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Could Trashing Junk Proteins Quash Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Als and Huntington's?
Although clutter can be a nuisance, it does not typically pose a health threat—unless you're an aging neuron.
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Chorus of Black Holes Sings in X-Rays
Supermassive black holes in the universe are like a raucous choir singing in the language of X-rays. When black holes pull in surrounding matter, they let out powerful...
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Computing Study Refutes Famous Claim that 'information Is Physical'
As it turns out, information is not so physical after all.
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First Major Database of Non-Native English
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have issued the first major database of fully annotated English sentences written by non-native English...
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Australia Plans New Co-Ordinates to Fix Sat-Nav Gap
Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
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Planet Hunters Seek New Ways to Detect Alien Life
In the search for life beyond Earth, false alarms abound.
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Facebook's Really Big Plans For Virtual Reality
The office building on Facebook Way is in the unfinished style that honors materials like plywood, concrete, and steel.
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Baidu ses Millions of sers' Location Data to Make Predictions
Baidu, China's internet giant, has shown what you can learn when you have access to enough location data.
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New Method Reconstructs Highly Detailed 3D Eyes From a Single Photograph
Disney researchers say they have developed a technique that can capture the important, yet subtle details of human eyes with a single facial scan or photo.
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Chinese Satellite Is One Giant Step For the Quantum Internet
China is poised to launch the world's first satellite designed to do quantum experiments. A fleet of quantum-enabled craft is likely to follow.
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Stitching a Drone's View of the World Into 3d Maps as It Flies
When you're buzzing through the air at 60 kilometres per hour, it can be hard to take in the view. But now drones can create highly detailed 3D maps as they fly...
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European Scientific Community Seeks Support For 5.3-Million-Euro Hybrid Cloud Build
Ten European research organizations support an initiative to create a 5.3-million-euro hybrid cloud platform for the European scientific community.
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pcoming Tor Design Battles Hidden Services Snooping
Tor project representatives say malicious Tor Hidden Services Directories will be addressed in an upcoming redesign, and are only an "annoyance" in the meantime...
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Rosetta Finale Set For 30 September
Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on 30 September.
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Meet Luca, the Ancestor of All Living Things
A surprisingly specific genetic portrait of the ancestor of all living things has been generated by scientists who say that the likeness sheds considerable light...
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Radio Hack Steals Keystrokes from Millions of Wireless Keyboards
You should be able to trust your wireless keyboard.
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Scientists Work Toward Storing Digital Information in Dna
Scientists are exploring the potential of custom-built DNA as a long-term data storage solution.
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Americans Are Wary About Body-Enhancement Technologies
Emerging technologies that draw from biomedical technology, nanotechnology, information technology and other fields are developing at a rapid pace and may lead...
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Feds Want to se Your Fingerprints to Open Iphones. Why Isn't It Working?
A single sentence was all that was needed to detail the results of a search warrant executed last month on a cell phone in Texas: "Unable to obtain forensic aquisition...
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