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• A very rare discovery: Failed star orbits a dead star every 71 minutes

  09-06-2017 23:27
  
  An international team of astronomers using data from the rejuvenated Kepler space telescope have discovered a rare gem: A binary system consisting of a failed star, also known as a brown dwarf, and the remnant of a dead star known as a white dwarf. And one of the properties that makes this binary so remarkable is that the orbital period of the two objects is only 71.2 minutes. This means that the speeds of the stars as they orbit each other are about 100 km/sec (a speed that would allow you to t
  
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• Hawai'i researchers receive funds to forecast coral disease across Pacific Ocean

  09-06-2017 23:18
  
  Researchers at University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) were recently awarded a $1.026 million grant from NASA to develop coral disease forecasting models for Hawai'i, U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef. Megan Donahue, principle investigator and HIMB researcher, and Jamie Caldwell, HIMB post-doctoral fellow on the project, will lead an international team as they combine field work, experimental work, previously collected data, and satel
  
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• NASA mission tests ketogenic diet undersea, simulating life on Mars

  09-06-2017 23:16
  
  University of South Florida associate professor Dominic D'Agostino, PhD, is one of four crew members selected for the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 22 expedition. He is the only member not affiliated with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or European Space Agency (ESA).   
  
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• Curiosity Reveals Evidence of Diverse Environments on Mars

  09-06-2017 23:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s Curiosity Rover has revealed a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks from the lowermost layers of Mount Sharp on Mars,...
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• Data, Truth and Null Results

  09-06-2017 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Have you heard of the idea that smiling actually makes you joyful? Perhaps you know of the experiment where researchers got people to hold a pen in their mouth, so they had to smile, and it made them find cartoons funnier.If you're familiar with this idea, then you're familar with the work of German psychologist Fritz Strack, who carried out the famous pen-based grinning study, back in 1988.Now, Strack has just published a new piece, called From Data to Truth in Psychological Sci
  
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• IKEA engineers are pretending to live on Mars to help them design better furniture

  09-06-2017 21:36
  
  SpaceReally.
  Why did IKEA send its best and brightest to "Mars"? Read on.
  
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• Electric vehicle rally sets off in Switzerland (Update)

  09-06-2017 20:57
  
  Drivers in scores of electric vehicles, some in superhero or other quirky get-ups, embarked Friday on a weeklong trek around Switzerland as part of a grassroots movement to fight global warming.
  
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• Electric vehicle rally sets off in Switzerland

  09-06-2017 20:57
  
  Drivers in scores of electric vehicles, some in superhero or other quirky get-ups, have embarked on a weeklong trek around Switzerland as part of a green, grassroots movement to draw attention to the fight against global warming.
  
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• This adorable lil baby bird was perfectly preserved in amber for 99 million years

  09-06-2017 20:50
  
  AnimalsA Cretaceous-era cutie.
  An ancient piece of amber is helping scientists figure out what birds look like back when other dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. Read on.
  
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• Apple's next iPhones won't have the fastest possible LTE speeds - The Verge

  09-06-2017 20:40
  
  The Verge
  Apple's next iPhones won't have the fastest possible LTE speeds
  The Verge
  Apple relies on mobile modems from both Qualcomm and Intel, but only Qualcomm's X16 LTE modem is currently capable of gigabit internet speeds. All four major US carriers are eager to make use of these faster smartphone download speeds as soon as ...
  Apple won't have gigabit downloads on 'iPhone 8' because of Intel modems - reportAppleInsider (press release) (blog)
  Report: Next iPhone May Not Have Gigabit Sp
  
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• Honda to roll out all-new Accord with no V6 option

  09-06-2017 20:24
  
  Honda says its Accord midsize car will be offered only with four-cylinder or gas-electric hybrid engines when an all-new version comes out later this year.
  
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• Hubble applauds waltzing dwarfs

  09-06-2017 20:23
  
  This seemingly unspectacular series of dots with varying distances between them actually shows the slow waltz of two brown dwarfs. The image is a stack of 12 images made over the course of three years with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Using high-precision astrometry, an Italian-led team of astronomers tracked the two components of the system as they moved both across the sky and around each other.
  
