The quantum physics of artificial light harvesting
Plants and bacteria make use of sunlight with remarkably high efficiency: nine out of ten absorbed light particles are being put to use in an ordinary bacterium. For years, it has been a pressing question of modern research whether or not effects from quantum physics are responsible for this outstanding performance of natural light harvesters. Scientists have now examined these qua...
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The quantum physics of artificial light harvestingPlants and bacteria make use of sunlight with remarkably high efficiency: nine out of ten absorbed light particles are being put to use in an ordinary bacterium. For years, it has been a pressing question of modern research whether or not effects from quantum physics are responsible for this outstanding performance of natural light harvesters. Scientists have now examined these qua...ScienceJuly 14, 2015, 0:34:55The quantum physics of artificial light harvestingsource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150713113341.htm | July 14, 2015, 0:34:55
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Facebook Updates News Feed So Your Favorite Friends Rise to the Top
FACEBOOK IS UPDATING its News Feed preferences to give users greater control over what they see. Or at least the illusion of greater control. The social network giant just announced a slew of tools that will allow people to, as the company says, “actively shape and improve the experience.” Among other things, the tweaks let you select which friends and pages you see at the top ...
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Facebook Updates News Feed So Your Favorite Friends Rise to the TopFACEBOOK IS UPDATING its News Feed preferences to give users greater control over what they see. Or at least the illusion of greater control. The social network giant just announced a slew of tools that will allow people to, as the company says, “actively shape and improve the experience.” Among other things, the tweaks let you select which friends and pages you see at the top ...PlatformsJuly 14, 2015, 0:32:11Facebook Updates News Feed So Your Favorite Friends Rise to the Topsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/facebook-updates-news-feed/ | July 14, 2015, 0:32:11
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Apple Doesn’t Sell All the Phones. But It Makes All the Money
THOUGH APPLE SELLS a lot of iPhones, it accounts for fewer than one in five smartphone sales worldwide. But when it comes to making money, Apple doesn’t just have the biggest slice of the pie: it pretty much has the whole pie....
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Apple Doesn’t Sell All the Phones. But It Makes All the MoneyTHOUGH APPLE SELLS a lot of iPhones, it accounts for fewer than one in five smartphone sales worldwide. But when it comes to making money, Apple doesn’t just have the biggest slice of the pie: it pretty much has the whole pie....Apple/iOSJuly 14, 2015, 0:30:6Apple Doesn’t Sell All the Phones. But It Makes All the Moneysource: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/apple-doesnt-sell-phones-makes-money/ | July 14, 2015, 0:30:6
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The Day the Computers Betrayed Us
The computers betrayed us on a warm July morning. Across the world, nearly 5,000 United flights were grounded and delayed for two hours because of an “automation problem.” Connections were missed and upheaval ensued; 500,000 travelers were affected. An inconvenienced former senator kvetched, but he was powerless like the others....
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The Day the Computers Betrayed UsThe computers betrayed us on a warm July morning. Across the world, nearly 5,000 United flights were grounded and delayed for two hours because of an “automation problem.” Connections were missed and upheaval ensued; 500,000 travelers were affected. An inconvenienced former senator kvetched, but he was powerless like the others....TechnologyJuly 12, 2015, 20:48:1The Day the Computers Betrayed Ussource: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/computer-glitches-united-stock-market/398018/ | July 12, 2015, 20:48:1
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Enough, already! Why we all share the blame for notification overload
David Taylor's phone came with a potentially useful feature: It rang hourly to remind him he had voice mail. But when one interruption too many piled on top of an overstuffed to-do list, he destroyed his phone in a late-night rage....
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Enough, already! Why we all share the blame for notification overloadDavid Taylor's phone came with a potentially useful feature: It rang hourly to remind him he had voice mail. But when one interruption too many piled on top of an overstuffed to-do list, he destroyed his phone in a late-night rage....PlatformsJuly 12, 2015, 20:46:13Enough, already! Why we all share the blame for notification overloadsource: http://www.cnet.com/news/why-we-all-share-the-blame-for-notification-overload/ | July 12, 2015, 20:46:13
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First Android M developer preview update arrives, right on schedule
Android M developers get their next taste of Google's evolving operating system with Preview 2 build, announced on Thursday. Just as Google promised on its timeline, the first update to the Android M developer preview build improves Wi-Fi and Bluetooth location performance, as well as USB connection behaviors....
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First Android M developer preview update arrives, right on scheduleAndroid M developers get their next taste of Google's evolving operating system with Preview 2 build, announced on Thursday. Just as Google promised on its timeline, the first update to the Android M developer preview build improves Wi-Fi and Bluetooth location performance, as well as USB connection behaviors....Google/AndroidJuly 12, 2015, 20:44:49First Android M developer preview update arrives, right on schedulesource: http://www.cnet.com/news/android-m-developer-preview-gets-first-update/ | July 12, 2015, 20:44:49
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Apple, please kill the 16GB iPhone
While nearly all other high-end smartphones now offer 32GB of storage by default, Apple's entry-level model starts at 16GB. And that feels less adequate with each passing month....
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Apple, please kill the 16GB iPhoneWhile nearly all other high-end smartphones now offer 32GB of storage by default, Apple's entry-level model starts at 16GB. And that feels less adequate with each passing month....Apple/iOSJuly 12, 2015, 20:44:8Apple, please kill the 16GB iPhonesource: http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-please-kill-the-16gb-iphone/ | July 12, 2015, 20:44:8
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After user revolt, Ellen Pao is out as Reddit interim CEO
Interim Reddit CEO Ellen Pao has stepped down after controversy involving a political firing of a key staffer and debates over free speech on the popular Internet message board....
