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Quick meal 3 D printed dinner

Quick meal? 3-D printed dinner

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An example of 3D printed food, created by one of Professor Hod Lipson's students.Credit: Timothy Lee Photographers/Columbia EngineeringClose We're all accustomed to having appliances on...

Apollo astronauts experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular-related deaths

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Members of the successful Apollo space program are experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular problems that are thought to be caused by their exposure to...
Mars Gullies Likely Not Formed by Liquid Water

Mars Gullies Likely Not Formed by Liquid Water

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Martian gullies as seen in the top image from HiRISE on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter resemble gullies on Earth that are carved by liquid...
New fossil evidence supports theory that first mass extinction engineered by early animals

New fossil evidence supports theory that first mass extinction engineered by early animals

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Conichnus burrows are trace fossils: the surface bumps represent vertical tubes that were originally occupied by anemone-like animals that may have fed on Ediacaran...
Abundant and diverse ecosystem found in area targeted for deep sea mining

Abundant and diverse ecosystem found in area targeted for deep-sea mining

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A species of cnidarian in the genus Relicanthus with 8-foot long tentacles attached to a dead sponge stalk on a nodule in the eastern...

Florida investigation links four recent Zika cases to local mosquito-borne virus transmission

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were...
Students build the worlds lightest electric paraglider trike

Students build the world’s lightest electric paraglider trike

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The maiden flight of The Delta took place on 19 March 2016 at the Sungai Rambai Aerodome in Malacca, in neighbouring Malaysia. The Delta...
Human nose holds novel antibiotic effective against multiresistant pathogens

Human nose holds novel antibiotic effective against multiresistant pathogens

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The chemical structure of newly discovered antibiotic Lugdunin. Also in the photograph: the two lead authors Alexander Zipperer (left) and Martin Christoph Konnerth (right).Credit:...
Chorus of Black Holes Sings in X Rays

Chorus of Black Holes Sings in X-Rays

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The blue dots in this field of galaxies, known as the COSMOS field, show galaxies that contain supermassive black holes emitting high-energy X-rays.Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Supermassive...
Why working the night shift can pose a cancer risk

Why working the night shift can pose a cancer risk

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New study reveals a link between circadian clock disruption and tumor growth. In humans and most other organisms, a circadian clock governed by light regulates...
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Scientists unveil fundamental properties of spin Seebeck effect

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Thermally excited spin waves carry a spin current from the ferromagnet (YIG in this case) into the metal layer. Depending on the YIG thickness...