FAA tells drone owners to skip registration firms
The government says requirements to register drones will be simple enough that owners don't need to pay a "drone registration" firm to do it for them.
Engineering
Nov 16, 2015
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16/11/2015
Here we go again: Paris attacks may renew encryption debate
The deadly attacks in Paris may soon reopen the debate over whether—and how—tech companies should let governments bypass the data scrambling that shields everyday commerce and daily digital life.
Internet
Nov 16, 2015
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Pandora boosts streaming music arsenal with Rdio assets
Streaming music service Pandora announced Monday it is buying "key assets" from Rdio to bolster its position against Apple, Spotify and other rivals.
Internet
Nov 16, 2015
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31
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists win five R&D 100 awards
Technologies that impact cyber security, increase our ability to detect trace amounts of chemicals, convert sewage into fuel, view energy processes under real-world conditions and forecast future electric needs are among ...
Engineering
Nov 16, 2015
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James Webb Space Telescope 'wings' successfully deployed
Recently inside the clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, engineers successfully completed two deployments for the James Webb Space Telescope's "wings" or side portions of the backplane ...
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2015
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Space station suffers short circuit, power system degraded
The International Space Station has taken a power hit, and spacewalking repairs may be needed. First, though, a replacement part must be delivered via rocket.
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2015
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Presence of female executives may negatively impact other women aspiring to senior leadearship
After analyzing 20 years of data on the S&P 1,500 firms, researchers have proposed a theory that women in top management face an implicit quota, whereby a firm's leadership makes an effort to have a small number of women ...
Economics & Business
Nov 16, 2015
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Research team refrigerates liquids with a laser for the first time
Since the first laser was invented in 1960, they've always given off heat—either as a useful tool, a byproduct or a fictional way to vanquish intergalactic enemies.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 16, 2015
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Study: How students of different backgrounds use strategies to strengthen college applications
Over the past 25 years, the higher education system in the United States has grown more competitive, with students trying to gain admissions to the most desirable institutions and institutions vying for the most desirable ...
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2015
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Flowers that point to the sky may attract more moth pollinators
Plants that have flowers that point towards the sky may be better at attracting moth pollinators than plants that have 'shy' flowers that point sideways.
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2015
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