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NASA Leads Urban Air Mobility ‘Grand Challenge’ Discussion with Industry

NASA officials welcomed more than 400 participants with a stake in the future of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to Seattle last week for a two-day gathering in which the agency presented its plans to host a series of Grand Challenges for the UAM community. from NASA Breaking News http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-leads-urban-air-mobility-grand-challenge-discussion-with-industry
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/05/2018

Plant Habitat: Today, the crew wrapped plant samples into foil packs and placed them into Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI)-3 and the Plant Habitat facility was cleaned. Plant Habitat is a fully automated facility conducting plant bioscience research on the ISS. The space environment is stressful for all living organisms. Understanding how plants … from ISS On-Orbit Status Report https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/05/iss-daily-summary-report-11052018/
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Ultrathin, ultralight 'nanocardboard'

Engineers have demonstrated a new material they call 'nanocardboard,' an ultrathin equivalent of corrugated paper cardboard. A square centimeter of nanocardboard weighs less than a thousandth of a gram and can spring back into shape after being bent in half. Nanocardboard's stiffness-to-weight ratio makes it ideal for aerospace and microrobotic applications, where every gram counts. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106111624.htm
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Earth Enveloped in Airglow

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Family tree of 400 million people shows genetics has limited influence on longevity

Although long life tends to run in families, genetics has far less influence on life span than previously thought, according to a new analysis of more than 400 million people. The results suggest that the heritability of life span is well below past estimates, which failed to account for our tendency to select partners with similar traits to our own. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106104247.htm
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Computer model identifies sources of foodborne illnesses more accurately

A new computer model that uses machine learning and de-identified and aggregated search and location data from logged-in Google users was significantly more accurate in identifying potentially unsafe restaurants when compared with existing methods of consumer complaints and routine inspections, according to new research. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106073236.htm
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Huawei Announces EMUI 9.0 Global Rollout Begins on November 10, Based on Android Pie

Huawei has announced that the latest version of its custom Android ROM - EMUI 9.0 - will be rolled out to 9 models starting November 10. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/huawei-announces-emui-9-0-global-rollout-begins-on-november-10-based-on-android-pie-1943746
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Infosys is boring again, and that's a good thing: Nandan Nilekani

In the latest quarter, Infosys booked more than $2 billion in deals. from enterprise-it - Telecom News | Latest Telecom Industry News, Information and Update: ET Telecom : ETTelecom.com https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/infosys-is-boring-again-and-thats-a-good-thing-nandan-nilekani/66525234?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=ETRSS
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Samsung Galaxy A6+, Galaxy A8 Star Price in India Slashed, Now Start at Rs. 18,990

Samsung Galaxy A6+ was launched in the Indian market back in May with a price tag of Rs. 25,990, while the Galaxy A8 Star was launched as the global variant of the Galaxy A9 Star at Rs. 34,990. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/samsung-galaxy-a6-plus-a8-star-price-india-cut-slashed-specifications-1943662
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Researchers Discuss Science Launching on Next Space Station Resupply Mission

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 8, to discuss select science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on the next Northrop Grumman commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station. from NASA Breaking News http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/researchers-discuss-science-launching-on-next-space-station-resupply-mission
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Deconstructing crowd noise at college basketball games

With thousands of fans, college basketball games can be almost deafening. Some arenas have decibel meters, which can provide some indication of the noise generated. Researchers wanted to see whether machine learning algorithms could pick out patterns within the raw acoustical data that indicated the crowd's mood, thereby providing clues as to what was happening in the game itself. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105200730.htm
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Coping with errors in the quantum age

Quantum systems can be manipulated with extremely high, but not with perfect precision. Researchers have now demonstrated how errors that occur during such operations can be monitored and corrected on the fly. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105160855.htm
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New attacks on graphics processors endanger user privacy

Web browsers use GPUs to render graphics on desktops, laptops, and smart phones. GPUs are also used to accelerate applications on the cloud and data centers. GPUs are usually programmed using application programming interfaces, or APIs, such as OpenGL. OpenGL is accessible by any application on a desktop with user-level privileges. Since desktop or laptop machines by default come with the graphics libraries and drivers installed, the attack can be implemented easily using graphics APIs. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105143121.htm
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New epilepsy warning device could save thousands of lives