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• New form of carbon that's hard as a rock, yet elastic, like rubber

  09-06-2017 20:00
  
  A team including several Carnegie scientists has developed a form of ultrastrong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of properties could serve a wide variety of applications from aerospace engineering to military armor.
  
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• The 7 Biggest Games Coming To E3 2017 - Forbes

  09-06-2017 19:54
  
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  The 7 Biggest Games Coming To E3 2017
  Forbes
  Star Wars Battlefront 2: My money is on Battlefront 2 being one of the biggest shooters to hit consoles this fall. The crown will still likely fall to Call of Duty, but Battlefront 2 has the stars aligned for a big showing: it's the follow-up to Star ...
  E3 2017: Every Ubisoft Game At The Show, Including That New IPGameSpot
  Assassin's Creed Origins details and release date leakedDestructoid
  Report: Assassin's Creed Origins Release Date & I
  
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• Why microplastic debris may be the next big threat to our seas

  09-06-2017 19:41
  
  Plastic, metal, rubber and paper are some of the materials that pollute the world's oceans, often in the form of soda cans, cigarette butts, plastic bags and bottles, and fishing gear.
  
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• Row, row, row your bots: But are they synchronized?

  09-06-2017 19:39
  
  To get maximum propulsion, should a boat's team of rowers set their strokes to the same rhythm? Or should the rowers stagger the dropping and pulling of the oars through the water? Athletes and scientists have looked at the question, offering illuminating but inconclusive observations. But this month's Physics Today features a special article by fluid mechanic researchers at the Paris École Polytechnique laboratory of hydrodynamics (LadHyX), who provide data and fundamental physics approa
  
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• Sirius XM buys stake in music streaming site Pandora

  09-06-2017 19:27
  
  Pandora is raising cash to help it take on Spotify and other streaming music services.
  
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• Apple CEO to MIT grads: Tech without values is worthless

  09-06-2017 19:27
  
  Science is worthless if it isn't motivated by basic human values and the desire to help people, Apple CEO Tim Cook told graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, urging them to use their powers for good.
  
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• Fractal planting patterns yield optimal harvests, without central control

  09-06-2017 19:26
  
  Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant synchronously, while others plant at different times. The resulting fractal patterns are rare for man-made systems and lead to optimal harvests without global planning.
  
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• Fractal planting patterns yeild optimal harvests, without central control

  09-06-2017 19:26
  
  Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant synchronously, while others plant at different times. The resulting fractal patterns are rare for man-made systems and lead to optimal harvests without global planning.
  
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• Experiences of African American christian counseling students with LGB clients

  09-06-2017 19:24
  
  A new study looks at the experiences of African American Christian counseling students from the Black church as they seek to balance their faith and ethical responsibilities in working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients.
  
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• New report: Social, behavioral, and economic sciences contribute to advancing NSF mission

  09-06-2017 19:23
  
  The social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences make significant contributions to the National Science Foundation's mission to advance health, prosperity and welfare, national defense, and progress in science, says a newreport from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. NSF should undertake a systematic and transparent strategic planning process that defines SBE research priorities, the required resources, and how success in addressing SBE priorities will be evaluated
  
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• Protective mother bear cuts off Dracula's castle

  09-06-2017 19:21
  
  While Dracula's legend usually fails to scare tourists away from the blood-sucking vampire's 15th century castle, a large, furry and protective mother bear has had more success.
  
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• Parasitic nematodes that cause greatest agricultural damage abandoned sex

  09-06-2017 19:17
  
  The nematode worms that cause the world's most devastating crop losses have given up on sexual reproduction and instead rely on their large, duplicated genomes to thrive in new environments. A group led by Etienne G. J. Danchin of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) report these findings in a new study published June 8, 2017 in PLOS Genetics.
  
