Darpa seeks technology to see through clouds for warfighter support
Advanced, flyable electronics and scene simulation technology sought for video synthetic aperture radar
May 02, 2012
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NOAA near-term weather forecasts get powerful boost from new computer model
Starting today, NOAA is using a sophisticated new weather forecast computer model to improve predictions of quickly developing severe weather events including thunderstorms, winter storms and aviation hazards ...
May 02, 2012
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Cassini's last flyby of Enceladus until 2015
On May 2, the Cassini spacecraft will be swooping past the moon we all love to love — Enceladus — and coming within 74 kilometers (46 miles) of its fractured, jet-spewing surface.
May 02, 2012
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Escape response of small fish tested using a supercomputer
(Phys.org) -- Small fish bend themselves into a 'C' shape before they flee from predators. Observations have suggested that this shape helps them to abruptly put the greatest distance possible between themselves ...
May 02, 2012
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Drought leaves mark on Chile's wines
Chile's vineyard owners are expecting a slightly different taste and aroma to the wines they produce this year as they harvest grapes during an exceptionally long drought.
May 02, 2012
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Students to demonstrate smart camera trap at new engineering competition
(Phys.org) -- Forget about building a better mouse trap. University of California, San Diego sophomore Riley Yeakle and his teammates have come up with a better camera trap, and they will be facing off with ...
May 02, 2012
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Fragments of meteorite worth their weight in gold
Actually it’s more like 3.5 times their weight in gold, according to today’s market value… and meteorite experts from SETI and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
May 02, 2012
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Greenpeace activist flies into French nuclear plant
A Greenpeace activist on Wednesday flew inside the grounds of a French nuclear power plant using a motorised paraglider, police and the organisation said.
May 02, 2012
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Building a framework, brick by brick
If you want to build a better house, first ask what your buyer needs. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory built a modeling structure for policy-making decisions addressing climate change. ...
May 02, 2012
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Sifting through dust near Orion's Belt
the surface grime that hides the beauty of an object. But this new image of Messier 78 and surroundings, which reveals the submillimetre-wavelength radiation from dust grains in space, shows that dust can ...
May 02, 2012
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BSkyB declares itself 'fit and proper'
(AP) -- British Sky Broadcasting PLC on Wednesday defended itself as a "fit and proper" company, a day after Rupert Murdoch, the chief executive of the satellite broadcaster's biggest shareholder, was branded ...
May 02, 2012
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Cairo Calendar shows Egyptians discovered binary Algol first
(Phys.org) -- Algol, aka the Demon Star, is actually a binary star in the Perseus constellation, and has been the subject of speculation for hundreds of years. Now a group of Finnish researchers propose that ...
May 02, 2012
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Scientists develop 'artificial female moth'
Nikolay Dimov of the MESA+ research institute at the University of Twente has developed a new device for investigating the behaviour of insects. The device was inspired by the female moth, which attracts males using chemicals ...
May 02, 2012
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Order from disorder
NPL and University of Leicester scientists have explored a new way of ordering proteins for materials engineering at the nanoscale, using natural biological phenomena as a guide.
May 02, 2012
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Poisonous toxins a risk to African food security
A staple crop, known as cassava, in southeast Africa contains levels of toxins above those recommended safe for human consumption, a new study has found.
May 02, 2012
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