2014年12月1日 星期一

2014-12-02 U.S. Science


Reuters
   
At climate talks, UN calls fossil fuels 'high risk' investment   
Reuters
Aerial view of a factory in Callao, November 30, 2014. Peru will host the annual United Nation's Climate Change Conference (COP20) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Lima from December 1 - 12. Credit: Reuters/Mariana ...

Climate talks to seek way to historic Paris pact   The Nation
Obama Puts Climate on the 2016 Ballot   Wall Street Journal
US sees voluntary emissions cuts as key to a climate change accord   Los Angeles Times
Discovery News   
Chron.com   
Voice of America   
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Dumb-Out
   
Ground-Based Telescopes Locates Super Earth Exoplanet   
Dumb-Out
Brand new observations in deep space indicate the presence of a “Super Earth.” The study claims that the planet is twice the size of Earth and is located about 41 light years away from us. The most important part of this observation, though, is that it was made ...

An Astronomical First: Ground Telescope Spots Transiting Habitable Planet   Tech Times
New data from ground-based telescopes delves into exoplanet studies   Beta Wired
Telescopes from Earth could begin searching for Earth-Like Exoplanets   Frontline Desk
Capitalberg   
Daily Digest   
Christian Science Monitor   
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Tech Times
   
Will NASA's Airborne Campaign to Clear Climate Confusion Help Clear Air ...   
Tech Times
Climate change around the world is being studied by NASA, utilizing five studies conducted around the globe. (Photo : NASA). An airborne climate campaign launched by NASA is aimed at answering questions about changing global conditions, by studying a ...

COMMENTARY: Pipeline symbolism overrules science   Glens Falls Post-Star
NASA to study climate change from the sky   BioScholar News
George Shultz Gone Solar. Now That's a Sign of Thawing in the U.S. Climate ...   Bloomberg
CBS Local   
Phys.Org   
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eco-business.com
   
Hi-tech mirror is cool new answer to air con problem   
eco-business.com
As extremes of heat increasingly threaten to become the norm, scientists have invented a new way to reflect sunlight and beam heat away from buildings straight back into space. air con bldgs hk. Scientists at Standford University has discovered a new ...

High-tech mirrors could slash cooling needs   The Fifth Estate
Stanford engineers invent ultrathin reflective coating to help passively cool ...   Architecture and Design
High-Tech Mirror Beams Heat Into Space   Discovery News
ExtremeTech   
MIT Technology Review (blog)   
Yahoo News UK   
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Uproxx
   
The Secret To Tougher Body Armor? Single Layers Of Pencil Lead, AKA ...   
Uproxx
Carbon is a modest element, one of the most common in the entire world. And, yet, it keeps surprising us with its versatility. Like, for example, this latest application… making a body armor twice as effective as Kevlar. We've known that atom-thick sheets of ...

Graphene Could Make the Body Armor of the Future   Guardian Liberty Voice
Graphene Could Prove Better Material for Making Bulletproof Armors, Say ...   PerfScience
Researchers: Graphene Is Best Material For Manufacturing Bulletproof Armors   American Live Wire
ValueWalk   
University Herald   
TechAnalyst.co   
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Frontline Desk
   
Raise shields: Star Trek like Protective invisible barrier found surrounding Earth   
Frontline Desk
The idea of putting a Star Trek-like force field around the entire Earth seems like the fodder for a fairly silly science fiction epic out of the 1930s, but according to space scientists, such a barrier already exists. Discovered by a pair of NASA space probes, the ...

Star Trek-like invisible shield found thousands of miles above Earth   Astronomy Magazine
Scientists stunned to find mysterious invisible shield protecting Earth from ...   The Space Reporter
Raise Shields! Star Trek-Like Barrier Protects Earth   Discovery News
Overclockers Club   
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Onislam.net   
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Al Jazeera America
   
What's a Nobel Prize worth?   
Al Jazeera America
How much is a Nobel Prize in science worth? Double helix discoverer, James Watson is hoping it's worth a couple of cool millions. He's putting his 1962 Nobel Prize on the auction block. He won it for figuring out the structure of DNA. The octogenarian says ...

The father of DNA is selling his Nobel prize because everyone thinks he's racist   Sydney Morning Herald
James Watson Is Auctioning Off His Nobel Prize. Please Do Not Bid on It.   Slate Magazine
Why the Scientist Who Discovered DNA Is Selling His Nobel Prize   The Atlantic
Examiner.com   
Los Angeles Times   
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The Space Reporter
   
Made in space: 3D printer on ISS prints a component for itself   
The Space Reporter
A 3D printer installed onboard the ISS has printed its first object, a side casing part for itself. The November 25 printout marks an important transition to making tools in space as opposed to relying on them being sent from Earth, noted ISS 3D project manager ...

Astronauts Have to Vacuum and 4 Other Things About Life in Space   KABC-TV
3D Printer prints first Object on ISS   West Texas News
NASA creates first 3D printed objects in Space   ValueWalk
Nextgov   
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PerfScience
   
EPA Tightens Smog Rules, GOP Promises All Out Assault   
SustainableBusiness.com
The EPA has released long-awaited strengthened standards for smog (ground-level ozone), as required by the Clean Air Act. These are important standards, because smog makes it harder for people to breathe and for plants to photosynthesize. We've all ...

New ozone regulations show compromise   The State Press
State Regulators: Stricter Ozone Standard Would be Hard for Oklahoma to Meet   StateImpact Oklahoma
Everyone Likes to Breathe   Huffington Post
Daily Caller   
Law360 (subscription)   
Government Security News   
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Irish Examiner
   
All The Wonder Of Space And Human Exploration, Packed Into A Gorgeous ...   
Co.Create
"Wanderers" is a new short film that pairs enhanced visuals from NASA's archives with an epic score and Carl Sagan narration. It is totally out of this world. 0 Notes; 0 Pin. 0 Plus. 0 Tweet. 0 Like. 0 Share. The planets are literally in alignment during the ...

WATCH: Wanderers: breathtaking location shoots from our solar system   Boing Boing
'Wanderers' Is A Fantastic Vision Of Humanity's Interplanetary Future   Popular Science
Watch This: Amazing Wanderers Is a Vision of our Space-faring Future We all ...   GeekDad (blog)
The Planetary Society (blog)   
Nature World News   
Daily Digest   
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