Aspects of an otherwise Earthlike planet’s tilt and orbital dynamics can severely affect its potential habitability — even triggering abrupt “snowball states” where oceans freeze and surface life is impossible, according to new research from astronomers at the University of Washington. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — Connected cruise control uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to let automated vehicles respond to multiple cars at a time in an effort to save energy and improve safety. (more…)
Physiker der Universität Innsbruck sind Stickstoff-Molekülen im Weltall auf der Spur. Sie haben mittels Terahertz-Spektroskopie im Labor erstmals zwei Spektrallinien für ein Molekül direkt gemessen. Die beiden Frequenzen sind charakteristisch für das Amid-Ion, ein negativ geladenes Stickstoff-Molekül. Mit den nun bestimmten Spektrallinien kann im Weltall nach dem Molekül gesucht werden. (more…)
Jake Whittenberg gazed across the vast tundra of data in his Excel spreadsheet – a fairly lifeless accounting of the rousing retail market now fueled by legal marijuana in Washington state. (more…)
UCLA’s design eliminates tradeoffs between bandwidth, sensitivity, and speed that are common in current technology
Using graphene, one of science’s most versatile materials, engineers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have invented a new type of photodetector that can work with more types of light than its current state-of-the-art counterparts. The device also has superior sensing and imaging capabilities. (more…)
Wissenschaftler der Universität Tübingen entdecken, wie der Körper das Alarmsignal Chitin erkennt
Chitin stützt die Zellwand von Pilzen, wie zum Beispiel dem Schimmelpilz Aspergillus und der Hefe Candida, die beide gefährliche Infektionen beim Menschen hervorrufen können. Chitin bildet auch das Außenskelett von Insekten und Spinnentieren, zu denen die Milben gehören, und ist daher wichtiger Bestandteil von Hausstauballergenen. (more…)
Duo to transform banking industry backbone, Lloyds Banking Group as first client
LONDON and ARMONK, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Thought Machine, a UK based software company, today announced that IBM Services will be the global preferred implementation partner for Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking platform called Vault. (more…)
For bacteria facing a dose of antibiotics, timing might be the key to evading destruction. In a series of experiments, Princeton researchers found that cells that repaired DNA damaged by antibiotics before resuming growth had a much better chance of surviving treatment. (more…)
