Astronauts' No. 1 New Year's resolution: Ace spacewalks
Astronauts up on the International Space Station are starting the new year with a pair of spacewalks.
Space Exploration
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Video: Does cough syrup really work?
What do you do when you have a bad cough? If you reach for the yummy, cherry-flavored cough medicine, you're not alone. Every year, people spend billions of dollars on these over-the-counter remedies. But do any of them work?
Other
Jan 3, 2017
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Economics made simple with physics models
How would you go about understanding how markets can suddenly be gripped by panic? To physicists, using a model originally developed to explain magnetism might make sense. Yet, economists may find this extremely counter-intuitive. ...
Economics & Business
Jan 3, 2017
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Quantum simulation technique yields topological soliton state in SSH model
Topological insulators, an exciting, relatively new class of materials, are capable of carrying electricity along the edge of the surface, while the bulk of the material acts as an electrical insulator. Practical applications ...
General Physics
Jan 3, 2017
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Biodiversity project in Azores delivers detailed abundance data for 286 arthropod species
In 1999, a long-term biodiversity project started at the Azores Islands (Portugal, Atlantic Ocean), the Biodiversity of Arthropods from the Laurisilva of the Azores (BALA) project (1999-2004). Its aim was to obtain detailed ...
Ecology
Jan 3, 2017
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Ford cancels plan to build new Mexican plant, adds US jobs
The auto industry's relationship with President-elect Donald Trump took a dramatic turn Tuesday as Ford Motor Co. decided to shift investment dollars targeted for Mexico to the U.S., while Trump threatened General Motors ...
Business
Jan 3, 2017
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After financial setback, $305M Miami science museum rises
A new $305 million science museum in Miami that officials say will be one of the nation's most sophisticated is on target to open in the spring, after surviving a financial setback that had threatened to derail the project.
Other
Jan 3, 2017
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Researchers create a tiny laser using nanoparticles
Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, are the first to develop a plasmonic nanolaser that operates at visible light frequencies and uses so-called dark lattice modes.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 3, 2017
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Germanium's semiconducting and optical properties probed under pressure
Germanium may not be a household name like silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, but it has great potential for use in next-generation electronics and energy technology.
Nanomaterials
Jan 3, 2017
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Scientist probes ways to turn cement's weakness to strength
Concrete isn't thought of as a plastic, but plasticity at small scales boosts concrete's utility as the world's most-used material by letting it constantly adjust to stress, decades and sometimes even centuries after hardening. ...
Materials Science
Jan 3, 2017
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