill-equipped to deal with emerging cyber security threats and relay on outdated protection strategies, says a security expert.
  
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• The Texas butterfly effect

  09-06-2016 16:40
  
  How can scientists better understand summer monarch butterfly populations in the Midwest? Check spring weather in Texas.
  
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• Google combines two main quantum computing ideas in one computer

  09-06-2016 16:38
  
  (Phys.org)—A team of researchers from Google, the University of the Basque Country, the University of California and IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science has devised a means for combining the two leading ideas for creating a quantum computer in one machine, offering a possible means for learning more about how to create a true quantum computer sometime in the future. They have published the details in the journal Nature.
  
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• 32M Twitter Usernames, Passwords May Have Been Stolen

  09-06-2016 16:37 via today.com
  
  Website Leaked Source reported millions of users' accounts have been stolen through malware that infected internet browsers.
  
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• Controlling quantum states atom by atom

  09-06-2016 16:31
  
  An international consortium led by researchers at the University of Basel has developed a method to precisely alter the quantum mechanical states of electrons within an array of quantum boxes. The method can be used to investigate the interactions between various types of atoms and electrons, which is essential for future quantum technologies, as the group reports in the journal Small.
  
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• New research accelerates next-generation ultra-precise sensing technology

  09-06-2016 16:28
  
  The mining, navigation, minerals exploration and environmental hydrology sectors are set to benefit from new University of Queensland research into quantum technology.
  
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• A new way for prevention of pathogenic protein misfolding

  09-06-2016 16:21
  
  Incorrectly folded proteins can cause a variety of diseases. Danish researchers have found a solution for preventing this misfolding.
  
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• Ancient ants leaving a modern trail

  09-06-2016 16:20
  
  It is thought that ants evolved about 150 million years ago and have risen to dominance in the past 60 million years. They are now everywhere and while they are not always welcome on your kitchen counter, they are critical to ecosystems around the world for many roles, including seed dispersal and decomposition. There are a variety of factors that can impact diversity in geographically-clustered ant communities, but it can be difficult to decipher the most important biogeographic influences on t
  
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• Don't ignore the habit: A lesson in launching new products

  09-06-2016 16:16
  
  Is the juicer you purchased recently gathering dust in the pantry? Are you still wearing your fitness tracker?
  
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• Measuring impact of Kenya's ivory burning 'urgent'

  09-06-2016 16:08
  
  Gathering evidence on the impact of Kenya's record-breaking ivory burn on elephant conservation should be an urgent priority according to four University of Queensland scientists.
  
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• Why Do We Use Russian Rockets to Launch Our Satellites?

  09-06-2016 16:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  There's a bitter fight in Congress over the Russian rockets, with major political donors backing the opposing sides.
  
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• Tinder Swipes Left, Bans Under-18s From Dating App

  09-06-2016 15:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Matchmaking app Tinder will soon be shutting off its service to under-18s.
  
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• The pioneering material that could change the face of engineering

  09-06-2016 15:50
  
  All over the world, engineers are beset by a niggling problem: when materials get hot, they expand.
  
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• Should you worry about 32 million hacked Twitter passwords? (Update)

  09-06-2016 15:45
  
  Yet another security outfit is reporting that millions of stolen passwords—this time, for Twitter accounts—are floating around the dark side of the internet. Should you be worried?
  
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• Report: Twitter user data leaked

  09-06-2016 15:45
  
  Twitter is denying a report that credentials from millions of users were stolen or leaked through a data breach at the social media company.
  
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