Sustainability in space—can you teach old satellites new tricks?
We've all heard that we should "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" to save the planet, but what about applying any of the "three R's" to space?
We've all heard that we should "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" to save the planet, but what about applying any of the "three R's" to space?
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2023
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Computer software developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis can predict what happens to complex gene networks when individual genes are missing or dialed up more than usual. Such genetic networks ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2023
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Humans are exposed to air pollution almost everywhere. The World Health Organization estimate that 99% of the world's population breathe in polluted air each day. Chess players competing indoors are no exception—and it ...
Environment
Feb 9, 2023
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Computer scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with biologists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, recently announced in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution a new, predictive model ...
Ecology
Feb 1, 2023
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Researchers are working to improve 2D semiconductors by better understanding dark excitons and how they could be applied to future technologies ranging from quantum computers to next-generation solar panels.
Optics & Photonics
Dec 21, 2022
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Researchers have developed and demonstrated a robot capable of sorting, manipulating, and identifying microscopic marine fossils. The new technology automates a tedious process that plays a key role in advancing our understanding ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 12, 2022
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A new model gives wildlife managers the ability to gather the necessary data in a matter of minutes
Ecology
Oct 18, 2022
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Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. ...
Nanophysics
Oct 7, 2022
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With his thesis, Jacob Lewerentz, Department of Molecular Biology at Umeå University, contributes to the knowledge about how cells regulate their protein level and adapt to a new milieu outside their organism. He has also ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2022
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While developing a new system for recording within cells, geneticist Jay Shendure and his team decided to give it a test run by using it to encode text. Since their invention relied on a nearly brand-new recording medium, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 11, 2022
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