2014年12月15日 星期一

2014-12-16 Ireland Science


Irish Examiner
   
How close are we to the age of the robot?   
Irish Examiner
Android robot Kodomoroid speaks at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Miraikan in Tokyo. We've long had a fascination with robots or droids taking over human tasks. But how close are we to the age of the robot, asks Áilín Quinlan.
Want to lead your own robot swarm? Head to the Museum of Math   Ars Technica

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The Indian Express
   
Rich-poor divide threatens emissions deal on climate change   
Irish Independent
Alex Morales. Published 16/12/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. <a href='http://cdn3.independent.ie/incoming. Click to see a bigger version of the graphic. Two weeks of debate on how to limit carbon pollution across the ...

UN Climate-Change Conference: Sealing the deal for future climate talks   Irish Examiner
Lima deal leaves ominous climate questions   Politico
COP20: Rounding the Turn on the Road to Paris   Huffington Post
Xinhua   
USA TODAY   
New York Times (blog)   
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Prof John O'Keefe receives honorary doctorate from UCC   
Irish Times
An Irish-American scientist, who earlier this year was awarded the Nobel Prize, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate from University College Cork in recognition of his contribution to neuroscience. In October, Prof John O'Keefe was jointly awarded ...


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Irish Times
   
Chris Hadfield, Ireland's favourite astronaut, returns to Dublin   
Irish Times
Ireland's favourite astronaut was back in Dublin and it felt like he had never been away. Cmdr Chris Hadfield returned to Ireland to sign copies of his newest book You Are Here - Around the World in 92 Minutes and to do more promotion for Tourism Ireland.
Ground control to Commander Chris   The Star Online
Astronaut Chris Hadfield talks of Scotland's beauty   Edinburgh Evening News
Astronaut Chris Hadfield returns to his Scots roots with Edinburgh and Glasgow ...   Herald Scotland
French Tribune   
STV Glasgow   
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Siliconrepublic.com
   
3D-printed Christmas trees promise greener festive future   
Siliconrepublic.com
Computing science professor Richard Zhang holds a 3D-printed traditional Christmas tree (right) with his new design shown on the left. Image via Phys.org/SFU. A new algorithm created for 3D printers could pave the way for 3D-printed Christmas trees, ...

New algorithm a Christmas gift to 3-D printing—and the environment   Phys.Org
How To Print 3D Christmas Tree Efficiently And With Zero Material Waste   Eurasia Review
New Algorithm Developed for 3D Printing   Controlled Environments Magazine

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Los Angeles Times
   
Greenland ice loss more 'local' than thought, climate study says   
Los Angeles Times
When it comes to melting ice on Greenland, climate change experts got everything right but the present. That means Greenland's contribution to sea level rise this century remains roughly the same – three inches – but where it comes from and how it gets to ...

Greenland ice sheet could be melting faster than thought possible   The Independent
Greenland ice loss may be worse than predicted: Study   AsiaOne
Greenland's future ice sheet loss may be underestimated   FanIQ
Climate Central   
Market Business News   
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Irish Examiner
   
Climate promises must be more than smoke and mirrors   
Irish Examiner
Ahead of a major conference in Paris next year, no climate plan can be successful without an effective and efficient carbon-pricing system, write Stéphane Dion and Éloi Laurent. THIS year will be one of the warmest on record. Over the last decade, ...

Groser threatens iwi over climate advocate   waateanews.com
Climate Change: NZ's emission impossible   New Zealand Herald
Flush Fossil Fuels, Sec. Kerry!   Huffington Post
CTV News   
TVNZ   
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BBC News
   
Denmark challenges Russia and Canada over North Pole   
BBC News
Denmark has presented a claim to the UN, arguing that the area surrounding the North Pole is connected to the continental shelf of Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory. Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard said it was a "historic and important milestone" ...

A new cold war: Denmark gets aggressive, stakes huge claim in Race for the Arctic   National Post
Denmark: A Claim to the North Pole   New York Times
Denmark to officially claim piece of Arctic shelf, including North Pole   RT
Daily Beast   
The Times (subscription)   
Financial Times   
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ABC Online
   
Mars One: WA team plans to generate 'breathable air' on the Red Planet, makes ...   
ABC Online
A Perth physicist and Mars One astronaut candidate hopes to generate the first breathable air on the Red Planet with a project that has made the finals of an international competition. Josh Richards, along with a team of students, hopes to send a system, ...

New Mars One project could provide breathable air to explorers   Bio & Tech Insights
Australian university students aim to generate first 'breathable' air on Mars   GlobalPost
New NASA map shows evidence of Martian lakes and quakes   Siliconrepublic.com
The Register   
Deccan Herald   
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RT
   
Earth could face another mass extinction – study   
RT
Animals on Earth continue to disappear at an alarming rate, which could result in another mass extinction over the next few centuries, a study by the journal Nature claims, although researchers are struggling to understand the scale of the problem. Thousands ...

Earth faces sixth 'great extinction' with 41% of amphibians set to go the way of ...   The Guardian
Earth Could Face Another Mass Extinction in Next 200 Years: Study   NBCNews.com
Earth could face sixth mass extinction within 100 years   The Independent
Digital Journal   
Pensacola News Journal   
ZME Science   
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