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• Scientists put a new twist on artificial muscles

  26-09-2016 23:40
  
  In recent years, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and colleagues at the University of Wollongong in Australia have put a high-tech twist on the ancient art of fiber spinning, using modern materials to create ultra-strong, powerful, shape-shifting yarns.
  
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• Tapping evolution to improve biotech products

  26-09-2016 23:25
  
  Scientists can improve protein-based drugs by reaching into the evolutionary past, a paper published in Nature Biotechnology proposes.
  
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• Iron nanoparticles make immune cells attack cancer

  26-09-2016 23:22
  
  Stanford researchers accidentally discovered that iron nanoparticles invented for anemia treatment have another use: triggering the immune system's ability to destroy tumor cells.
  
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• Canada confirms Arctic discovery of 200-year-old ship

  26-09-2016 23:13
  
  Canada's parks department on Monday confirmed the discovery of a British exploration ship that vanished during a storied Arctic expedition in 1846.
  
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• 'Surprising' Activity on Jupiter's Moon Europa

  26-09-2016 23:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hubble has found evidence of geysers on Jupiter's moon Europa.
  
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• WATCH: Snapchat Now Offering Camera-Equipped Sunglasses

  26-09-2016 22:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Called "Spectacles," the eyewear records 10 seconds of video at a time.
  
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• Fin24.com | Moneyweb headline loss widens to R4.91m

  26-09-2016 22:21
  
  Moneyweb has reported a headline loss of R4.91m for the financial year ended June 30 2016 and the basic and diluted loss per share increased by 63%.
  
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• Collaboration enhances optical chip design process

  26-09-2016 22:09
  
  A unique collaboration between a U.S. telecommunications equipment provider and a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory has helped dramatically improve design cycle times for future high-speed optical networking components.
  
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• Study: Earth's roughly warmest in about 100,000 years

  26-09-2016 22:07
  
  A new study paints a picture of an Earth that is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually hitting its hottest mark in more than 2 million years.
  
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• Disney considering bid for Twitter: report

  26-09-2016 22:06
  
  The Walt Disney Company is evaluating a potential bid for Twitter, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
  
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• New winter wheat variety offers high yields, disease resistance

  26-09-2016 22:01
  
  High yields and an excellent disease resistance package—these are qualities producers can expect from Oahe, the new winter wheat cultivar released by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, according to South Dakota State University assistant professor Sunish Sehgal.Bill Gibbons, SDAES interim associate director, said, "Oahe represents the latest in a long line of wheat releases that our researchers have developed to support the wheat industry in South Dakota and the region."From
  
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• Powered for life: Self-charging tag tracks fish as long as they swim

  26-09-2016 21:59
  
  With each swish of a tail, scientists now have a tool that could study the movements of fish throughout their entire lives.
  
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• Life in ancient oceans enabled by erosion from land

  26-09-2016 21:57
  
  As scientists continue finding evidence for life in the ocean more than 3 billion years ago, those ancient fossils pose a paradox. Organisms, including the single-celled bacteria living in the ocean at that early date, need a steady supply of phosphorus, but "it's very hard to account for this phosphorus unless it is eroding from the continents," says Aaron Satkoski, a scientist in the geoscience department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "So that makes it really hard to explain the foss
  
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• Hubble spots possible water plumes erupting on Jupiter's moon Europa

  26-09-2016 21:54
  
  Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged what may be water vapor plumes erupting off the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. This finding bolsters other Hubble observations suggesting the icy moon erupts with high-altitude water vapor plumes.
  
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• Get Started: Internet security bill may aid small businesses

  26-09-2016 21:50
  
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• How to stream the high-stakes presidential debates

  26-09-2016 21:48
  
  Television viewership for Monday's presidential debate is expected to be high, but you don't need a television to watch.
  
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• 'Pokemon Go' fervor has cooled, but the game isn't dead yet

  26-09-2016 21:47
  
  Does "Pokemon Go" have a second act?
  
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• Twitter Stock Rises on News That Disney Might Be Bidding

  26-09-2016 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Walt Disney is said to be working with an adviser on a potential Twitter bid, according to reports on Monday.
  
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• See the jumbo drone that carries humans

  26-09-2016 21:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  China's Ehang has developed a prototype of a fully autonomous drone to fly humans.
  
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• Google Knows What You Want From the Debate

  26-09-2016 21:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Google is spotlighting what voters are searching for online ahead of Monday night's debate.
  
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• Nanoparticle injections may be future of osteoarthritis treatment

  26-09-2016 20:50
  
  Osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition that affects at least 27 million people in the United States, and at least 12 percent of osteoarthritis cases stem from earlier injuries. Over-the-counter painkillers, such as anti-inflammatory drugs, help reduce pain but do not stop unrelenting cartilage destruction. Consequently, pain related to the condition only gets worse.
  
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• How to Watch the Debate Without Turning on the TV

  26-09-2016 20:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  You can now watch the debate from your phone.
  
