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Scientists discover new magnetic element | Patrick Quarterman
This schematic illustrates how a tetragonal phase of Ru has been forced using ultra thin film growth methods. Credit: University of Minnesota, Quarterman et al, Nature Communications May 25, 2018 (Ph ...
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New materials, heated under high magnetic fields, could produce record levels of energy, model shows | Jennifer Chu
Schematic depiction of the E × B drift of carriers in a strong magnetic field. Electrons (labeled e−) and holes (labeled h+) drift in the same direction under the influence of crossed electric and ma ...
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How a particle may stand still in rotating spacetime | Lisa Zyga
When a particle with a certain angular momentum is located at the critical distance rst, it remains at rest while the spacetime is rotating around it. The closer a particle is to this critical distan ...
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Google pushes artificial intelligence for upgraded news app | AFP
May 20, 2018 (AFP) -- For its updated news application, Google is doubling down on the use of artificial intelligence as part of an effort to weed our disinformation and help users get viewpoints bey ...
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Hitler definitely died in 1945 according to new study of his teeth | AFP
"We can stop all the conspiracy theories about Hitler. He did not flee to Argentina in a submarine, he is not in a hidden base in Antarctica or on the dark side of the moon," professor Philippe Charl ...
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The Taste of Another’s Thoughts | John Michael Greer
May 16, 2018 (EcoSopha.net) -- We’ve taken a somewhat rambling route in our discussion of how each of us can haul ourselves up out of the swamp of abstractions in which modern industrial society is s ...
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The Wired Guide To Crispr | Megan Molteni
A CRISPR protein targets specific sections of DNA and cuts them. Scientists have turned this natural defense mechanism in bacteria into a tool for gene editing. Credit: Jenna Luecke and David Steadma ...
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Amateur mathematician partially solves 60-year-old problem | Bob Yirka
The 1581-vertex, non-4-colourable unit-distance graph G. Credit: arXiv:1804.02385 April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Professional biologist and amateur mathematician Aubrey de Grey has partially solved the ...
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Gender inequality is 'drowning out' the voices of women scientists | Heather Ford & Petra Dekens
Credit: CC0 Public Domain April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A University of Cambridge researcher is calling for the voices of women to be given a fairer platform at a leading scientific conference. Dr. He ...
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Binary Pablum For The Masses | Emanuele Corso
Early container of Pablum. Image courtesy of the Hospital for Sick Children.Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust April 17, 2018 The smoke and mirrors tactics of the 2016 presidential campaign continue ...
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Obesity rates keep rising for U.S. adults | Dennis Thompson
Photo: martin.mutch, flickr (CC BY 2.0)March 23, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Obesity rates have continued to climb significantly among American adults, but the same hasn't held true for children, a new govern ...
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