Smaller cities likely to see more job loss due to automation | Morgan R. Frank et al

The impact of automation in US cities. (a) The distribution of expected job impact (Em) from automation across US cities using estimates from Frey & Osborne. (Inset) The distribution using alternativ ...

Physicists invent flux capacitor, break time-reversal symmetry | Jared Cole

Schematic representation of the proposed circulator. Credit: FLEET May 28, 2018 (Phys.org) -- In the popular movie franchise "Back to the Future," an eccentric scientist creates a time machine that r ...

Nuclear Calendar -- May 27, 2018 -- FCNL

Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee on National Legislation May 26, 2018 May 21-June 1 2nd CTBT Science Diplomacy Symposium, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria. Register online. May 28-Ju ...

Scientists discover new magnetic element | Patrick Quarterman

This schematic illustrates how a tetragonal phase of Ru has been forced using ultra thin film growth methods. Credit: University of Minnesota, Quarterman et al, Nature Communications May 25, 2018 (Ph ...

New materials, heated under high magnetic fields, could produce record levels of energy, model shows | Jennifer Chu

Schematic depiction of the E × B drift of carriers in a strong magnetic field. Electrons (labeled e−) and holes (labeled h+) drift in the same direction under the influence of crossed electric and ma ...

Google pushes artificial intelligence for upgraded news app | AFP

May 20, 2018 (AFP) -- For its updated news application, Google is doubling down on the use of artificial intelligence as part of an effort to weed our disinformation and help users get viewpoints bey ...

Nuclear Calendar -- May 1, 2018 | FCNL

Nuclear Calendar -- May 1, 2018 Friends Committee On National Legislation April 23-May 4 2nd Preparatory Committee Session for 2020 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, Geneva, Switzerland. Re ...

Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence DNA from all complex life on Earth | Harris A. Lewin

The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence all eukaryotic species. This superkingdom of life includes all organisms except bacteria and archaea. Credit: Mirhee Lee. April 23, 2018 (Phys.org) -- An ...

New smartphone reader for quicker infection testing | Tina Hilding

Dr. "Bones" from the Star Trek TV show uses a "tricorder" to diagnose a medical condition. April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Washington State University researchers have developed a low-cost, portable lab ...

Nuclear Calendar -- April 17, 2018 -- FCNL

Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee on National Legislation April 17, 2018 April 17 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m, "China and North Korea: Past, Present, and Future," with multiple speakers, United States Ins ...

The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet | Ellen Brown

April 4, 2018 (Web of Debt) -- Bayer and Monsanto have a long history of collusion to poison the ecosystem for profit. The Trump administration should veto their merger not just to protect competitor ...