Tech: Australian islands home to 414 million pieces of plastic pollution — (Report)
A survey of plastic pollution on Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory's beaches are littered with an estimated 414 million pieces...
Tech: New method enables powerful quantum simulation on hardware available today — (Report)
With a quantum coprocessor in the cloud, physicists from Innsbruck, Austria, open the door to the simulation of previously unsolvable problems in chemistry,...
Tech: New AI sees like a human, filling in the blanks — (Report)
Computer scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have taught an artificial intelligence agent how to do something that usually only humans...
Tech: Coating provides extra layer of protection for battery cathodes — (Report)
Coating provides extra layer of protection for battery cathodes.
Building a better lithium-ion battery involves addressing a myriad of factors simultaneously, from keeping the...
Tech: Small, hardy planets most likely to survive death of their stars — ...
Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed and swallowed up when their host star dies,...
Tech: Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power — (Report)
The most affordable, efficient way to harness the cleanest, most abundant renewable energy source in the world is one step closer to reality.
The...
Tech: Researchers reveal accuracy of two-qubit calculations in silicon — (Report)
For the first time ever, researchers have measured the fidelity -- that is, the accuracy -- of two-qubit logic operations in silicon, with...
Tech: X-ray studies provide evidence for source of exotic assortment of melt debris —...
Mario Wannier, a career geologist with expertise in studying tiny marine life, was methodically sorting through particles in samples of beach sand from...
Tech: Use of robots and artificial intelligence to understand the deep sea — ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on the ocean floor, according to new research...
Tech: Discovery illuminates how bacteria turn methane gas into liquid methanol — (Report)
Known for their ability to remove methane from the environment and convert it into a usable fuel, methanotrophic bacteria have long fascinated researchers....
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