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• Fin24.com | REVEALED: Where Apple's New iPhone falls short

  09-06-2017 19:05
  
  Apple’s newest iPhones, which is set to go on sale later this year, lacks the technology to match the data speeds of rivals' smartphones, according to sources.
  
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• What parents need to know about "dry drowning"

  09-06-2017 19:00
  
  HealthSecondary and dry drowning are rare, but extremely serious.
  This type of drowning is extremely rare. But knowing the causes and symptoms can allow parents to remain at ease—and know what to do when something isn’t right. Read…
  
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• Soft shelled turtles, food in China, likely spread cholera

  09-06-2017 19:00
  
  The pathogen, Vibrio cholerae can colonize the surfaces, as well as the intestines of soft shelled turtles. This finding is strong evidence that soft shelled turtles in China, where they are grown for human consumption, are spreading cholera. The research is published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
  
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• The Art of Exoplanets – How Artists Use Scientific Data to Imagine Exoplanets

  09-06-2017 18:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  How artists use scientific data to visualize distant exoplanets and other astrophysical phenomena that you can’t see. The moon hanging in the night sky sent...
  The post The Art of Exoplanets – How Artists Use Scientific Data to Imagine Exoplanets appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• The AirBeans X earbuds deliver cutting-edge wireless sound for under $55

  09-06-2017 18:00
  
  Sponsored PostCut the cord completely and enjoy hours of audio with the supplied charging case.
  The AirBeans X earbuds deliver cutting-edge wireless sound for under $55. Cut the cord completely and enjoy hours of audio with the supplied charging case. Read on.
  
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• Glowing galaxies, marshmallow-like ceramics, and other amazing images of the week

  09-06-2017 18:00
  
  ScienceNewsworthy eyecandy.
  Our favorite images from this week in science, space, and health news. Read on.
  
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• Chandra Reveals Extended Hard X-ray Emission from a Galactic Nucleus

  09-06-2017 17:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using Chandra, a team of astronomers has found that the nuclear region emitting hard X-rays in galaxy ESO 428-G014 is more than ten times larger...
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• Scientists want to know if your parents' divorce is making you sick

  09-06-2017 17:32
  
  HealthBut don't stay together for the kids' immune systems.
  Carnegie Mellon researchers found that adults with divorced parents who were on non-speaking terms during their childhood are three times as likely to catch a cold.
  
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• WATCH: Yahoo shareholders approve sale to Verizon

  09-06-2017 17:28
  
  Yahoo and AOL will form a new company under Verizon called Oath.
  
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• Miniaturizing America's tallest dam

  09-06-2017 16:53
  
  Engineers at Utah State University's Utah Water Research Laboratory have constructed a 1:50 scale model of the Oroville Dam spillway.
  
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• Physicists use numerical 'tweezers' to study nuclear interactions

  09-06-2017 16:48
  
  Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed numerical "tweezers" that can pin a nucleus in place, enabling them to study how interactions between protons and neutrons produce forces between nuclei. They found that the strength of local interactions determines whether or not these nuclei attract or repel each other, shedding light on the parameters that control attraction or repulsion in quantum bound states.
  
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• Amid the rise of GPS, NOAA weighs a move away from paper charting

  09-06-2017 16:19
  
  Growing up boating in Annapolis, Jan Majer remembers his father marking up his nautical charts by hand each year with the latest information on buoy and shoal movements.
  
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• Unraveling the mysteries of Nipponosaurus

  09-06-2017 16:12
  
  Nipponosaurus sachalinensis—a controversial hadrosaurid dinosaur whose fossilized skeleton was unearthed in southern Sakhalin in 1934—is found to be a valid taxon and a juvenile that had not reached sexual maturity.
  
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• Team improves remote detection of hazardous radioactive substances

  09-06-2017 16:09
  
  A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a method for the remote detection of hazardous radioactive substances. With the help of this newly-developed detection device, the detection of various types of radioactive materials can be done from a remote distance.
  
