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EPA Recognizes RI Project to Protect Waste Water Infrastructure

EPA Recognizes RI Project to Protect Waste Water Infrastructure Region 01 BOSTON - A project in Newport, RI, was among four projects in New England to repair and upgrade waste water infrastructure that were recognized for excellence and innovation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published November 28, 2018 at 10:30AM Read more

An important step towards completely secure quantum communication networks

The quest for a secure information network is on. Researchers have recently succeeded in boosting the storage time of quantum information, using a small glass container filled with room temperature atoms, taking an important step towards a secure quantum encoded distribution network. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129110139.htm

Safer and cheaper 3D medical imaging

A new study has discovered a promising way to significantly lower doses of X-rays that has the potential to revolutionize 3D medical imaging and make screening for early signs of disease much cheaper and safer. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129103512.htm

Hubble Explores the Coma Cluster's More Than 1,000 Galaxies

via NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hubble-explores-the-coma-clusters-more-than-1000-galaxies

High-contrast imaging for cancer therapy with protons

Medical physicists have combined magnetic resonance imaging with a proton beam, thus demonstrating that in principle, this commonly used imaging method can indeed work with particle beam cancer treatments. This opens up new opportunities for targeted, healthy tissue-sparing cancer therapy. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129103502.htm

New method automatically computes realistic movement with friction from 3D design

Researchers have developed a novel algorithm that computes the shape of the surface at rest, that is, without any external force, and when this shape is deformed under gravity, contact and friction, it precisely matches the shape the user has designed. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128114912.htm

Stone tools linked to ancient human ancestors in Arabia have surprisingly recent date

Beginning more than 1.5 million years ago, early humans made stone handaxes in a style known as the Acheulean - the longest lasting tool-making tradition in prehistory. New research has documented an Acheulean presence in the Arabian Peninsula dating to less than 190,000 years ago, revealing that the Arabian Acheulean ended just before or at the same time as the earliest Homo sapiens dispersals into the region. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129100030.htm

New study reveals common table salt may have been crucial for the origins of life

It remains unknown how life began on Earth. It is believed that simple molecules in the early environment became complexified by the input of ambient energy. Researchers found that compounds useful for the synthesis of RNA are produced with the help of sodium chloride - table salt. This work may provide insight on how RNA arose abiotically on early Earth. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129100033.htm

New catalyst produces cheap hydrogen fuel

Chemistry researchers have discovered cheaper and more efficient materials for producing hydrogen for the storage of renewable energy that could replace current water-splitting catalysts. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129100036.htm

Interfacial electronic state improving hydrogen storage capacity in Pd-MOF materials

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which a hybrid material composed of palladium (Pd) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is capable of storing approximately twice as much hydrogen as a material composed solely of Pd. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129085527.htm

ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/28/2018

Cemsica Sample Exchange:  Today the crew removed the calibration cartridge from the SUBSA facility and inserted the first Cemsica science cartridge for processing. Cemsica tests a novel approach of using particles of calcium-silicate (C-S) to synthesize nanoporous membranes (those with pores 100 nanometers or smaller) that can separate carbon dioxide molecules from air or other … from ISS On-Orbit Status Report https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/28/iss-daily-summary-report-11282018/

Fortnite GeForce GTX Bundle With Fortnite Counterattack Set Announced

Fortnite and Nvidia have teamed up for a Fortnite GeForce GTX bundle that comes with 2,000 V-Bucks and what's being branded as the Fortnite Counterattack Set. from RSS Feeds | MICROSOFT - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/fortnite-geforce-gtx-bundle-with-fortnite-counterattack-set-announced-1955494

A prosthetic arm that decodes phantom limb movements

About 75 percent of amputees exhibit mobility of their phantom limb. Using this information, researchers have developed a prototype capable of detecting these movements and activating a prosthetic arm. The prosthesis does not require any surgery and patients do not need training. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129084718.htm

Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ Reportedly Get Second One UI Beta Update; Galaxy Note 9 Users Now Able to Sign Up

Samsung has now gone ahead and released the second One UI beta that comes with certain bug fixes and improvements. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/samsung-galaxy-s9-galaxy-s9-plus-reportedly-get-second-one-ui-beta-update-galaxy-note-9-users-now-ab-1955454

China Halts Work by Scientist Who Says He Edited Babies’ Genes

By SUI-LEE WEE from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/science/gene-editing-babies-china.html?partner=IFTTT via IFTTT

We are going to help support 5G field trials in India: Qualcomm

Qualcomm said that it is going to help support 5G field trials in India through handheld devices and 5G small cells, and is already involved in developing use cases that will assume larger role when the 5G becomes ready for commercial roll out. from telecom-equipment - Telecom News | Latest Telecom Industry News, Information and Update: ET Telecom : ETTelecom.com https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/we-are-going-to-help-support-5g-field-trials-in-india-qualcomm/66864037?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=ETRSS

Honor 8C Review

Honor 8C features a 19:9 display, AI-enhanced cameras, and a 4,000mAh battery. Does it have what what it takes to keep the competition at bay? Find out in our full review. from RSS Feeds : RSS REVIEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/honor-8c-review-1954784

Honor 8C Review

Honor 8C features a 19:9 display, AI-enhanced cameras, and a 4,000mAh battery. Does it have what what it takes to keep the competition at bay? Find out in our full review. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/honor-8c-review-1954784

EPA Super Typhoon Response Update 11-29-18

EPA Super Typhoon Response Update 11-29-18 Region 09 HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun assessing and removing oil and hazardous waste on Saipan and Tinian to reduce risks to public health and the environment following Super Typhoon Yutu. Published November 29, 2018 at 10:30AM Read more

Huawei Nova 4 Bezel-Less Design Said to Be Shown Off in Live Stream, Concept Render Released

Huawei is reportedly gearing up to unveil its first-ever smartphone, the Nova 4, with an all-screen design and a hole to fit in the selfie camera. from RSS Feeds | ANDROID - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/huawei-nova-4-bezel-less-design-said-to-be-shown-off-in-live-stream-concept-render-released-1955247

To replicate physical objects for virtual reality, just turn on your smartphone

A global team of computer scientists have developed a novel method that replicates physical objects for the virtual and augmented reality space just using a point-and-shoot camera with a flash, without the need for additional, and oftentimes expensive, supporting hardware. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128182149.htm

Virtual library of 1 million new macrolide scaffolds could help speed drug discovery

Researchers have created the largest publicly available virtual library of macrolide scaffolds. The library -- called V1M -- contains chemical structures and computed properties for 1 million macrolide scaffolds with potential for use as antibiotics or cancer drugs. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128153953.htm

Intelligent framework aims to optimize data transfer in 5G networks

New technology is designed to allow cellular communication nodes in 5G systems to partition bandwidth more efficiently in order to improve end-to-end data transmission rates. In simulations, the tech is capable of meeting the international goal of 10 gigabits per second in peak performance areas. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128114930.htm

Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight and Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight Review

Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight and Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight for PS Vita and PS4 are spin-offs of Persona 5 and Persona 3 respectively, but should you buy them? We tell you. from RSS Feeds : RSS REVIEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/reviews/persona-5-dancing-in-starlight-persona-3-dancing-in-moonlight-review-ps-vita-1954266

Fortnite Gifting Feature Now Available on All Devices Except iOS Due to 'Apple's Policies': Epic Games

Epic Games has announced that Fortnite's gifting feature is now available in the Fortnite 6.31 update. from RSS Feeds | APPLE - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/fortnite-gifting-feature-now-available-on-all-devices-except-ios-due-to-apples-policies-epic-games-1954322

Fortnite 6.31 Update Adds Team Rumble Limited Time Mode

Fortnite for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One just received a new content update bringing it to version 6.31. Fortnite 6.31 adds a new limited time mode (LTM) called Team Rumble. from RSS Feeds | APPLE - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/fortnite-6-31-update-adds-team-rumble-limited-time-mode-1954115

