Study reveals corals' influence on reef microbes
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As they grow, corals are bathed in a sea of marine microbes, such as bacteria, algae, and viruses. While these extremely abundant and tiny microorganisms influence coral communities in a variety of ways, a new study by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) reveals that corals also have an impact on the microbes in waters surrounding them.
Environmentally friendly invention may save soybean industry millions of dollars per year
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If parasites want to get to soybeans, they'll have to go through Kansas State University researchers first.
Food fight! Eating may trigger bacterial therapy
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In the future, eating well may be the best revenge on gastrointestinal ailments, according to scientists at Rice University.
Test improves detection of proteins in starch; aids in 'gluten-free' labeling
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For people with celiac disease, wheat allergies or gluten sensitivity, the options for gluten-free foods are growing. But knowing for sure whether products marketed as such are truly safe to eat can be more complicated than just reading a label. Now scientists, reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, have developed a more reliable way for manufacturers to detect gluten in purified wheat starch, a common ingredient in foods labeled gluten-free.
Swiss employees do not hold back on cynical behavior
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Every fourth employee regards promises made by the company they work for as having been broken and every third is not satisfied with their relationship to their superior and with their co-workers. This is shown by the current results of the Swiss Human Relations Barometer of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich. Although more than half of the employees feel emotional ties to their employer, there is widespread cynicism in the workplace, e.g. in the form of derogatory remarks and ridicule.
Moms more likely than dads to favor both school diversity and neighborhood schools
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In the first empirical study on gender and school assignment, researchers find that mothers are more likely than fathers to favor both school diversity and so-called neighborhood schools. The study also finds that mothers are more likely to be concerned about challenges, dangers and uncertainty related to school assignments.
El ayuntamiento de Madrid subasta iPhone y iPads desde 15 euros
iPads por 15 euros o Macbooks por 150 euros, desde hoy hasta noviembre. El Ayuntamiento de Madrid está subastando productos de Apple encontrados y no reclamados a precios de ganga. Leer noticia completa en El ayuntamiento de Madrid subasta iPhone y iPads desde 15 euros
Desmantellen un gran arsenal d'ETA al nord de França
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La policia francesa ha desmantellat aquest dimecres un gran arsenal d'ETA al nord de França, en un bosc de l'Oise. El zulo conté desenes d'armes, tot i que encara no se sap exactament quantes, segons han informat a EFE fons de la lluita antiterrorista. Els investigadors han informat que l'organització hauria acumulat les armes amb la intenció d'utilitzar-les com a eina de negociació amb els governs espanyol i francès.
Esa teoría de HPE llamada Composable Data Fabric
[image: Esa teoría de HPE llamada Composable Data Fabric] La idea de un centro de datos basado solamente en almacenamiento Flash no es más algo de la ciencia ficción. La capacidad y eficiencia de este tipo de almacenamiento es mas rentable a largo plazo ya que puede crecerse en medida de las necesidades del negocio. Aunque el concepto lo comenzó a utilizar HPE recientemente no es algo que se haya inventado por razones de mercadeo, sino que es un concepto universal del mercado del almacenamiento masivo empresarial. Continue reading Esa teoría de HPE llamada Composable Data Fabric at ... más »
Western Digital cambia la imagen de sus discos duros My Passport
También ha rediseñado el dispositivo de almacenamiento de sobremesa My Book y la versión portátil para Mac .
Nude-free Playboy hits iTunes, Google Play
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Playboy said Wednesday its nude-free magazine would be offered for the first time as Apple and Google digital subscriptions, as the iconic brand shifts to win over a new generation.
Getting maximum profit, minimal pollution
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There are more chickens in the United States than people in the entire world. Raising huge numbers of chickens generates large quantities of waste. This waste includes feces, feather, and bedding materials—collectively called chicken litter.
Where women are economically empowered, there are fewer disaster victims
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Among the bad news related to the ill effects of climate change is that women are impacted disproportionately by the resulting disasters. Women are more likely to experience poverty, poorer health outcomes and increased vulnerability to sexual violence due to climate-related disaster events, such as floods, storms and drought.
Approach to carbon atom breakup yields clues relevant to fusion reactions and astrophysics phenomena
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Regardless of the scenario, breaking up is dramatic. Take for example the case of carbon (12C) splitting into three nuclei of helium. Until now, due to the poor quality of data and limited detection capabilities, physicists did not know whether the helium fragments were the object of a direct breakup in multiple fragments up front or were formed in a sequence of successive fragmentations. The question has been puzzling physicists for some time. Now, scientists from Denmark's Aarhus University have used a state-of-the-art detector capable of measuring, for the first time, the precise... más »
La simetría del Note 7 pudo ser la causa de los problemas de batería que condenaron al teléfono
La simetría era uno de los aspectos más destacados en el diseño del Note 7. Samsung presumía de curvas con dos paneles de cristal que se doblaban en los extremos del teléfono hasta encontrarse en el marco de aluminio. Esa simetría pudo ser la causante de la retirada definitiva del teléfono. Read more...
No single protein determines queen development in honeybees
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The proteins in the larval food of honeybees are not specific determinators to make the larvae grow into queens—that includes the protein royalactin, which had been previously claimed to be the 'queen determinator' in a highly regarded study in 2011. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and published in the internationally renowned journal Nature.
New permafrost map shows regions vulnerable to thaw, carbon release
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A new mapping project has identified regions worldwide that are most susceptible to dramatic permafrost thaw formations, known as thermokarst, and the resulting release of greenhouse gases.
Researcher leads worldwide effort to build largest-ever database monitoring temperatures of intertidal systems
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In a promising step forward in the study of how climate change affects biodiversity, a group of 48 researchers led by Northeastern's Brian Helmuth, has created the largest-ever database recording temperature conditions from the viewpoint of a nonhuman organism. The database, housed in Northeastern's Marine Science Center, will enable scientists to pinpoint areas of unusual warming, intervene to help curb damage to vital marine ecosystems, and develop strategies that could prevent extinction of certain species.
First solar-powered wireless charging station for electric bikes
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On Wednesday, 12 October, Executive Board President Tim van der Hagen, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Rob Fastenau, Head of the Department of Electrical Sustainable Energy Miro Zeman, and Pavol Bauer, who leads the Direct Current (DC) Systems, Energy Conversion & Storage group, presented the first solar-powered wireless charging station for electric bikes.
China's quantum satellite could make data breaches a thing of the past
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China recently launched a satellite into orbit with a unique feature: it has the ability to send information securely, not with mathematical encryption but by using the fundamental laws of physics. China will be the first country to achieve this feat, and it marks a milestone in the development of quantum technologies.