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Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for July 23, 2014:
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Spotlight Stories Headlines
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U.K. GROCERY STORE TO POWER ITSELF ON BIOGAS GENERATED FROM ITS OWN FOOD WASTE
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-uk-grocery-power-biogas-food.html#nwlt
IHEP IN CHINA HAS AMBITIONS FOR HIGGS FACTORY
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-ihep-china-ambitions-higgs-factory.html#nwlt
MUSEUM WORKERS PRONOUNCE DOBSONFLY FOUND IN CHINA, LARGEST AQUATIC INSECT
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-museum-workers-pronounce-dobsonfly-china.html#nwlt
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE SOIL: CLIMATE WARMING MAY NOT DRIVE NET LOSSES OF SOIL CARBON FROM TROPICAL FORESTS
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-climate-soil-net-losses-carbon.html#nwlt
NEW VIEW OF STOMACH CANCER COULD HASTEN BETTER THERAPIES
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-view-stomach-cancer-hasten-therapies.html#nwlt
VOYAGER SPACECRAFT MIGHT NOT HAVE REACHED INTERSTELLAR SPACE
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-voyager-spacecraft-interstellar-space.html#nwlt
DEAD BODY FEEDING LARVAE USEFUL IN FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-dead-body-larvae-forensic.html#nwlt
CALCIFICATION IN CHANGING OCEANS EXPLORED IN SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-calcification-oceans-explored-special-issue.html#nwlt
NANO-SIZED CHIP "SNIFFS OUT" EXPLOSIVES FAR BETTER THAN TRAINED DOGS
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-nano-sized-chip-explosives-dogs.html#nwlt
RESEARCH CHARTS THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF MICROBIAL RESPIRATION IN THE OXYGEN-STARVED OCEAN
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-ecological-impact-microbial-respiration-oxygen-starved.html#nwlt
COULD TAILORED GOLF BALLS IMPROVE PUTTING PERFORMANCE?
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-tailored-golf-balls.html#nwlt
GENE FUNCTION IDENTIFIED IN TYPE 1 DIABETES PROGRESSION
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-gene-function-diabetes.html#nwlt
GENETIC STUDY SHOWS MAJOR IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ANTARCTIC FUR SEALS
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-genetic-major-impact-climate-antarctic.html#nwlt
HOW MUCH MAGMA IS HIDING BENEATH OUR FEET?
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-magma-beneath-feet.html#nwlt
AGE OF PUBERTY IN GIRLS INFLUENCED BY WHICH PARENT THEIR GENES ARE INHERITED FROM
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-age-puberty-girls-parent-genes.html#nwlt
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Latest News On TECHNOLOGY:
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U.K. GROCERY STORE TO POWER ITSELF ON BIOGAS GENERATED FROM ITS OWN FOOD WASTE
British supermarket chain Sainsbury's has announced that it plans to power one of its grocery stores using only biogas generated from its own food waste. The store in Cannock, West Midlands is approximately one mile away from one of British based Biffa's waste management systems, and will get its power from a single dedicated line.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-uk-grocery-power-biogas-food.html#nwlt
IBM'S WATSON ADVISES US SOLDIERS ON LIFE AFTER SERVICE
IBM's Watson supercomputer is putting its real-world smarts to work helping US soldiers transition back to civilian lives.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-ibm-watson-soldiers-life.html#nwlt
DESIGNING EXASCALE COMPUTERS
"Imagine a heart surgeon operating to repair a blocked coronary artery. Someday soon, the surgeon might run a detailed computer simulation of blood flowing through the patient's arteries, showing how millions of red blood cells jostle and tumble through the small vessels. The simulation would identify the best repair strategy.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-exascale.html#nwlt
REVIEW: AMAZON FIRE OFFERS NEW WAYS TO USE PHONES
(AP)—What I find fascinating about Amazon's Fire phone isn't the gizmos such as the 3-D imagery or the camera scanner that helps you get more information about products.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-amazon-ways.html#nwlt
THIEVES GOT INTO 1,000 STUBHUB ACCOUNTS
(AP)—Cyber thieves got into more than 1,000 StubHub customers' accounts and fraudulently bought tickets for events through the online ticket reseller, a law enforcement official and the company said.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-thieves-1k-stubhub-accounts.html#nwlt
GOOGLE MADE FAILED BID FOR SPOTIFY
Internet titan Google tried last year to buy streaming music service Spotify but backed off for reasons including a whopping price tag, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-google-spotify.html#nwlt
WALL STREET JOURNAL TAKES COMPUTERS OFFLINE AFTER HACKING
The Wall Street Journal took some of its computers housing news graphics offline after they were hacked, publisher Dow Jones & Co said.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-wall-street-journal-offline-hacking.html#nwlt
TELEROBOTICS PUTS ROBOT POWER AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
At the Smart America Expo in Washington, D.C., in June, scientists showed off cyber-dogs and disaster drones, smart grids and smart healthcare systems, all intended to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-telerobotics-robot-power-fingertips.html#nwlt
MINIMISING DRAG TO MAXIMISE RESULTS
One of the most exciting parts of the Tour de France for spectators is the tactical vying for spots in the breakaway group at the front of the pack.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-minimising-maximise-results.html#nwlt
ENGINEERS RECALL FIVE-YEAR PLANNING FOR NATION'S LARGEST FEDERALLY OWNED WIND PROJECT
