NASA prepares solar dynamic observatory
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is preparing the first of three Solar Dynamic Observatories to monitor the sun's ultraviolet brightness.
Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2007
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Telescope funding in peril
Earth's largest radio telescope, located in Puerto Rico, is in danger of closing for lack of money.
Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2007
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Research says low paying jobs damage future employment prospects
New research by University of Warwick economist Professor Mark Stewart reveals that being in a low paying job damages your prospects of finding new employment as much as being in a sustained period of unemployment.
Other
Sep 10, 2007
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Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives
Two months after sky-darkening dust from severe storms nearly killed NASA's Mars exploration rovers, the solar-powered robots are awake and ready to continue their mission. Opportunity’s planned descent into the giant Victoria ...
Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2007
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Mathematics of Ice to Aid Global Warming Forecasts
University of Utah mathematicians have arrived at a new understanding of how salt-saturated ocean water flows through sea ice - a discovery that promises to improve forecasts of how global warming will affect polar icepacks.
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2007
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Japanese beetle may help fight hemlock-killing insect
The eastern hemlock, a tall, long-lived coniferous tree that shelters river and streamside ecosystems throughout the eastern United States and Canada, is in serious danger of extinction because a tiny, non-native insect ...
Sep 10, 2007
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Tiny tubes and rods show promise as catalysts, sunscreen
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed new ways to make or modify nanorods and nanotubes of titanium oxide, a material used in a variety of industrial and medical applications. ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 10, 2007
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Drawing nanoscale features the fast and easy way
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new technique for nanolithography that is extremely fast and capable of being used in a range of environments including air (outside a vacuum) and liquids. ...
Nanophysics
Sep 10, 2007
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Machines might talk with humans by putting themselves in our shoes
While robots can do some remarkable things, they don't yet possess the gift of gab. Since the 1970s, researchers have been trying to develop a speech-based human-machine interface, but improvements are gradual, and some fear ...
Magnets can boost production of ethanol for fuel
In a finding that could reduce the cost of ethanol fuel, researchers in Brazil report success in using low frequency magnetic waves to significantly boost the amount of ethanol produced through the fermentation of sugar. ...
Sep 10, 2007
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