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• Veteran NASA spacewoman getting three extra months in orbit (Update)

  05-04-2017 23:23
  
  The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit.
  
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• Veteran NASA spacewoman getting three extra months in orbit

  05-04-2017 23:23
  
  The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit.
  
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• NFL passes streaming to Amazon, after Twitter

  05-04-2017 23:22
  
  Amazon announced Wednesday it is making a foray into streaming live sports with a deal to add pro US footballgames to its Prime subscription video service.
  
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• Study examines effects of spaceflight on immune system

  05-04-2017 22:52
  
  Getting sick isn't fun for anyone, but it could be especially taxing for crew members aboard the International Space Station. Protecting crew health is important as NASA prepares for long duration, deep-space missions. Functional Immune, a new investigation taking place in the orbiting laboratory, studies previously uninvestigated areas of the body's immune response and if spaceflight alters a crew member's susceptibility to disease.
  
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• Project Hotspot

  05-04-2017 22:50
  
  In their study published in Lithosphere this week, James Kessler and colleagues examine the geology of a scientific borehole drilled into the Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA, to investigate the potential for geothermal energy at depth. The site discussed in this paper is on the Mountain Home Air Force Base, where a drillhole in 1984 indicated that geothermal fluids were present at about 1.8 km depth.
  
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• Scientists Reveal Four Genes Linked to Cystic Diseases of the Kidney and Liver

  05-04-2017 22:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Yale University reveals four genes linked to cystic diseases of the liver and kidney. These findings provide a more complete definition of...
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• Unusually large swarm of icebergs drifts into shipping lanes

  05-04-2017 22:40
  
  More than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes over the past week in an unusually large swarm for this early in the season, forcing vessels to slow to a crawl or take detours of hundreds of miles.
  
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• Can hack but not shoot? FBI may ease entry for cyber agents

  05-04-2017 22:31
  
  Aspiring federal agents who can hack a computer with ease but can't shoot their way out of a paper bag could soon find the FBI to be more welcoming.
  
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• Facebook ramps up fight against 'revenge porn'

  05-04-2017 22:29
  
  Facebook on Wednesday unleashed a new weapon in the war against "revenge porn" at the leading social network as well as the messaging services Messenger and Instagram.
  
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• The 'Ferguson effect' or too many guns? Exploring the rise in violent crime in Chicago

  05-04-2017 22:28
  
  One of the most hotly contested debates today involves the recent uptick in violent crime and the extent to which increases in violence may be explained by the "Ferguson effect," whereby the increased scrutiny of police since the 2014 Ferguson unrest has been hypothesized to lead police officers to become more hesitant and less aggressive. Chicago is an epicenter for much of this controversy, and on numerous occasions President Trump has threatened to "send in the feds."
  
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• Study explores risk of deforestation as agriculture expands in Africa

  05-04-2017 22:27
  
  Next time you bite into a chocolate bar, think of Africa. The continent produces nearly 70 percent of the world's cocoa, a growing output that requires carving more than 325,000 acres of new farmland from forests every year - a drop in the bucket of overall agricultural expansion there.
  
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• Lego figures don't stand a chance against time reversal

  05-04-2017 22:23
  
  A crowd of 29 stands still, positioned as lookouts in various directions. A chirp punctuates the silence before being replaced by a distinct buzz. The buzzing grows louder, then abruptly drops back into silence. Twenty-eight Lego figurines shift slightly—they survive. But one unlucky companion lies on his back, toppled by an invisible force.
  
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• Artificial topological matter opens new research directions

  05-04-2017 22:06
  
  An international team of researchers have created a new structure that allows the tuning of topological properties in such a way as to turn on or off these unique behaviors. The structure could open up possibilities for new explorations into the properties of topological states of matter.
  
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• WATCH: A look inside Boeing's new space capsule

  05-04-2017 22:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  ABC News' Amna Nawaz talks to Boeing engineer about the new Starliner space capsule and new space suit design.
  
