News tagged with temperature humidity

Exploring Mars in the Austrian Alps

In the largest ice caves on Earth, spacesuits and remote-controlled planetary rovers were for the first time tested in a five-day odyssey in the Alps designed to mimic potential future missions on Mars.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new insight into horse flu

The management of influenza outbreaks in horses will directly benefit from research by the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shipping sensor goes to work for climate science

A device the size of a deck of playing cards that can track temperature, humidity, light and barometric pressure is moving from the shipping world to the realm of research to help develop a better understanding ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New sensor network protecting art in NY museum

(AP) -- It will take a good eye to spot them, but dozens of tiny, very modern works of art have been installed near the 15th-century unicorn tapestries and other medieval masterpieces at a New York City museum.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Future farm: a sunless, rainless room indoors

Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right.

Biology / Other

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 26

Tree survival skills: Stresses during handling and transport affect tree health

Consider the cumulative stresses that transplanted trees must endure from the time they are harvested until they become established in a landscape. Multiple stress factors can mean the difference between survival and death ...

Biology / Other

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study predicts when invasive species can travel more readily by air

Global airlines be forewarned: June 2010 could be a busy month for invasive plants, insects and animals seeking free rides to distant lands.

Biology /

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0