2015年3月5日 星期四

2015-03-06 Ireland Science


Irish Examiner
   
Robot traffic wardens patrol Democratic Republic of Congo   
Irish Examiner
The robots are being used on the streets of the capital, Kinshasa, in order to control traffic and reduce dangerous driving. Costing €21,000 each to make, the solar-powered machines are designed to reduce road accidents and to monitor driving habits on the ...

Watch These Badass Giant Robo-Cops Direct Traffic   Popular Mechanics
Robot traffic cops on patrol in Kinchasa, DR Congo   BBC News
Robocops being used as traffic police in Democratic Republic of Congo   The Guardian
Telegraph.co.uk   
WABE 90.1 FM   
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Irish Independent
   
Exploding star tests famous theory   
Irish Independent
Astronomers have captured the moment a far off star exploded - not once but four times. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. In so doing they confirmed an effect predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity ...

Einstein's Theory of Relativity Explained (Infographic)   Space.com
General Relativity at 100: Einstein's Famous Theory Has Aged Well   Yahoo News UK
Astronomers' quadruple vision after supernova bang proves Einstein's relativity ...   Express.co.uk

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New York Times
   
Ancient Mars Had an Ocean, Scientists Say   
New York Times
After six years of planetary observations, scientists at NASA say they have found convincing new evidence that ancient Mars had an ocean. It was probably the size of the Arctic Ocean, larger than previously estimated, the researchers reported on Thursday.
Mars once had an entire ocean -- and then lost it, scientists say   Los Angeles Times
Mars once had an ocean bigger than the Arctic   CNET
Mars Had an Ocean, Scientists Say, Pointing to New Data   NDTV
Washington Post   
CBS News   
Discovery News   
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Forbes
   
Human Missing Link - Fossil Found   
Forbes
A gaping hole in the fossil record has been plugged with the discovery of a jawbone fragment showing how our ancestors evolved from Australopithecus aferensis, a primitive “ape man”, to modern Homo sapiens. The lower mandible with five teeth also ...

Fossil jaw sheds more light on early humans   Arab News
Ancient teeth chew up ancestral theory   Times LIVE
Jawbone of early human puts evolution in a whole new light   Los Angeles Times
New York Times   
BBC News   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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New York Times
   
Astronomers Watch a Supernova and See Reruns   
New York Times
It's “Groundhog Day” in the cosmos. In the 1993 Bill Murray movie, a weatherman finds himself reliving the same day over and over again. Now astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope say they have been watching the same star blow itself to ...

Astronomers saw the same star explode four times in four places because of a ...   Washington Post
Hubble sees supernova split into four images by cosmic lens   Astronomy Magazine
Hubble reveals quadruple image of ancient supernova   The Space Reporter
Scientific American   
Sputnik International   
Popular Science   
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Nature World News
   
Menopausal Whales Makes Good Leaders   
Nature World News
It is well known that women after a certain age undergo menopause, a trait that is rare in the animal kingdom. However, outside of the human species, killer whales also experience menopause, and these older females apparently make good leaders, a new ...

Post-Menopausal Killer Whales Run The Family   Tech Times
The wisdom of orca grandmothers   Stuff.co.nz
Whales could help explain the mystery of menopause   The Times (subscription)
New York Times   
Washington Post   
ABC Science Online   
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ABC Science Online
   
Acrobatic praying mantises caught on video   
ABC Science Online
Aerial expertise Wingless praying mantises are amazing acrobats with a level of control over their leap that's unusual in the insect world, according to new research. Two U.K scientists purchased several praying mantises, Stagmomantis theophila, at an ...

Amazing Video Shows Acrobatics Behind Praying Mantis Jump   Nature World News
Baby Praying Mantises Are Incredibly Precise Ballerinas   Tech Times
Watch a praying mantis spin in less than a tenth of a second: Slow motion ...   Daily Mail
Newsweek   
Washington Post   
Reuters   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Spotted: A planet 10 times the size of Jupiter with four suns   
Los Angeles Times
Astronomers have discovered a massive planet with four suns only 125 light-years from Earth. lRelated Mysterious, dust-filled galaxy seems very mature for its age · Science Now · Mysterious, dust-filled galaxy seems very mature for its age. See all related. 8.
Astronomers Discover Planet in Multiple Star System   Science Times
Gas giant exoplanet is found residing in ultra-rare quadruple star system   The Space Reporter
Massive Exoplanet Found In 4-Star System   Geek Infinite
Nature World News   
Astronomy Magazine   
KSL.com   
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Market Business News
   
Chemists Use Nanoparticles in Tough, Self-Cleaning Paint   
NBCNews.com
British and Chinese scientists say they have developed a new paint that can be applied to clothes, paper, glass and steel to make resilient surfaces that can clean themselves even after being scratched or scuffed. In this week's issue of the journal Science, the ...

Fresh coat: scientists develop tough new self-cleaning paint   Reuters
Scientists create self-cleaning paint   Telegraph.co.uk
New paint makes crazy waterproof surfaces (and gorgeous artwork)   Washington Post
Ars Technica   
The Independent   
Daily Mail   
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USA TODAY
   
Residents in Xiamen have highest concern on air-related pollution: survey   
What's on Xiamen
Though the environment protection hotline “12369” has been in service for over 10 years, it has gained unprecedented popularity in recent days after the viral pollution documentary “Under the Dome” was released by Chai Jing, a former TV anchor of the state ...

Chinese local authority shuts steel mills in pollution fight   Reuters
Life beneath the smog should spur China to action   Financial Times
Smog blankets China once more –- this time online   USA TODAY
The Guardian   
Bloomberg   
India Today   
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