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• Facebook steps up fight against revenge porn - USA TODAY

  05-04-2017 21:18 via usatoday.com
  
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  Facebook steps up fight against revenge porn
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  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is stepping up its efforts to battle revenge porn, a form of online harassment that a Data & Society survey says affects one in 25 Americans. The social media giant said in a blog post Wednesday that once a revenge-porn ...
  Facebook says it will use image recognition software to fight revenge pornRecode
  Facebook built an internal database of 'revenge porn' pictures to prevent repeat sharingBusine
  
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• 10 important things to know before signing up for YouTube TV - The Verge

  05-04-2017 20:42 via theverge.com
  
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  10 important things to know before signing up for YouTube TV
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  YouTube TV, Google's internet TV subscription service, launches today. Ben Popper's got a big look at the app for you, covering how it works and what channels you get. It sounds promising, and unlimited DVR powers (plus having those recordings saved ...
  YouTube TV Is Live In Select Markets - Here's How To Sign Up From AnywhereForbes
  YouTube TV goes live in five cities, promises more channels to comeTechHive
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• How Microsoft plans to make 3D building mainstream in Windows 10 - Engadget

  05-04-2017 20:30 via engadget.com
  
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  How Microsoft plans to make 3D building mainstream in Windows 10
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  Paint 3D was a surprise. Even longtime Microsoft watchers had no idea the company was working on a 3D spin on Paint, and it seemed like a left-field choice for most consumers. But after diving into Paint 3D in the Windows 10 Creators Update, I can say ...
  Microsoft reveals what data Windows 10 collects from youComputerworld
  Only a subset of Windows Phones will get Windows 10 Creators UpdateZDNet
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• Uber finds one allegedly stolen Waymo file – on an employee's personal device - TechCrunch

  05-04-2017 20:13 via techcrunch.com
  
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  Uber finds one allegedly stolen Waymo file – on an employee's personal device
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  Uber admitted today that it had found one of the documents Waymo alleges was stolen by a former employee — who left its self-driving car effort to join Uber's — on the employee's personal computer. The document was found on a personal device ...
  Judge orders Uber to search servers, work harder to find Waymo's 14000 filesArs Technica
  The Engineer In The Google Vs. Uber 'Stolen Te
  
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• Simulations of DIII-D experiments shed light on mysterious plasma flows

  05-04-2017 20:03
  
  Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and General Atomics have simulated a mysterious self-organized flow of the superhot plasma that fuels fusion reactions. The findings show that pumping more heat into the core of the plasma can drive instabilities that create plasma rotation inside the doughnut-shaped tokamak that houses the hot charged gas. This rotation may be used to improve the stability and performance of fusion devices.
  
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• Aqua satellite spots development of Tropical Storm 14P in South Pacific Ocean

  05-04-2017 20:02
  
  NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed cloud top temperatures in newly formed Tropical Cyclone 14P in the Southern Pacific Ocean. Infrared data showed strongest thunderstorms were on one side of the tropical cyclone as a result of wind shear.
  
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• 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid has top travel range in its class

  05-04-2017 20:02
  
  Honda's Accord Hybrid has returned for 2017 as a roomy, comfortable mid-size sedan that's the most fuel-efficient gasoline-electric hybrid four-door car in its class.
  
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• Research into why we remember some aviation disasters and forget others

  05-04-2017 20:00
  
  Oxford University researchers have tracked how recent aircraft incidents or accidents trigger past events and how some are consistently more memorable than others. Using the English version of Wikipedia, they analysed articles about airline crashes that occurred between 2008 and 2016. They then measured how the traffic to articles about airline crashes or incidents before 2008 changed due to more recent events. They analysed page views of nearly 85,000 pairs of articles (which they named as "sou
  
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• New technique helps researchers determine how stem cells differentiate

  05-04-2017 20:00
  
  Stem cell differentiation can now be seen thanks to a combination of machine learning and microfabrication techniques developed by scientists at the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center in Japan. The results, published in PLOS One, followed the differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) which are easily obtained from adult bone marrow.
  
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• Linguistic and cultural knowledge affect whether languages are identified correctly

  05-04-2017 20:00
  
  A popular online game shows how linguistic and cultural knowledge may affect whether players can correctly identify different languages, according to a study published April 5, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Hedvig Skirgård from the Australian National University, Australia and colleagues.
  
