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(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) An EPFL-led research collaboration has shown for the first time the maximum theoretical limit of energy needed to control the magnetization of a single atom. The fundamental w...

(American Geosciences Institute) This publication is volume 11 of the Society's Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology Series. The book, authored by by Arthur J. Boucot, Chen Xu, and Christopher R. Scotese, is now av...

(Uppsala University) The energy issue, specifically trade in natural gas, has affected the conflict and developments in Ukraine and Russia more than is generally known. This is the view of Stefan Hedlund, a researcher at...

The company releases a line of crystal-encrusted covers for its flagship smartphone, as well as charms for its Gear Fit watch, which come in styles like anthracite skull, crystal star, and golden shadow lips.

A team of Richard Feynman's friends and fans banded together to restore the Nobel laureate's most famous vehicle. “The game I play is a very interesting one,” says Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman in a low-resolution v...

(Georgia State University) Dr. Nadine Kabengi, assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences and the Department of Chemistry at Georgia State University, has received a five-year, $750,000 award from the Early Car...

U.S. employees who use mobile technology to do business outside of normal working hours are more likely to experience a substantial amount of stress on any given day than their peers who totally disconnect after they clo...

(Cell Press) A variant of the gene KLOTHO is known for its anti-aging effects in people fortunate enough to carry one copy. Now researchers find that it also has benefits when it comes to brain function. The variant appe...

Some crops grown at elevated carbon dioxide levels have less zinc and iron.

Software that listens to your voice to assess your mood gives call centre agents a dashboard that shows how the conversation is going

(Oregon State University) Researchers have identified a specific biochemical process that can cause normal and healthy skin cells to transform into cancerous melanoma cells, which should help predict melanoma vulnerabili...

(University of California - San Francisco) A scientific team led by the Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco has discovered that a common form of a gene already associated with long life also improves learning and m...

(Phys.org) --A team of researchers with members from the U.K., Scotland and the U.S. has built a functioning acoustic tractor beam in a lab--one that is able to pull objects of centimeter size. In their paper published i...

The Metropolitan Police have announced that 500 police offers in 10 London boroughs will begin wearing cameras on their uniforms as part of a new trial. According to the BBC, the Met Police want to boost transparency, re...

London Metropolitan Police will be attaching small cameras to their uniforms as part of a year-long pilot to capture evidence in real time. About 500 police offers will be testing the concept of body-worn video cameras i...

In our post-Snowden world, concerns about privacy are at an all-time high and tech companies have been caught in the cross-fire. Since the NSA leaks began, big-name companies have been …

Researchers have discovered a new strain of avian flu by conducting tests on Adélie penguins in Antarctica. They also provided possible explanation as to how the bird flu virus reached the icy region.

If you ever felt the world was suffering from the lack of an Instagram filter, Tens are the sunglasses for you.

Imagine you're a river herring, maybe about a foot long, swimming merrily upstream when you suddenly hit a giant concrete wall. How do you cross it? Engineers are now designing new fishways disguised as broad, rocky pool...

For wannabe thieves, nothing is more tantalizing than an empty street and a vulnerable ATM. Soon, though, they could be facing more than just failure. Taking design cues from mother nature herself, researchers are buildi...

Animals In Order of Appearance: Moroccan Flic-Flac Spider, Dumbo Octopus, predatory sea slug and the Spanish Shawl, rat, worms, hobo spider, baby plant hopper, black widow, pig, dog, sheep, Lyrebird.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is leery of bitcoin. The agency issued a lengthy warning to investors on Wednesday about risks it sees in bitcoin and virtual currencies, much of which has been already iterate...