Sony sells over 1M PlayStation 4s in first day
(AP)—Sony says it sold more than 1 million of its PlayStation 4 video game consoles during their first 24 hours on the market.
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Nov 17, 2013
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Protein coding 'junk genes' may be linked to cancer
By using a new analysis method, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) in Sweden have found close to one hundred novel human gene regions that code for proteins. A number of these ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 17, 2013
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Paths out of uncertainty: Increasing extreme confidence
Long-term and average changes are in the focus of the discussion on climate change: globally, as the different scientific climate models all predict, it will be warmer on Earth at the end of the century. For decision-makers ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2013
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Researchers improve the nanopore-based technology for detecting DNA molecules
If we wanted to count the number of people in a crowd, we could make on the fly estimates, very likely to be imprecise, or we could ask each person to pass through a turnstile. The latter resembles the model that EPFL researchers ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 17, 2013
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Two for one in solar power
Solar cells offer the opportunity to harvest abundant, renewable energy. Although the highest energy light occurs in the ultraviolet and visible spectrum, most solar energy is in the infrared. There is a trade-off in harvesting ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 17, 2013
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Oxygen, phosphorous and early life on Earth
Two billion years ago the Earth system was recovering from perhaps the single-most profound modification of its surface environments: the oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans. This led to a series of major changes in ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2013
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Volcano discovered smoldering under a kilometer of ice in West Antarctica
It wasn't what they were looking for but that only made the discovery all the more exciting.
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2013
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Scientists invent self-healing battery electrode
Researchers have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening a new and potentially commercially viable path for making the next generation of lithium ion batteries for electric cars, cell phones and other ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 17, 2013
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Online gambling gains momentum in US
Internet gambling is on a roll in the US market after years lurking in the shadows.
Internet
Nov 17, 2013
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Thousands rally in Australia for climate action
Thousands of people on Sunday rallied across Australia calling for stronger action on climate change, days after new conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott moved to abolish a carbon tax.
Environment
Nov 17, 2013
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