Twitter data show that having a slight advantage early in the formation of public opinion can be beneficial even though the state of the opinions level off over time.
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SPORE POWER Bacillus spores quickly shrivel in dry times and bloat with a blast of humidity.
X. Chen Et Al/Nature Nanotech. 2014
By embedding sensors in a thin sheath of silicon, scientists have created a jacket that can slip around a rabbit's heart and measure how specific regions of the organ react to temperature changes, low blood flow and other types of stress.
Rogers et al./Nature Comm. 2014
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Numbers
Reviews & PreviewsOur Mathematical Universe
Math is everywhere: medicine, sports, banking, gambling, National Security Agency espionage.News
Goldberg variations: New shapes for molecular cages
Scientists have figured a way to iron out the wrinkles in a large class of molecular cages. -
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Materials’ light tricks may soon extend to doing math
A simulation paves the way toward metamaterials that can perform ultrafast complex mathematical operations using light waves.Science Stats
Fastest supercomputers
The new list of the world’s fastest computers, now in its 20th year, has China’s Tianhe-2 on top with a processing speed of 33.9 petaflops — or quadrillions of calculations per second. -
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