In the fall of 2017, geology professor Patricia Gregg and her team had just set up a new volcanic forecasting modeling program on the Blue Waters and iForge supercomputers. Simultaneously, another team was monitoring activity ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2022
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A newly discovered planet has been observed with the Allen Telescope Array in a search for radio signals that would betray technically sophisticated inhabitants, but no transmissions have been detected.
Astronomy
Jan 7, 2015
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More than 20 years ago, geologist Harry Green, now a distinguished professor of the graduate division at the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues discovered a high-pressure failure mechanism that they proposed ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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A new, smaller version of NASA's space shuttle is recuperating from a rough first landing.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2013
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Caltech scientists have developed a new kind of polymer that can carry a chemical payload as part of its molecular structure and release it in response to mechanical stress. The chemical system they have developed could one ...
Polymers
Nov 8, 2019
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(Phys.org) —Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in Orlando, Fla., recently determined and analyzed ...
Biochemistry
Apr 5, 2013
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The next generation of waterproof smart fabrics will be laser printed and made in minutes. That's the future imagined by the researchers behind new e-textile technology.
Nanomaterials
Aug 27, 2019
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(Phys.org)—The reliability and longevity of electronics are critical to our interconnected world that is so dependent upon Internet and telecommunications technology. The computers, routers and switches, phones, and all ...
General Physics
Oct 9, 2012
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Commercial spaceflight companies such as Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are now offering exclusive opportunities for celebrities and civilians to travel to space.
Space Exploration
Jan 10, 2022
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A car might see a deadly crash coming even if its driver doesn't, the U.S. government says, indicating it will require automakers to equip new vehicles with technology that lets cars warn each other if they're plunging toward ...
Engineering
Feb 3, 2014
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