Europeans are arguing over whether robots should have rights

I have a feeling the outcome of discussions like this may be kind of important.

https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/610874/europeans-are-arguing-over-whether-robots-should-have-rights/

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NASA's Juno Mission Provides Infrared Tour of Jupiter's North Pole

http://www.astronomy.com/magazine/press-releases/2018/04/nasas-juno-mission-provides-infrared-tour-of-jupiters-north-pole

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The Columbia space shuttle first launched 37 years ago

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/04/the-columbia-space-shuttle-first-launched-37-years-ago

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New Model Supports Connection Between Gamma Ray Bursts and Supernovae

https://scitechdaily.com/new-model-supports-connection-between-gamma-ray-bursts-and-supernovae/

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The Electronics Cooling System 400 Million Years in the Making

https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/computing/hardware/meet-the-electronics-cooling-system-400-million-years-in-the-making

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Deep learning transforms smartphone microscopes into laboratory-grade devices

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180412102916.htm

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Plan for quantum supremacy

"Things are getting real for researchers in the UC Santa Barbara John Martinis/Google group. They are making good on their intentions to declare supremacy in a tight global race to build the first quantum machine to outperform the world's best classical supercomputers."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180412154446.htm

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Night owls have higher risk of dying sooner

(Research clearly funded by morning people)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180412085736.htm

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Thin Engineered Material Perfectly Redirects and Reflects Sound

(Research funded by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation)

http://www.scienceandtechnologyresearchnews.com/thin-engineered-material-perfectly-redirects-and-reflects-sound/

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Swamp microbe has pollution-munching superpower

(Research funded by the National Science Foundation)

https://www.technology.org/2018/04/13/swamp-microbe-has-pollution-munching-superpower/

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Living Underground On Other Worlds. Exploring Lava Tubes

https://www.universetoday.com/139021/living_underground_exploring_lava_tubes/

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Superb technology and fab work.

Start of most sensitive search yet for dark matter axion

(Research funded in part by the National Science Foundation)

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-sensitive-dark-axion.html

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Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/04/secret-service-warns-of-chip-card-scheme/

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Facebook’s secret plan to access hospital patient records

https://www.grahamcluley.com/facebooks-secret-plan-to-access-hospital-patient-records/

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Mirai Variant Targets Financial Sector With IOT DDOS Attacks

https://threatpost.com/mirai-variant-targets-financial-sector-with-iot-ddos-attacks/131056/

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Solar is so hot right now: Context for 2017’s 98 GW of photovoltaic panels

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/world-added-more-solar-capacity-than-net-fossil-fuel-capacity-in-2017/

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A different spin on superconductivity

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180406195505.htm

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Astrophysicists map the infant universe in 3-D and discover 4,000 early galaxies

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180404093935.htm

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Self-Powered Image Sensor Could Watch You Forever

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/optoelectronics/selfpowered-image-sensor-could-watch-you-forever

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Nasa Begins Construction of its New Quiet Supersonic Plane

https://www.universetoday.com/138944/nasa-begins-construction-of-its-new-quiet-supersonic-plane/

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