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• Google's huge Oct. 4 event may change Android forever - Mashable

  26-09-2016 19:19
  
  Mashable
  Google's huge Oct. 4 event may change Android forever
  Mashable
  Now that you're done lusting over jet black iPhones, it's time to turn your attention toward Google. You know, the guys who make Android and Chrome. And what a bonanza the company reportedly has in store for Oct. 4. SEE ALSO: Google's smart speaker ...
  Google To Launch 'Andromeda' OS On Nexus Tablet And Pixel Laptop, Leaks SayForbes
  Google might release a new laptop and tablet that run on a completely new operating systemBu
  
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• US Likely to Fall Short of International Climate Change Commitments, Study Says - TIME

  26-09-2016 19:13
  
  TIME
  US Likely to Fall Short of International Climate Change Commitments, Study Says
  TIME
  The U.S. will likely fall short of its international commitments to fight climate change, even if the country implements a slew of proposed regulations, according to a new study. The U.S. committed to reducing greenhouse gas emission by 26-28% below ...
  US not on track to meet 2025 carbon pollution cutting goalWashington Post
  United States will miss Paris climate targets without further action, study finds
  
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• Senator Seeks SEC Probe on Yahoo's Disclosure of Mega Hack

  26-09-2016 19:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Senator Mark Warner asked the SEC to investigate whether Yahoo and its senior executives informed investors and the public about a hack.
  
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• Leak: Google Chromecast Ultra with 4K Support - Android Headlines

  26-09-2016 19:02
  
  VentureBeat
  Leak: Google Chromecast Ultra with 4K Support
  Android Headlines
  It's widely expected that Google will unveil their new smartphones next week in San Francisco – the Pixel and Pixel XL, “made by Google” but manufactured by HTC. However, in the past week or so, there has been numerous reports about what else the ...
  Google's 4k Chromecast Ultra breaks cover ahead of October 4 event, ditches Chrome logoZDNet
  Google's Own Echo-Like Device 'Google Home' Rumored to C
  
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• Recycling cancer-fighting tools: Researchers working to produce vital radioisotopes at a cheaper cost

  26-09-2016 18:40
  
  According to the World Nuclear Association, more than 10,000 hospitals worldwide use radioisotopes in medicine. Molybdenum-99, the parent isotope of technetium-99m, is the most widely used radioisotope for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. However, production costs and the limited viability of the isotope can be a challenge for clinicians and healthcare providers. Now, nuclear researchers at the University of Missouri are exploring alternate materials that could be used to help recycle the
  
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• Construction of world's most sensitive dark matter detector moves forward

  26-09-2016 18:38
  
  LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), a next-generation dark matter detector that will be at least 100 times more sensitive than its predecessor, has cleared another approval milestone and is on schedule to begin its deep-underground hunt for theoretical particles known as WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles, in 2020.
  
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• Discovery may benefit farmers worldwide

  26-09-2016 18:37
  
  University of Guelph plant scientists have shown for the first time how an ancient crop teams up with a beneficial microbe to protect against a devastating fungal infection, a discovery that may benefit millions of subsistence farmers and livestock in developing countries.
  
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• Why a US Senator Wants the SEC to Investigate the Yahoo Hack - Fortune

  26-09-2016 18:35
  
  Fortune
  Why a US Senator Wants the SEC to Investigate the Yahoo Hack
  Fortune
  The angry mob around Yahoo is gathering more pitchforks. Democratic Senator Mark Warner on Monday asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Yahoo and its senior executives fulfilled obligations to inform investors and ...and more »
  
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• Single photon light emitting diodes for on-chip integration

  26-09-2016 18:33
  
  Researchers from the Graphene Flagship use layered materials to create an all-electrical quantum light emitting diodes (LED) with single-photon emission. These LEDs have potential as on-chip photon sources in quantum information applications.
  
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• Mercury found to be tectonically active

  26-09-2016 18:30
  
  Images acquired by NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft show geologic features that indicate Mercury is likely still contracting today, joining Earth as a tectonically active planet in our Solar System.
  
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• New low-mass objects could help refine planetary evolution

  26-09-2016 18:23
  
  When a star is young, it is often still surrounded by a primordial rotating disk of gas and dust, from which planets can form. Astronomers like to find such disks because they might be able to catch the star partway through the planet formation process, but it's highly unusual to find such disks around brown dwarfs or stars with very low masses. New work from a team led by Anne Boucher of Université de Montréal, and including Carnegie's Jonathan Gagné and Jacqueline Faherty,
  
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• New finding supports Moon creation hypothesis

  26-09-2016 18:21
  
  A layer of iron and other elements deep underground is the evidence scientists have long been seeking to support the hypothesis that the moon was formed by a planetary object hitting the infant Earth some 4.5 billion years ago, a new study led by Johns Hopkins University scientists argues.
  
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• US not on track to meet 2025 carbon pollution cutting goal, study finds

  26-09-2016 18:15
  
  Unless it does more, the United States probably will fall short of goals set under last year's Paris agreement to dramatically reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases, according to a new study.
  
