2015年2月6日 星期五

2015-02-07 Ireland Science


Irish Examiner
   
Dara Ó Briain visits UCC to honour mathematician   
Irish Examiner
Dara Ó Briain took time out from tickling the funny bones of Cork audiences to tickle his own fancy in a visit to UCC campus today. The UK based Irish comedian has a penchant for science and mathematics and joined in the celebration of George Boole, the ...

Boole tickles Ó Briain's fancy on visit to UCC   Southern Star Newspaper

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CNET
   
Man too busy texting to notice a whale?   
CNET
Technically Incorrect: It isn't every day you see a humpback whale. You won't see one at all if you've always got your nose in your phone. by Chris Matyszczyk · @ChrisMatyszczyk; 6 February 2015 6:31 pm GMT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
Photo of man looking at phone instead of humpback whale goes viral   The Daily Breeze
Man on cell phone misses huge whale right in front of his face   CBS News
Man glued to his mobile phone misses rare humpback whale sighting   Telegraph.co.uk
ABC News   
Irish Examiner   
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Irish Mirror
   
Robot octopus will make waves in underwater travel   
Irish Mirror
Scientists say the new 30cm model reaches speeds of 0-60mph in less than a second. The octopus shoots jets of water up to 10 times its own body length. Dr Gabriel Weymouth, of Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, said: “The robot uses water to ...

Octopus Robot Makes Waves with Ultra-Fast Propulsion   Product Design & Development
This Adorable Little Robot Octopus Is The Fastest Underwater Vehicle   Uproxx

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The Inquisitr
   
Pictured: Check out the huge rarely-seen megamouth shark caught by fishermen ...   
Scottish Daily Record
THERE have only been 64 recorded sightings of this creature from the deep throughout history but Philipino fishermen were given a massive surprise when they stumbled across this monster. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Rare 5 metre megamouth shark, ...

Pictured: Massive rare 'toothless' monster from the deep washes up on beach   Mirror.co.uk
Mysterious 15-Foot Megamouth Shark Washes Up On Philippine Beach   The Inquisitr
Filipino Fishermen Discover Rare Megamouth Shark   Opposing Views
Daily Mail   
Daily Astorian   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
First stars are 150 million years younger than thought, Planck telescope finds (+ ...   
Christian Science Monitor
The cosmos's first stars appear to have formed 150 million years later than previous measurements indicated, according a new analysis of data from the European Space Agency's Planck observatory.
Will Gravitational Waves Ever Be Found?   Discovery News
Planck telescope puts new datestamp on first stars   BBC News
Stars 100m years younger than previously thought   RTE.ie
NBCNews.com   
The Guardian   
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New York Times
   
Bubonic Plague in the Subway System? Don't Worry About It   
New York Times
No human being has caught it in New York City for at least a century, but still, there it was, researchers said, in places touched by hundreds, maybe thousands, of people every day. After swabbing more than 400 subway stations for all kinds of microorganisms, ...

Researchers Find Bubonic Plague Fragments on New York Subway   NDTV
Student scientists find partially drug-resistant germs, scraps of anthrax DNA—all ...   World Science
Scientists Swabbed New York City's Subways, And You Won't Believe What ...   Huffington Post
Tech Times   
Morning Ticker   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
How to get a Dutch chimp to speak with a Scottish accent   
Christian Science Monitor
After zookeepers at Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo introduced chimpanzees raised in Netherlands to those raised in Scotland, the Dutch chimps began grunting in a new accent. By Tanya Lewis, LiveScience February 6, 2015. close. Louis, one of the Edinburgh ...

Chimps Learn Local Grunts to Adapt to a New Environment - (full-timew)   Full-Time Whistle
Chimpanzee in Scottish zoo start 'speaking' in local accent   Express.co.uk
Listen to Dutch chimpanzees speaking in Scottish accent: 'first evidence' of ...   The Independent
BBC News   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Los Angeles Times   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
NASA probe snaps amazing image of Ceres   
Christian Science Monitor
NASA's Dawn space probe has taken the sharpest-yet image of Ceres, a dwarf planet in our solar system's asteroid belt. By Mike Wall, SPACE.com February 6, 2015. close. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image of the dwarf planet Ceres on Feb. 4, 2015 at ...

Dawn spacecraft captures new, higher-res images of Ceres   SMN Weekly
As Dawn probe gets closer, Ceres' bright spots still unexplained   Science Recorder
NASA Probe Gives Close-Up Look At Dwarf Planet Ceres, But What Are Those ...   Huffington Post
Science Times   
Full-Time Whistle   
Live 5 News   
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Fox News
   
Virginia Tech robot may help Navy fight fires   
WDBJ7
It began several years ago and we are just now learning about it. And it involves robots and fires. wdbj7 New River Valley reporter Orlando Salinas is live tonight to tell us more. This story's about a 5 minute video made last year on the u.s. Navy ship- the uss ...

Navy Unveils Firefighting Robot   CBS Local
Office of Naval Research unveils firefighting robot   WXYZ
This giant, human-like Navy robot uses sensors to fight fires at sea (Video)   PCWorld
Engadget   
Fox News   
Mashable   
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Tech Times
   
​Watch how DARPA plans to launch satellites on planes   
CBS News
Need a satellite in space tomorrow? DARPA wants to be the one you call. The agency released a video Thursday demonstrating how its ALASA program could strap a satellite to the belly of a jet fighter and send it into low Earth orbit within 24 hours of a ...

US Army concept video reveals bold plan for low cost launches   Daily Mail
DARPA shows satellite launch from belly of jet fighter   Science Recorder
Can jet planes launch small satellites into orbit on the cheap?   UPI.com
Fox News   
Defense Update   
Quartz   
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