Within the world of wind power, Kurt Myers and his engineering team are like Swiss Army knives in a silverware drawer. In his career as a wind energy systems expert, Myers has become a leading consultant in federal wind and solar developments. He travels as a Department of Energy contractor to influence regional, national and international energy research and development projects.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-recall-five-year-nation-largest-federally.html#nwlt
ANGRY BITCOIN INVESTORS DEMAND ANSWERS AT TOKYO CREDITORS' MEET
Bitcoin investors voiced anger Wednesday after the first creditors' meeting for failed Tokyo trading exchange MtGox, whose spectacular collapse hammered the digital currency's reputation and left a trail of unanswered questions.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-angry-bitcoin-investors-demand-tokyo.html#nwlt
REVIEW: FIRE PHONE, AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE FAMILIAR
(AP)—Many of the Amazon Fire phone's features are twists on apps and concepts tried in other devices.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-familiar.html#nwlt
GET PAID FOR POSTS? SOCIAL NETWORKING'S NEW TWIST
(AP)—Facebook and most other social networks are built on the premise that just about everything should be shared —except the money those posts produce.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-paid-social-networking.html#nwlt
ANDROID GRABS MORE TABLET MARKET SHARE
Global sales of tablet computers edged higher in the second quarter, in the slowest growth since 2009, research firm Strategy Analytics said Wednesday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-android-tablet.html#nwlt
GOOGLE OFFERS BIG PRIZE FOR SMALL POWER BOX
Google is offering a million-dollar prize for a breakthrough that would make solar or wind generated electricity more enticing for everyday uses.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-google-big-prize-small-power.html#nwlt
SIX CHARGED IN GLOBAL E-TICKET HACKING SCHEME
Criminal charges were filed Wednesday against six people in what authorities said was a global cyber-crime ring that created fraudulent e-tickets for major concerts and sporting events.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-global-e-ticket-hacking-scheme.html#nwlt
SOCIAL SECURITY SPENT $300M ON 'IT BOONDOGGLE'
(AP)—Six years ago the Social Security Administration embarked on an aggressive plan to replace outdated computer systems overwhelmed by a growing flood of disability claims.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-social-spent-300m-boondoggle.html#nwlt
LINKEDIN TO BUY AD TECH COMPANY BIZO FOR $175M
(AP)—LinkedIn says it is spending $175 million to buy Bizo, a provider of advertising technology and measurement services aimed at professionals.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-linkedin-ad-tech-company-bizo.html#nwlt
MICROSOFT CEO SEES 'BOLD' PLAN AS 4Q TOPS STREET
(AP)—Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella painted an upbeat vision of the future Tuesday, saying that the next version of Windows will be unified across screens of all sizes and that two money-losing units—Nokia phones and Bing search—would become profitable in 2016.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-microsoft-ceo-bold-4q-tops.html#nwlt
COMPACT VIBRATION HARVESTER POWER SUPPLY WITH HIGHEST EFFICIENCY OPENS DOOR TO "FIX-AND-FORGET" SENSOR NODES
OMRON and Holst Centre/imec have unveiled a prototype of an extremely compact vibrational energy harvesting DC power supply with worlds' highest efficiency. The prototype will be demonstrated at the TECHNO-FRONTIER2014 exhibition in Tokyo from July 23rd till July 25th. Combining OMRON's electret energy harvester with a Holst Centre/imec power management IC, it can convert and store energy from vibrations in the µW range with high efficiency to the driving voltage of general sensors. The prototype measures just 5 x 6 cm – with potential to shrink as small as 2 x 2 cm. Its small size, light weight (15.4 gram) and user-variable output voltage are ideal for a wide-range of autonomous wireless sensor node applications in the industrial and consumer domains, particularly in inaccessible locations.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-compact-vibration-harvester-power-highest.html#nwlt
DEVELOPING THE NEXT EVOLUTION IN UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION
Think about how far telecommunications have come in the past century, from the telegraph, to the wireless telephone, to being able to access the Internet from nearly anywhere on the planet. Along that path are a series of small evolutions that, when viewed from a distance, are revolutionary.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-evolution-underwater.html#nwlt
STUDENT DEVELOPS FILTER FOR CLEAN WATER AROUND THE WORLD
Roughly 780 million people around the world have no access to clean drinking water. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3.4 million people die from water-related diseases every year. ETH student Jeremy Nussbaumer set himself the goal of making a contribution to solving this problem. Working with researchers from a group led by Wendelin Stark, head of the Functional Materials Laboratory, the 23-year-old spent a year researching a membrane filter and developing a prototype.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-student-filter-world.html#nwlt
FIRST SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK TO GO UP AND AWAY AT EBAY
A purportedly pristine copy of the first Superman comic book could fetch millions of dollars when it goes up, up and away in an auction at online marketplace eBay.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-superman-comic-ebay.html#nwlt
FACEBOOK SHARES PROFIT GROWTH STORY
Facebook on Wednesday reported that is quarterly profit more than doubled amid big gains in ad revenues and a jump in users.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-facebook-profit-growth-story.html#nwlt
CHEAPER WIRELESS PLANS CUT INTO AT&T 2Q PROFIT
(AP)—AT&T posted lower net income for the latest quarter due to cheaper cellphone plans it introduced as a response to aggressive pricing from smaller competitor T-Mobile US.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-cheaper-wireless-att-2q-profit.html#nwlt
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