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• Like people, great apes may distinguish between true and false beliefs in others

  05-04-2017 20:00
  
  Great apes help a person access an object when that person thinks they knowswhere it is but is mistaken, according to a study published April 5, 2017 in theopen-access journal PLOS ONE by David Buttelmann from Max Planck Institute forEvolutionary Anthropology, Germany, and colleagues.
  
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• Innovative sensor can screen toxic drugs, help develop biomaterials, and much more

  05-04-2017 20:00
  
  Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found an innovative new use for a simple piece of glass tubing: weighing things. Their glass tube sensor will help speed up chemical toxicity tests, shed light on plant growth, and develop new biomaterials, among many other applications.
  
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• Zunum Aero Gets Investment from JetBlue and Boeing - Condé Nast Traveler

  05-04-2017 19:48 via cntraveler.com
  
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  Zunum Aero Gets Investment from JetBlue and Boeing
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  Zunum Aero plans to roll out hybrid electric jets that can carry 10-50 passengers with a focus on smaller, regional airports. Share via facebook dialog · Share via Pinterest. The hybrid-electric jets could replace gas-guzzlers on flights under 1,000 ...
  Boeing and JetBlue just invested in a tiny electric-jet startup that could revolutionize air travelBusiness Insider
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• Thousands fail background checks for Uber, Lyft

  05-04-2017 19:48
  
  Massachusetts officials say more than 10 percent of people who applied to drive for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft failed a required background check.
  
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• State: Thousands fail background checks for Uber, Lyft

  05-04-2017 19:48
  
  Massachusetts officials say more than 10 percent of drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have failed a required background check.
  
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• S.Africa's top court opens up domestic trade in rhino horn

  05-04-2017 19:45
  
  South Africa's highest court Wednesday rejected a bid by the government to keep a ban on domestic trade in rhino horn, a court document showed.
  
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• Low-cost 'solar absorber' promising for future power plants

  05-04-2017 19:40
  
  Researchers have shown how to modify commercially available silicon wafers into a structure that efficiently absorbs solar energy and withstands the high temperatures needed for "concentrated solar power" plants that might run up to 24 hours a day.
  
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• YouTube TV has some nifty features - and some big drawbacks

  05-04-2017 19:36
  
  YouTube TV, Google's new streaming package of about 40 television channels, is the tech industry's latest bid to get cable-shunning millennials to pay for live TV over the internet. It offers intriguing advantages over rivals, but it remains hobbled by a limited channel selection.
  
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• Cover, crimp, cultivate? Organic cover crop methods examined for weed control

  05-04-2017 19:35
  
  To grow crops organically, farmers fight weeds with chemical-free weapons. One of the most common is a disk. Farmers rip out weeds and churn them into the soil with these disks. But it takes heavy tractors to do this efficiently, and large tractor tires compress the soil as they roll across the field. The process also depletes soil organic carbon, which plants depend on for nutrients, moisture, and healthy bacteria. And after a field is turned, heavy rains and wind can erode the exposed soil.
  
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• If Your Kid Made In-App Purchases on Amazon, You Could Get a Refund

  05-04-2017 19:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  You could be in for a refund if your kid went bananas on Amazon and made a bunch of in-app purchases without your consent.
  
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• X-ray study reveals long-sought insights into potential drug target

  05-04-2017 19:00
  
  Researchers hope to design a new generation of drugs against an array of deadly diseases. The task, however, is costly, arduous and often ineffective. One of the key challenges is understanding a particular class of proteins adorning cell surfaces, which are the targets of the majority of pharmaceutical drugs.
  
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• Research shows global photosynthesis on the rise

  05-04-2017 19:00
  
  Plant photosynthesis was stable for hundreds of years before the industrial revolution, but grew rapidly in the 20th century, according to new research published today in Nature.
  
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• Powers of attraction could decimate deadly starfish

  05-04-2017 19:00
  
  An American who fell in love with both the Great Barrier Reef and his wife via The University of Queensland has led a breakthrough discovery that could protect one of the Seven Natural Wonders. Husband-and-wife Professor Bernard Degnan and Associate Professor Sandie Degnan, believe they, along with research colleagues, can use the powers of attraction to decimate one of the reef's fiercest enemies.
  