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• Ex-Verizon worker accused of selling customer phone records

  26-09-2016 18:15
  
  A former Verizon Wireless technician is accused of using the company's computers to obtain customers' private call records—plus data showing where customers' phones were—and then selling them to an unnamed private investigator, federal prosecutors said.
  
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• Ex-Verizon worker accused for selling customer phone records

  26-09-2016 18:15
  
  Federal prosecutors in Alabama say a former Verizon Wireless technician used the company's computers to obtain customers' private call records—plus data showing where customers' phones were—and sold them to an unnamed private investigator.
  
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• Closure of Palestinian pages sparks Facebook censorship fears

  26-09-2016 18:14
  
  Facebook apologised Monday after temporarily disabling accounts linked to two Palestinian news sites critical of Israel, a move that drew concern over potential online censorship.
  
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• NASA Research Reveals That Mercury is Active

  26-09-2016 18:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research suggests that Mercury is contracting even today, joining Earth as a tectonically active planet. Images obtained by NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft reveal previously undetected small fault scarps— cliff-like landforms that resemble stair steps. These scarps are small enough that scientists believe they must be geologically young, which […]
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• Microsoft continues pushing hybrid cloud with new launches - Computerworld

  26-09-2016 18:12
  
  Computerworld
  Microsoft continues pushing hybrid cloud with new launches
  Computerworld
  Microsoft continued its push to get companies on the hybrid cloud train on Monday, with the launch of several products all tailored at helping bridge on-premises datacenters and the public cloud. The company announced that Windows Server 2016 and ...
  Docker for Windows Server is a win-win for Microsoft and DockerInfoWorld
  Microsoft launches Project Springfield, a cloud-based fuzz-testing toolVentureBeat
  
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• Photons do the twist, and scientists can now measure it

  26-09-2016 18:00
  
  Researchers in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering have measured the twisting force, or torque, generated by light on a silicon chip. Their work holds promise for applications such as miniaturized gyroscopes and torsional sensors to measure magnetic field, which can have significant industrial and consumer impact.
  
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• MIT Researchers Develop a New Way of Managing Memory on Computer Chips

  26-09-2016 17:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Engineers from MIT have found a new way of managing memory on computer chips, using circuit space much more efficiently and more consistent with existing chip designs. A year ago, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory unveiled a fundamentally new way of managing memory on computer chips, one that would use circuit […]
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• Yeast knockouts peel back secrets of cell protein function

  26-09-2016 17:53
  
  Proteins are the hammers and tongs of life, with fundamental roles in most of what happens in biology. But biologists still don't know what thousands of proteins do, and how their presence or absence affects the cell.
  
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• Will Trump Call Clinton "Crooked Hillary"?: 5 Things to Watch for in First Debate - Hollywood Reporter

  26-09-2016 17:53
  
  Hollywood Reporter
  Will Trump Call Clinton "Crooked Hillary"?: 5 Things to Watch for in First Debate
  Hollywood Reporter
  The long and volatile 2016 presidential campaign enters its final chapter Monday night at 9 p.m. ET with the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at Hofstra University on Long Island with NBC's Lester Holt as the moderator.and more »
  
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• A rule of chemistry suppressed: Promising new ways to look inside cells, make LEDs

  26-09-2016 17:52
  
  Glow-in-the-dark stickers, weird deep-sea fish, LED lightbulbs—all have forms of luminescence. In other words, instead of just reflecting light, they make their own.
  
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• New Space Race Continues As China Unveils World's Largest Telescope - Daily Caller

  26-09-2016 17:50
  
  The Nation
  New Space Race Continues As China Unveils World's Largest Telescope
  Daily Caller
  China just escalated its space race against the U.S. Sunday by unveiling the world's largest radio telescope. China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) took five years and $180 million to complete. It's bigger than the U.S.'s 300 ...
  China listens for E.T. on world's largest radio telescopeCNET
  In China, the world's biggest radio telescope is now completeFox News
  Chinese Telescope to
  
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• Australian technology installed on world's largest single-dish radio telescope

  26-09-2016 17:48
  
  The world's largest filled single-dish radio telescope launched on Sunday, and it relies on a piece of West Australian innovation.
  
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• New Yale Studies Explore the Science of Cardiovascular Diseases

  26-09-2016 17:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Yale University scientists detail how basic science research insights are key to future breakthroughs in cardiovascular disease. Professor of cardiology Martin A. Schwartz led two recently published studies that advance knowledge of the underlying biology of cardiovascular diseases, which are among the most common causes of chronic illness and death worldwide. The first study, published […]
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• Want to Get Pregnant? Now There's an App for That

  26-09-2016 17:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  As more women than ever delay having their first child, many couples are turning to tech for help with fertility issues.
  
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• Shrubs more expansive than trees

  26-09-2016 17:37
  
  Shrubs are more widespread than trees in nature and on Earth. A new study explains their global success. It turns out that the multiple stems of shrubs are of key importance. This feature contributes to both better growth and better survival than in trees of similar size, according to the research team behind the study.
  
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