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Amateur, professional astronomers alike thrilled by extreme storms on Uranus
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- Written by Robert Sanders
Berkeley, California - The normally bland face of Uranus has become increasingly stormy, with enormous cloud systems so bright that for the first time ever, amateur astronomers are able to see details in the planet’s hazy blue-green atmosphere.
Study says California solar boom makes the state a national leader, prepares new generation of workers
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- Written by Kathleen Maclay
Berkeley, California - Strong statewide and federal clean-energy policies have positioned California as the nation’s solar energy leader in terms of generating new, well-paying construction and permanent jobs while working to curb climate change, according to a new report by UC Berkeley.
Recommendation Theory
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- Written by Larry Hardesty
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Devavrat Shah’s group at MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) specializes in analyzing how social networks process information. In 2012, the group demonstrated algorithms that could predict what topics would trend on Twitter up to five hours in advance; this year, they used the same framework to predict fluctuations in the prices of the online currency known as Bitcoin.
Moneyball for business
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- Written by Rob Matheson
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Michael Lewis’ 2003 book “Moneyball” - and the 2011 film adaptation - detailed how the Oakland Athletics used analytics, primarily derived from players’ on-base percentages, to assemble a competitive team despite financial constraints.
Bacteria become “genomic tape recorders”
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- Written by Anne Trafton
Cambridge, Massachusetts - MIT engineers have transformed the genome of the bacterium E. coli into a long-term storage device for memory. They envision that this stable, erasable, and easy-to-retrieve memory will be well suited for applications such as sensors for environmental and medical monitoring.
Atomic timekeeping, on the go
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- Written by Jennifer Chu
Cambridge, Massachusetts - What time is it? The answer, no matter what your initial reference may be a wristwatch, a smartphone, or an alarm clock will always trace back to the atomic clock.
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