Tesla starts selling solar roof; says savings to cover costs
Electric car maker Tesla has added another product to its lineup: Solar roof tiles.
Energy & Green Tech
May 10, 2017
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Far away, yet so near: App lets kids, distant loved ones read together
Helping military families enjoy story time together was the inspiration for Caribu, an app enabling children and their loved ones far away to read together.
Software
May 10, 2017
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Ongoing natural selection against damaging genetic mutations in humans
The survival of the human species in the face of high rates of genetic mutations has remained an important problem in evolutionary biology. While mutations provide a source of novelty for the species, a large fraction of ...
Biotechnology
May 10, 2017
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Seeking solutions to a down-to-earth problem for space travelers—how to keep their clothes clean
Astronaut Don Pettit, a University of Arizona College of Engineering alumnus, wore the same pair of shorts for months at a time while living on the International Space Station. Doing laundry was not an option. When clothes ...
Space Exploration
May 10, 2017
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Air traffic control for drones is coming. Here's how it could work
By 2020, an estimated 7 million drones could be zipping around the country delivering packages, taking photos, inspecting infrastructure or conducting search and rescue missions.
Engineering
May 10, 2017
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Space software company sees big promise in tiny satellites
Marshall Culpepper's career began in his teen years, when he volunteered to work for Nortel Networks, a telecom company that was headquartered outside Dallas. That high school gig turned into a paying one and got Culpepper ...
Space Exploration
May 10, 2017
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In brain evolution, size matters—most of the time
Which came first, overall bigger brains or larger brain regions that control specialized behaviors? Neuroscientists have debated this question for decades, but a new Cornell University study settles the score.
Evolution
May 10, 2017
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Scientists identify novel technique to build better vaccine adjuvants
A study published this week in mBio demonstrates that a novel technique can be used to build better vaccines for infectious diseases. The study shows that a practical method, bacterial enzymatic combinatorial chemistry (BECC), ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2017
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Shelf sediments reveal climate shifts through the eons
Climate change around Antarctica can severely affect Australia's rainfall and even influence the distribution of wet and dry zones across southeast Asia, an international study has revealed.
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2017
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Net neutrality grabs spotlight again as FCC chief seeks to rescind the tough regulations
It began as an academic subject with a wonky name - network neutrality.
Telecom
May 10, 2017
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