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Month: August 2017
Iron carbonates in Earth’s mantle help form diamonds
Under the peculiar conditions present deep in the Earth's mantle, iron carbonates can play a role…
Hyperloop pod breaks own high-speed record
More tests next month might mean the pods for the science-fictional transport system hit 500 km/h
Moon’s tidal stress likely responsible for causing deep moonquakes, new study confirms
The same gravitational force responsible for creating tides on Earth could be causing deep quakes on…
New design lets micro-clock resonators ring like a bell
You can't hear most of them, but the world is running on different kinds of mechanical…
Controlling traffic on the electron highway—researching graphene
On an otherwise normal day in the lab, Eva Andrei didn't expect to make a major…
Robots won’t steal our jobs if we put workers at center of AI revolution
The technologies driving artificial intelligence are expanding exponentially, leading many technology experts and futurists to predict…
How transit affects job seekers—the first and last mile to the station make all the difference
The way that public transit riders reach their nearest stop to home could make an important…
Emotionless chatbots are taking over customer service – and it’s bad news for consumers
It's so hard to speak to a real person on the phone these days. Almost any…
NASA scientists seek to improve sea ice predictions
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is in a downward spiral, with summer minimum extents about…