Britain launches renewables drive to cut emissions
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Britain announced plans Wednesday to slash emissions with a huge increase in the use of renewable energy to generate one third of the country's electricity needs by 2020.
Researcher Investigates the Basis of Einstein's First Approximation in the Theory of Relativity
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In his discussion of accelerated motion on page 60 of The Meaning of Relativity, Albert Einstein made an approximation that allowed him to develop the theory of relativity further. Einstein apparently never ...
Gravity wells could provide 'parking lots' for spaceships
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Nature has provided five huge rest stops far out in space for the convenience of spacecraft traveling from Earth. Some NASA folks call them "parking lots" in space.
Primate archaeology sheds light on human origins
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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A University of Calgary archaeologist who is one of the few researchers in the world studying the material culture of human beings' closest living relatives - the great apes - is joining his colleagues in ...
Camelina jet fuel could cut carbon emissions by 84 percent
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The seeds of a lowly weed could cut jet fuel's cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent.
Early initiation of Arctic sea-ice formation
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Significant sea ice formation occurred in the Arctic earlier than previously thought is the conclusion of a study published this week in Nature. "The results are also especially exciting because they suggest that sea ice fo ...
Primitive asteroids in the main asteroid belt may have formed far from the sun (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Many of the objects found today in the asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter may have formed in the outermost reaches of the solar system, according to an international team of astronomers ...
The common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes may have originated in Asia
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery of a new primate fossil in Myanmar (formerly Burma) lends weight to the hypothesis that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes (anthropoid primates) originated in Asia, and not in Africa. ...
Laser technology creates new forms of metal and enhances aircraft performance
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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AFOSR-funded researchers at the University of Rochester are using laser light technology that will help the military create new forms of metal that may guide, attract and repel liquids and cool small electronic ...
Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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A joint experiment by researchers at the University of Haifa and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. succeeded in solving the riddle: Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?
Computer battery life sparks highly charged debate
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Benny Villanueva recalls being in a Starbucks rushing to finish a college paper that was due when his laptop battery, which he'd been led to believe would last hours, conked out after only about 30 minutes.
How the moon got its stripes
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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A new study has revealed the origins of tiger stripes and a subsurface ocean on Enceladus- one of Saturn's many moons. These geological features are believed to be the result of the moon's unusual chemical ...
Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquillity
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Neil Armstrong was supposed to be asleep. The moonwalking was done. The moon rocks were stowed away. His ship was ready for departure. In just a few hours, the Eagle's ascent module would blast off the Moon, ...
Touch typists could help stop spammers in their tracks
Technology / Computer Sciences
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists at Newcastle University are about to give office workers a perfect excuse to play games: it's all in the name of research. Dr Jeff Yan, together with his PhD student Su-Yang ...
Market-style incentives to increase school choice have opposite effect
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
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A market-based approach to increasing school choice actually leads to fewer educational opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged students in urban areas, according to a University of Illinois expert in ...