A new high-tech bracelet, developed by scientists from the Netherlands detects 85 percent of all severe night-time epilepsy seizures. That is a much better score than any other technology currently available. The researchers involved think that this bracelet, called Nightwatch, can reduce the worldwide number of unexpected night-time fatalities in epilepsy patients. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105105351.htm
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Precision measurement takes it to the limit

Researchers have demonstrated a procedure for making precise measurements of speed, acceleration, material properties and even gravity waves possible, approaching the ultimate sensitivity allowed by laws of quantum physics. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105105216.htm
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Oldest evidence of dairying on the East Asian Steppe

Although dairy pastoralism once made Mongolian steppe herders successful enough to conquer most of Asia and Europe, the origins of this way of life on the East Asian steppe are still unclear. Now an international team of researchers has uncovered evidence that dairying arrived in Mongolia as early as 1300 BC through a process of cultural transmission rather than population replacement or migration. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105160857.htm
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Despite government claims, orangutan populations have not increased

Orangutan populations are still declining rapidly, despite claims by the Indonesian Government that things are looking better for the red apes. Scientists criticize the use of inappropriate methods for assessing management impacts on wildlife trends. The researchers call for scientifically sound measures to be employed in order to ensure that wildlife monitoring provides reliable numbers. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105122446.htm
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Apple Records Massive Growth in US, China Markets; Xiaomi Mi 8 Becomes the Top Selling Phone in China: Kantar Worldpanel

Apple is making strides in its home market with a massive 5.0 percentage point increase in OS share for the company for the quarter ending September 2018. from RSS Feeds | APPLE - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/apple-growth-us-china-japan-slowdown-in-europe-huawei-xiaomi-top-selling-phones-q3-2018-1943582
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Microsoft Doesn't Use Customers' Data for Profit: Satya Nadella

Nadella said the company "had chosen not to squeeze the last drop of revenue from the troves of user data on its Bing search engine and the Linkedin social network, which it bought in 2016". from RSS Feeds | MICROSOFT - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/social-networking/news/microsoft-doesnt-use-customers-data-for-profit-satya-nadella-1943524
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Apple Records Massive Growth in US, China Markets; Xiaomi Mi 8 Becomes the Top Selling Phone in China: Kantar Worldpanel

Apple is making strides in its home market with a massive 5.0 percentage point increase in OS share for the company for the quarter ending September 2018. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/apple-growth-us-china-japan-slowdown-in-europe-huawei-xiaomi-top-selling-phones-q3-2018-1943582
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Wipro partners with Check Point for cyber security solutions

The Bengaluru-headquartered IT services company would deliver Check Point’s advanced and dynamic cloud security solution, CloudGuard IaaS (infrastructure as a service). from enterprise-it - Telecom News | Latest Telecom Industry News, Information and Update: ET Telecom : ETTelecom.com https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/wipro-partners-with-check-point-for-cyber-security-solutions/66519477?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=ETRSS
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How To Give a Spider An Eye Test

By JAMES GORMAN and CHRISTOPHER WHITWORTH from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000006182460/how-to-give-a-spider-an-eye-test.html?partner=IFTTT via IFTTT
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How the Jumping Spider Sees Its Prey

By JAMES GORMAN from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/science/spider-vision.html?partner=IFTTT via IFTTT
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Tiniest Ape Ever Discovered Hints at the Rise of the Monkeys

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/science/tiniest-ape-extinct.html?partner=IFTTT via IFTTT
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Xiaomi Redmi 6A 32GB Storage Variant Now on Open Sale in India: Price, Specifications

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi on Tuesday announced that its budget Redmi 6A smartphone is now on open sale on Mi.com and Amazon.in in India. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/xiaomi-redmi-6a-open-sale-india-32gb-storage-model-price-specifications-features-1943560
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Samsung Galaxy S10 to Come With a Dedicated Dual-Core NPU to Offer Pixel-Like Camera Performance: Report

The dual-core AI co-processor on the Galaxy S10 is rumoured to power deep learning for image and speech recognition tasks. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/samsung-galaxy-s10-exynos-9820-soc-dedicated-dual-core-npu-report-1943526
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Xiaomi Black Shark Helo Teaser Sent to Early Supporters; Hints at November 9 Global Launch

