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(Phys.org)--Telescope operators around the world have been notified that "Boyajian's star" (officially known as KIC 8462852) has dimmed again, offering space researchers a unique opportunity to study the star, which has ...

Now that Danish company Dong Energy has put the finishing touches on 32 turbines in Liverpool Bay, the biggest and most powerful wind turbines in the world have started spinning, and thereby generating energy. The post T...

To say that Bitcoin has had a roller coaster ride would be an understatement. Between regulatory hurdles, heists and its all-too-common use in online crime, it's sometimes a surprise the cryptocurrency has survived. Howe...

Monash researchers have identified a new concept - 'orphan memory' - which changes the current thinking around gravitational waves.

News This project, however, will develop sensors for the detection of three hepatitis types at a time, by using three graphene sensors ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics

All hail Peggy Whitson, hands-on sysadmin - IN SPAAACE An external comms box on the International Space Station has failed, leading NASA to schedule its first unscheduled spacewalk since 2015....

In an excerpt from her new book, techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci hits the streets to explore the power and fragility of networked social movements. The post Twitter and Tear Gas: How Social Media Changed Protest Foreve...

Is robot policing the way of the future? Dubai is well on its way to finding out. The emirate, one of seven in the UAE, is taking a technological leap of faith this week as it introduces its first robot officer to the Du...

Monday's Amazon Gold Box deals of the day feature a typewriter-inspired mechanical keyboard, an iPad 2 typing cover, and a set of professional headphones. Enjoy savings up to $310 and discounts as deep as 78 percent. The...

A University of Washington-led international team of astronomers has used data gathered by the Kepler Space Telescope to observe and confirm details of the outermost of seven exoplanets or-biting the star TRAPPIST-1.

Even though the Galaxy Note 8 is still a few months out at this point, it’s already been at the center of a few leaks. Today is no different, as a couple images of a dummy Galaxy Note 8 model have leaked out. While a d...

The good news: you no longer have to register your little DJI Phantom or Mavic with the FAA. The bad news: DJI still needs you to register it with them… or else. On Saturday, we told you about a federal court ruling th...

NASA has ordered up urgent spacewalking repairs at the International Space Station.

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg says he is not running for public office but is making a series of public appearances "to learn about people's hopes and challenges."

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Why can't you be like a cheerful HHGTTG dolphin overlord? Miscreants have created a strain of malware that targets the same vulnerability as the infamous WannaCrypt worm....

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Tabby's star, the mysterious object that has exhibited a perplexing pattern of dimming and brightening, is at it again, and telescopes around the world are heeding the call to gather data on during the event.

Most Syrian refugees are just families with children thrown into turmoil by an unwanted war, so it's a cruel twist that the US and other nations have slammed the door on them. To help folks better understand their plight...

In their work with ETH Zurich, MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a drone that simplifies aerial tracking by removing humans almost entirely from the equation. Aerial tra...

RSA filed a lawsuit against Apple and Visa over the weekend claiming the iPhone maker’s Apple Pay feature infringes on patents it owns. The company says it holds 13 patents covering Apple Pay technology, and hasn’t b...

The European Comission said its cases against Google will conclude in the next few months.