Apple Faces Scepticism at Supreme Court in Bid to Stop Antitrust Suit

US Supreme Court justices appeared inclined to allow an antitrust lawsuit that accuses Apple of using its market dominance to artificially inflate prices at its App Store. from RSS Feeds | APPLE - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-faces-scepticism-at-supreme-court-in-bid-to-stop-antitrust-suit-1953919

Fortnite Season 7 to Get Snow Map: Report

Fortnite Season 7 release date is December 4 according to the in-game challenge timers. And in the lead up to this, it appears that the new season of Fortnite may have a snow map. from RSS Feeds | APPLE - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/fortnite-season-7-to-get-snow-map-report-1953481

Fortnite Gifting Feature Now Available on All Devices Except iOS Due to 'Apple's Policies': Epic Games

Epic Games has announced that Fortnite's gifting feature is now available in the Fortnite 6.31 update. from RSS Feeds | MICROSOFT - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/fortnite-gifting-feature-now-available-on-all-devices-except-ios-due-to-apples-policies-epic-games-1954322

Red Dead Online Battle Royale Mode Is Called 'Make It Count': Report

Red Dead Online release date is November 30 with a Red Dead Online patch download size of 5.5GB. The Red Dead Online battle royale mode is called 'Make It Count' according to information datamined from the Rockstar Social Club site. from RSS Feeds | MICROSOFT - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/red-dead-online-battle-royale-mode-is-called-make-it-count-report-1954245

Fortnite 6.31 Update Adds Team Rumble Limited Time Mode

Fortnite for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One just received a new content update bringing it to version 6.31. Fortnite 6.31 adds a new limited time mode (LTM) called Team Rumble. from RSS Feeds | MICROSOFT - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/fortnite-6-31-update-adds-team-rumble-limited-time-mode-1954115

Fortnite Season 7 to Get Snow Map: Report

Fortnite Season 7 release date is December 4 according to the in-game challenge timers. And in the lead up to this, it appears that the new season of Fortnite may have a snow map. from RSS Feeds | MICROSOFT - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/fortnite-season-7-to-get-snow-map-report-1953481

NASA Provides Live Coverage of Spacecraft Arrival at Asteroid That May Have Answers to the Origin of our Solar System

NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous with its targeted asteroid, Bennu, on Monday, Dec. 3 at approximately noon EST. from NASA Breaking News http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-provides-live-coverage-of-spacecraft-arrival-at-asteroid-that-may-have-answers-to

What Makes That Steer So Big? Cattle’s Mysterious Genes

By JAMES GORMAN from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/science/cow-holstein-size-genetics.html?partner=IFTTT via IFTTT

Flexible electronic skin aids human-machine interactions

Human skin contains sensitive nerve cells that detect pressure, temperature and other sensations that allow tactile interactions with the environment. To help robots and prosthetic devices attain these abilities, scientists are trying to develop electronic skins. Now researchers report a new method that creates an ultrathin, stretchable electronic skin, which could be used for a variety of human-machine interactions. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128114927.htm

Reading rats' minds

Place cells in the hippocampus fire when we are in a certain position -- this discovery by John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser brought them the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2014. Based on which place cell fires, scientists can determine were a rat is. Neuroscientists are now able to tell where a rat will go next, just from observing which neuron fires in a task that tests rats' reference memory. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128114932.htm

Flexible electronic skin aids human-machine interactions

Human skin contains sensitive nerve cells that detect pressure, temperature and other sensations that allow tactile interactions with the environment. To help robots and prosthetic devices attain these abilities, scientists are trying to develop electronic skins. Now researchers report a new method that creates an ultrathin, stretchable electronic skin, which could be used for a variety of human-machine interactions. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128114927.htm