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After user revolt, Ellen Pao is out as Reddit interim CEOInterim Reddit CEO Ellen Pao has stepped down after controversy involving a political firing of a key staffer and debates over free speech on the popular Internet message board....PlatformsJuly 12, 2015, 20:43:28After user revolt, Ellen Pao is out as Reddit interim CEOsource: http://www.cnet.com/news/ellen-pao-out-as-reddit-ceo/ | July 12, 2015, 20:43:28
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Head of federal personnel agency resigns in wake of hacked databases
The head of the federal agency whose databases were robbed of more than 22 million Social Security numbers resigned Friday. Katherine Archuleta, who is leaving the Office of Personnel Management, said she hoped her departure would help the government "to move beyond the current challenges."...
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Head of federal personnel agency resigns in wake of hacked databasesThe head of the federal agency whose databases were robbed of more than 22 million Social Security numbers resigned Friday. Katherine Archuleta, who is leaving the Office of Personnel Management, said she hoped her departure would help the government "to move beyond the current challenges."...SecurityJuly 12, 2015, 20:40:35Head of federal personnel agency resigns in wake of hacked databasessource: http://www.cnet.com/news/head-of-federal-personnel-agency-resigns-in-wake-of-hacked-databases/ | July 12, 2015, 20:40:35
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The Wii U is actually worth buying now
Nintendo's Wii U launch was the company's biggest disaster since the Virtual Boy. The console was slow and clunky, with very little to play upon release and a barren line-up of games for the next several months. It's a cliché, but after I bought mine upon its Japanese launch, it quite literally gathered dust for the best part of a year. (It does that pretty...
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The Wii U is actually worth buying nowNintendo's Wii U launch was the company's biggest disaster since the Virtual Boy. The console was slow and clunky, with very little to play upon release and a barren line-up of games for the next several months. It's a cliché, but after I bought mine upon its Japanese launch, it quite literally gathered dust for the best part of a year. (It does that pretty...GamingJuly 12, 2015, 20:37:29The Wii U is actually worth buying nowsource: http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/27/6073421/why-you-should-buy-a-nintendo-wii-u | July 12, 2015, 20:37:29
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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata is dead at 55
Nintendo has announced that its president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, died on Saturday. He was 55, and the cause of death was stated as a bile duct growth. Iwata took some time off for health reasons last year and had had surgery to remove a tumor, returning later in the year....
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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata is dead at 55Nintendo has announced that its president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, died on Saturday. He was 55, and the cause of death was stated as a bile duct growth. Iwata took some time off for health reasons last year and had had surgery to remove a tumor, returning later in the year....GamingJuly 12, 2015, 20:33:36Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata is dead at 55source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/12/8940067/satoru-iwata-nintendo-dies | July 12, 2015, 20:33:36
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NASA DOESN’T CARE IF EVERYONE ELSE CALLS PLUTO A DWARF…
Hello from the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, mission control for the New Horizons mission, where Jim Green, NASA’s planetary science director just laid out the space agency’s take on Pluto’s status. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified the icy rock as a dwarf planet—a demotion in many astronomers’ eyes. But as Green says:...
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NASA DOESN’T CARE IF EVERYONE ELSE CALLS PLUTO A DWARF…Hello from the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, mission control for the New Horizons mission, where Jim Green, NASA’s planetary science director just laid out the space agency’s take on Pluto’s status. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified the icy rock as a dwarf planet—a demotion in many astronomers’ eyes. But as Green says:...ScienceJuly 12, 2015, 20:32:43NASA DOESN’T CARE IF EVERYONE ELSE CALLS PLUTO A DWARF…source: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/nasa-doesnt-care-everyone-else-calls-pluto-dwarf/ | July 12, 2015, 20:32:43
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Paradoxical Crystal Baffles Physicists
IN A DECEPTIVELY drab black crystal, physicists have stumbled upon a baffling behavior, one that appears to blur the line between the properties of metals, in which electrons flow freely, and those of insulators, in which electrons are effectively stuck in place. The crystal exhibits hallmarks of both simultaneously....
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Paradoxical Crystal Baffles PhysicistsIN A DECEPTIVELY drab black crystal, physicists have stumbled upon a baffling behavior, one that appears to blur the line between the properties of metals, in which electrons flow freely, and those of insulators, in which electrons are effectively stuck in place. The crystal exhibits hallmarks of both simultaneously....ScienceJuly 12, 2015, 20:29:49Paradoxical Crystal Baffles Physicistssource: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/paradoxical-crystal-baffles-physicists/ | July 12, 2015, 20:29:49
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Some MacBook Pro owners reporting issues with Retina coatings
Of the millions of Retina MacBook Pros sold each quarter by Apple, the overwhelming majority appear to operate as advertised without issues, and reports of problems that aren't isolated cases continues to be fairly rare. However, a group of MBP owners who are experiencing issues with a peeling or stained anti-reflective coating on their machines are trying to get Apple to a...
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Some MacBook Pro owners reporting issues with Retina coatingsOf the millions of Retina MacBook Pros sold each quarter by Apple, the overwhelming majority appear to operate as advertised without issues, and reports of problems that aren't isolated cases continues to be fairly rare. However, a group of MBP owners who are experiencing issues with a peeling or stained anti-reflective coating on their machines are trying to get Apple to a...Apple/iOSJuly 12, 2015, 20:29:10Some MacBook Pro owners reporting issues with Retina coatingssource: http://www.macnn.com/articles/15/07/10/staingate.tries.to.raise.awareness.but.reports.of.issues.continue.to.be.rare.129466/ | July 12, 2015, 20:29:10
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When You Give a Tree an Email Address
Push Notifications Are as Distracting as Phone Calls