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• Researchers compute their way toward cleaner coal plants

  09-06-2017 16:08
  
  When you think of turbulence, you might think of a bumpy plane ride. Turbulence, however, is far more ubiquitous to our lives than just air travel. Ocean waves, smoke from fire, even noise coming from jet engines or wind turbines are all related to turbulence.
  
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• Solving systems of linear equations with quantum mechanics

  09-06-2017 15:30
  
  (Phys.org)—Physicists have experimentally demonstrated a purely quantum method for solving systems of linear equations that has the potential to work exponentially faster than the best classical methods. The results show that quantum computing may eventually have far-reaching practical applications, since solving linear systems is commonly done throughout science and engineering.
  
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• Every drill bit counts

  09-06-2017 15:20
  
  Currently, factories work on a principle of "one size fits all" when it comes to replacing or regrinding tools such as drill bits, milling machines or planes after a specified period of time – whether they need it or not. Not only does this unnecessarily increase the time spent on maintenance, it is expensive, too. In the "Cute Machining" project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS in Duisburg are working on the issue by creating individu
  
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• Simulations pinpoint atomic-level defects in solar cell nanostructures

  09-06-2017 15:12
  
  To understand the nature of something extremely complex, you often have to study its smallest parts. In trying to decipher the universe, for example, we search for gravitational waves or faint waves of light from the Big Bang. And to comprehend the very essence of matter itself, we break it down to the subatomic level and use computer simulations to study particles like quarks and gluons.
  
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• Researchers find biomarker in deciduous teeth for establishing the age of weaning

  09-06-2017 15:10
  
  (Phys.org)—The transition from breastfeeding to a nonmilk diet is a developmental milestone, influencing future health and survival of mammals, including humans. Breast milk is highly beneficial to infants, conferring easily digested nutrients and energy, while also strongly enhancing young immune systems. However, as infants grow, their metabolic needs outstrip the resources that mothers can provide, and the transition to nonmilk food becomes necessary.
  
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• Direct conversion of rusty stainless steel mesh into stable, low-cost electrodes for potassium-ion batteries

  09-06-2017 15:10
  
  Chinese scientists have made good use of waste while finding an innovative solution to a technical problem by transforming rusty stainless steel mesh into electrodes with outstanding electrochemical properties that make them ideal for potassium-ion batteries. As reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the rust is converted directly into a compact layer with a grid structure that can store potassium ions. A coating of reduced graphite oxide increases the conductivity and stability during charg
  
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• Archaeologists discover mound next to Slough car park is 'prestigious' Anglo-Saxon monument

  09-06-2017 15:10
  
  Archaeologists have found that a 20-foot high mound in Slough, thought to be a Norman castle motte and for centuries the centrepiece of a bizarre Eton College ceremony, is actually a rare Saxon monument, built 1,500 years ago.
  
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• Pneumonia bacteria's 'evolutionary hotspot' helps it to evade the immune system

  09-06-2017 15:08
  
  The diverse 'coats' which protect a deadly microbe from our immune cells are generated by a 'hotspot' of rapidly evolving genes, a study has found.
  
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• Space-traveling flatworms help scientists enhance understanding of regenerative health

  09-06-2017 15:07
  
  Flatworms that spent five weeks aboard the International Space Station are helping researchers led by Tufts University scientists to study how an absence of normal gravity and geomagnetic fields can have anatomical, behavioral, and bacteriological consequences, according to a paper to be published June 13 in Regeneration. The research has implications for human and animal space travelers and for regenerative and bioengineering science.
  
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• Video: The future of the Orion constellation

  09-06-2017 15:04
  
  Stars are not motionless in the sky: their positions change continuously as they move through our Galaxy, the Milky Way. These motions, too slow to be appreciated with the naked eye over a human lifetime, can be captured by high-precision observations like those performed by ESA's billion-star surveyor, Gaia.
  
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• Liquids are capable of supporting waves with short wavelengths only

  09-06-2017 15:04
  
  Flowing particles in liquids act as a filter to suppress long-wavelength waves but allow short-wavelength ones to be supported, according to physicists at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
  
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