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The Milky Way's Missing Mass: Partially Found
Giant galaxies such as the Milky Way and Andromeda consist mostly of exotic dark matter.
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Nasa's Lro Discovers Earth's Pull Is 'massaging' Our Moon
In August, 2010, researchers using images from LRO's Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) reported the discovery of 14 cliffs known as "lobate scarps" on the moon's surface...
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Mars Panorama from Curiosity Shows Petrified Sand Dunes
Some of the dark sandstone in an area being explored by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows texture and inclined bedding structures characteristic of deposits that...
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First Demonstration of Photonic Intelligence
Researchers at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Japan have developed a photon gun and a single photon detector that uses the...
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How the Nfl—not the Nsa—is Impacting Data Gathering Well Beyond the Gridiron
As guards were going so far as to check inside NFL fans' wallets as part of routine security measures before a recent preseason game at Levi's Stadium, a different...
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First Detailed Public Map of .s. Internet Backbone Could Make It Stronger
It may not look like much at first glance, but a map created by University of Wisconsin computer science professor Paul Barford and about a dozen colleagues took...
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New Pluto Images from Nasa's New Horizons: It's Complicated
New close-up images of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveal a bewildering variety of surface features that have scientists reeling because of their...
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The Tiniest Lego: A Tale of Nanoscale Motors, Rotors, Switches and Pumps
The robot moves slowly along its track, pausing regularly to reach out an arm that carefully scoops up a component.
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The Oil-Rich City Betting on Drones
Over the PA system a voice tells us not to be alarmed. What we are about to see is just a demonstration, courtesy of the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of the Interior...
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Elephant or Teapot? Why Occlusion Is the Next Great Frontier For Image Recognition
Scientists at Facebook AI Research say it is time for the image recognition field to turn to its next great challenge: occlusion.
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Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.s. Over Data Access
In an investigation involving guns and drugs, the Justice Department obtained a court order this summer demanding that Apple turn over, in real time, text messages...
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How International Monitors Spot Nukes and Other Rumblings
The ultimate nightmare for critics of the Iran nuclear deal being debated in Congress is that somehow, despite the agreement and all its built-in safeguards, Iran...
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The Smart Ui Design Behind Apple’s Frictionless 3D Touch
Midway through Apple's demonstration of the new iPhone 6S, Craig Federighi took an emergency selfie.
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You Aren't Good Enough to Win Money Playing Daily Fantasy Football
Every first-time player of daily fantasy football begins the new season undefeated, just like even the most hopeless NFL teams.
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Online Security Braces For Quantum Revolution
Encryption fix begins in preparation for arrival of futuristic computers.
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What Happened to Early Mars' Atmosphere? New Study Eliminates One Theory
Scientists may be closer to solving the mystery of how Mars changed from a world with surface water billions of years ago to the arid Red Planet of today.
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Realizing Carbon Nanotube Integrated Circuits
Northwestern University researchers have developed encapsulation layers that protect carbon nanotubes from environmental degradation.
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How Google's Self-Driving Cars May Handle the Toughest Situations
Left-hand turns are one of the tougher things drivers have to do.
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China Flexes Tech Muscles Before a State Visit
As President Xi Jinping of China prepares for his first state visit to the United States this month, Washington has warned that it could hit Chinese companies with...
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