SoftBank's acquisition of 15 percent of Uber closes
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank says it has closed a deal to acquire 15 percent of Uber.
Business
Jan 18, 2018
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Challenges and research for an evolving aviation system
A comprehensive aviation safety system as envisioned by NASA would require integration of a wide range of systems and practices, including building an in-time aviation safety management system (IASMS) that could detect and ...
Engineering
Jan 18, 2018
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Moms, sisters, wives rank among more 'difficult' kin
Most of us put up with whiners, naggers, control freaks and other annoying people in our lives for good reason - we're related to them.
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2018
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20 percent more trees in megacities would mean cleaner air and water, lower carbon and energy use
Planting 20 percent more trees in our megacities would double the benefits of urban forests, like pollution reduction, carbon sequestration and energy reduction, according to a study in Ecological Modelling. The authors of ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2018
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Science Says: That Michigan meteor could have been meatier
The fireball that streaked through the Michigan sky put on quite a show but as far as potentially killer space rocks, it was merely a flash in the pan.
Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2018
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Researchers find first evidence of sub-Saharan Africa glassmaking
Scholars from Rice University, University College London and the Field Museum have found the first direct evidence that glass was produced in sub-Saharan Africa centuries before the arrival of Europeans, a finding that the ...
Archaeology
Jan 18, 2018
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Researchers create first stem cells using CRISPR genome activation
In a scientific first, researchers at the Gladstone Institutes turned skin cells from mice into stem cells by activating a specific gene in the cells using CRISPR technology. The innovative approach offers a potentially simpler ...
Biotechnology
Jan 18, 2018
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Method uses DNA, nanoparticles and lithography to make optically active structures
Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind technique for creating entirely new classes of optical materials and devices that could lead to light bending and cloaking devices—news to make the ...
Nanophysics
Jan 18, 2018
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Endangered whale's calving season peaks, but no babies seen
Scientists watching for baby right whales off the Southeast U.S. coast have yet to spot a single newborn seven weeks into the endangered species' calving season—the longest researchers have gone without any sightings in ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2018
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Researcher simulates how climate change can affect crop production in the rural Andes
Kenneth Feeley, the Smathers Chair of Tropical Tree Biology in the University of Miami's Department of Biology, is an expert in studying the effects of climate change on tropical forests. From the mountains of Peru to the ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2018
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