CERN votes to admit Israel as newest full member
The governing council of the world's top particle physics lab has unanimously voted to accept Israel as a full member.
General Physics
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Mild 2013 cuts Arctic a break, warming woes remain (Update)
The rapid melting in the Arctic eased up this year. But the government says global warming is still dramatically altering the top of the world, reducing the number of reindeer and shrinking snow and ice, while increasing ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2013
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Geologists report that risks of big earthquakes may be underestimated
(Phys.org) —Several geologists from around the world are presenting a case for missing or underreported earthquakes at this year's American Geophysical Union Fall meeting being held in San Francisco. They suggest that faulty ...
Keeping the lights on: Mechanical engineer finds a way to predict cascading power outages
A method of assessing the stability of large-scale power grids in real time could bring the world closer to its goal of producing and utilizing a smart grid. The algorithmic approach, developed by UC Santa Barbara professor ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 12, 2013
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Gift Guide: Strong slate of iPad challengers
Once upon a time, people who craved a tablet computer bought an iPad.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 12, 2013
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Low-power tunneling transistor for high-performance devices at low voltage
A new type of transistor that could make possible fast and low-power computing devices for energy-constrained applications such as smart sensor networks, implantable medical electronics and ultra-mobile computing is feasible, ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 12, 2013
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Ukrainian sent to US prison in cybercrime case
A Ukrainian national who admitted to setting up a huge online marketplace for stolen financial data was sentenced to serve 18 years in a US prison Thursday, officials said.
Internet
Dec 12, 2013
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Sponges squeezed off oldest branch of animal tree
Sponges are getting squeezed out of a distinctive role in evolution. A new study says they don't represent the oldest branch of the animal family tree after all.
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2013
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Brazil adapting wheat production to tropics
Over decades, Brazil revolutionized its agriculture by adapting production of soybean, milk, meat and corn to tropical conditions. Now it aims to do the same with wheat.
Other
Dec 12, 2013
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Yahoo Mail trouble hits fourth day
An outage at Yahoo Mail hit its fourth day on Thursday, prompting thousands of furious users to ratchet up their criticism on social media.
Internet
Dec 12, 2013
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