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• New Microfluidic Device Isolates Plasma Cells from Blood Instead of Bone Marrow

  05-04-2017 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team of scientists at MIT has developed a microfluidic device that isolates plasma cells from blood rather than from bone marrow. The new technique...
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• Catch shares slow the 'race to fish'

  05-04-2017 19:00
  
  A detailed analysis of 39 U.S. fisheries by Duke University economists offers strong new evidence that catch shares curb the "race to fish" that compresses fishing seasons.
  
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• How Facebook Plans to Stop the Spread of Revenge Porn

  05-04-2017 18:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  After meeting with 150 women's safety groups worldwide, Facebook came up with a plan to stop private photos from being shared without consent.
  
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• 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' And Why You Should Now Wait To Play Everything - Forbes

  05-04-2017 18:29 via forbes.com
  
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  'Mass Effect: Andromeda' And Why You Should Now Wait To Play Everything
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  Yesterday, BioWare came out with a list of fixes for Mass Effect: Andromeda, things they're going to be rolling out as soon as tomorrow and as late as two months from now in order to alter many aspects of the game that fans and critics alike have had ...
  Mass Effect Andromeda 1.05 Update Release DetailsGotta Be Mobile
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• New approach developed by humanists and scientists maps evolution of literature

  05-04-2017 18:18
  
  A classicist, biologist and computer scientist all walk into a room—what comes next isn't the punchline but a new method to analyze relationships among ancient Latin and Greek texts, developed in part by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin.
  
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• Hospitality industry should standardize safety, improve perceptions of sophistication

  05-04-2017 18:18
  
  In recent years, "experience-based" hospitality companies, such as Airbnb, have experienced a meteoric rise in revenue and new customers. Experience-based hospitality companies allow travelers to book homes and apartments rather than hotels, currently is the second-most profitable hospitality brand, only trailing Hilton Hotels and Resorts. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found significant differences in how men and women view the experience-based hospitality industry, and the findin
  
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• NASA's new spectrometer to help future crews cope with cosmic radiation

  05-04-2017 18:16
  
  One of the main health concerns of living and working in space is the long-term exposure to high levels of radiation. NASA scientists have developed a new device to monitor radiation exposure to neutrons and are testing it on the International Space Station.
  
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• UK court rules in ground-breaking tech patent case

  05-04-2017 18:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Britain's High Court has ruled that it can decide what mobile phone makers should pay to use patented technology that is essential to make mobile networks function
  
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• The redomestication of wolves

  05-04-2017 18:00
  
  On landscapes around the world, environmental change is bringing people and large carnivores together—but the union is not without its problems. Human-wildlife conflict is on the rise as development continues unabated and apex predators begin to reoccupy their former ranges. Further complicating matters, many of these species are now reliant on anthropogenic, or human, foods, including livestock, livestock and other ungulate carcasses, and garbage.
  
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• Why NASA is going to vaporize one of its best spacecraft - Popular Science

  05-04-2017 17:54 via popsci.com
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  Why NASA is going to vaporize one of its best spacecraft
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  Artist illustration of Cassini preparing to dip its toes into Saturn's atmosphere. The spacecraft will meet a violent end as it plummets through the atmosphere on September 15, 2017. All good things must come to an end. On April 23, Cassini will begin ...
  Watch How a Beloved Spacecraft Will Die in Saturn's AtmosphereGizmodo
  Cassini's Grand Finale Orbits Set to BeginSky & Telescope
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• Advanced LIGO Looks to Reveal the Mystery of Merging Black Holes

  05-04-2017 17:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astrophysicists have been hard at work trying to determine how black holes can come together and merge. A newly published study from the University of...
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• UK court ruling gives guidance on tech patent rights

  05-04-2017 17:47
  
  Britain's High Court ruled Wednesday that it can decide what mobile phone makers should pay to use patented technology that is essential to make mobile networks function.
  
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• Paving the way for the redefinition of the unit of temperature

  05-04-2017 17:47
  
  At present, the kelvin is literally based on no more than water—on the triple point of water, to be more precise. The base unit of temperature is therefore dependent on a material whose properties may vary. But this is about to change: In the fall of 2018, the kelvin, as well as all the other units of the International System of Units (SI), will be redefined to rest on a solid and invariable foundation consisting of fundamental constants. The kelvin will be based on the Boltzmann constant,
  
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