New device widens light beams by 400 times

Scientists have now developed a highly efficient device that enlarges the diameter of a light beam by 400 times. Wider light beams have many applications, including boosting the speed and sensitivity of medical imaging and diagnostic procedures. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128141708.htm

US groundwater in peril: Potable supply less than thought

Many rural areas in parts of the US rely exclusively on groundwater for both agricultural and domestic use. Drilling deeper wells may not be a good long-term solution to compensate for increasing demands on groundwater, because there is potential for contamination of deep fresh and brackish water in areas where the oil and gas industry injects wastewaters into or in close proximity to aquifers. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128141856.htm

Easy to use 3D bioprinting technique creates lifelike tissues from natural materials

Bioengineers have developed a 3D bioprinting technique that works with natural materials and is easy to use, allowing researchers of varying levels of technical expertise to create lifelike tissues, such as blood vessels and a vascularized gut. The goal is to make human organ models that can be studied outside the body or used to test new drugs ex vivo. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128141711.htm

Atomic jet: First lens for extreme-ultraviolet light developed

Scientists have developed the first refractive lens that focuses extreme ultraviolet beams. Instead of using a glass lens, which is non-transparent in the extreme-ultraviolet region, the researchers have demonstrated a lens that is formed by a jet of atoms. The results provide novel opportunities for the imaging of biological samples on the shortest timescales. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128141819.htm

Atomic clocks now keep time well enough to improve models of Earth

Experimental atomic clocks have now achieved three new performance records, now ticking precisely enough to not only improve timekeeping and navigation, but also detect faint signals from gravity, the early universe and perhaps even dark matter. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128141833.htm

Atomic clocks now keep time well enough to improve models of Earth

Experimental atomic clocks have now achieved three new performance records, now ticking precisely enough to not only improve timekeeping and navigation, but also detect faint signals from gravity, the early universe and perhaps even dark matter. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128141833.htm

Researchers map light and sound wave interactions in optical fibers

Earlier this year researchers developed sensing protocols that allow optical fibers to 'listen' outside an optical fiber where they cannot 'look', based on an interplay between light waves and ultrasound. Now they have constructed a measurement protocol that can map local power levels of multiple optical wave components over many kilometers of fiber. This new insight may be applied to sensor systems of longer reach, higher spatial resolution, and better precision. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128115009.htm

A golden age for particle analysis

Engineers have developed a method which allows the size and shape of nanoparticles in dispersions to be determined considerably quicker than ever before. Based on gold nanorods, they demonstrated how length and diameter distributions can be measured accurately in just one step instead of the complicated series of electron microscopic images which have been needed up until now. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128115029.htm

First risk genes for ADHD found

An international collaboration has for the first time identified genetic variants which increase the risk of ADHD. The new findings provide a completely new insight into the biology behind ADHD. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128115024.htm

EPA Recognizes Maine Project to Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure

EPA Recognizes Maine Project to Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure Region 01 BOSTON - A project in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, was among four projects in New England to repair and upgrade drinking water infrastructure that were recognized for excellence and innovation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published November 28, 2018 at 10:30AM Read more

EPA Recognizes Vermont Project to Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure

EPA Recognizes Vermont Project to Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure Region 01 BOSTON - A project in Waterbury, Vt., was among four projects in New England to repair and upgrade drinking water infrastructure that were recognized for excellence and innovation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published November 28, 2018 at 10:30AM Read more

EPA Recognizes Mass. Project to Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure

EPA Recognizes Mass. Project to Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure Region 01 BOSTON - A project in Grafton, Mass., was among four projects in New England to repair and upgrade drinking water infrastructure that were recognized for excellence and innovation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published November 28, 2018 at 10:30AM Read more

EPA Recognizes RI Project to Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure

EPA Recognizes RI Project to Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure Region 01 BOSTON - A project in Newport, RI, was among four projects in New England to repair and upgrade drinking water infrastructure that were recognized for excellence and innovation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published November 28, 2018 at 10:30AM Read more