Xiaomi-backed Black Shark had released a global website last month encouraging interested buyers to sign up and learn more about what the company might have in store for them. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/xiaomi-black-shark-helo-global-launch-november-9-1943519
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Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL Memory Management Issue to Be Resolved Soon, Fix for Pixel Stand Also Coming: Google

Responding to the Pixel 3 memory management issue that has been closing apps in the background for some users, Google says a fix is coming. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/google-pixel-3-pixel-3-xl-ram-memory-management-issue-fix-pixel-stand-notifications-1943486
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Samsung Said to Reveal Some Features of Foldable Phone This Week

The goal is garnering critical feedback as new technologies will require developers to tweak apps to make sure they run smoothly when the phone folds out into tablet form. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/samsung-said-to-reveal-some-features-of-foldable-phone-this-week-1943460
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Hydropower, innovations and avoiding international dam shame

For sweeping drama, it's hard to beat hydropower from dams -- a renewable source of electricity that helped build much of the developed world. Yet five scientists say that behind roaring cascades is a legacy of underestimated costs and overestimated value. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105160908.htm
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Ask Science Times

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/science/ask-sciencetimes.html?partner=IFTTT via IFTTT
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Growing magnetic fields in deep space: Just wiggle the plasma

Astrophysicists have long wondered how cosmic magnetic fields fields are produced, sustained, and magnified. Scientists have shown that plasma turbulence might be responsible, providing a possible answer to what has been called one of the most important unsolved problems in plasma astrophysics. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105143114.htm
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More affordable and effective conservation of species

No one had reported seeing the strange creature -- a cross between a bear and a monkey -- since before the Great Depression. Then, this past summer, an amateur biologist stumbled upon the presumed-extinct Wondiwoi tree kangaroo while trekking through Papua New Guinea. The revelation underscored how little we still know about the natural world -- a major obstacle to conservation. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105122526.htm
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Laser tech could be fashioned into Earth's 'porch light' to attract alien astronomers

If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new study proposes that laser technology on Earth could, in principle, be fashioned into something of a planetary porch light -- a beacon strong enough to attract attention from as far as 20,000 light years away. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105132859.htm
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Laser tech could be fashioned into Earth's 'porch light' to attract alien astronomers

If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new study proposes that laser technology on Earth could, in principle, be fashioned into something of a planetary porch light -- a beacon strong enough to attract attention from as far as 20,000 light years away. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105132859.htm
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Children's sleep not significantly affected by screen time, new study finds

As young people spend an increasing amount of time on electronic devices, the effects of these digital activities has become a prevalent concern among parents, caregivers, and policy-makers. Research indicating that between 50 percent to 90 percent of school-age children might not be getting enough sleep has prompted calls that technology use may be to blame. However, new research from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, has shown that screen time has very little practical effect on children's sleep. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105132939.htm
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New technique to understand biology at the nanoscale

Researchers for the first time have shown that they can use electrical fields to gain valuable information about the tiny, floating vesicles that move around in animals and plants and are critically important to many biological functions. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105132928.htm
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Children's sleep not significantly affected by screen time, new study finds

As young people spend an increasing amount of time on electronic devices, the effects of these digital activities has become a prevalent concern among parents, caregivers, and policy-makers. Research indicating that between 50 percent to 90 percent of school-age children might not be getting enough sleep has prompted calls that technology use may be to blame. However, new research from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, has shown that screen time has very little practical effect on children's sleep. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105132939.htm
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Suwannee Blackwater River Meets the Sea

via NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/suwannee-blackwater-river-meets-the-sea
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Villagers follow the geology to healthy water in Bangladesh

Villagers follow the geology to healthy water in Bangladesh Scientists have found a way to fight arsenic in well water, which accounts for one of every 20 deaths in Bangladesh. Arsenic, often referred to as the "king of poisons," has a long, sordid history as a poison once used in high doses to assassinate aristocrats. It's also a common natural element found in well water around the world. In groundwater, too much arsenic is still a killer, nowhere more so than in Bangladesh. The South Asia country's 10 million or more shallow, ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297072&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published November 05, 2018 at 11:30PM Read more at nsf.gov
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