With feedlot manure, it pays to be precise
The same precision farming techniques that work with crops can work with manure management on cattle feedlots, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
Environment
Jun 2, 2011
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A brainy innovation takes flight
A team of Northeastern University engineering students has developed a system that allows a pilot to fly a simulated airplane using nothing more than his or her brainwaves — a program that has piqued military and private-sector ...
Engineering
Jun 2, 2011
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Better hearing with spaced-apart ears
(PhysOrg.com) -- Detectors in the US, Germany and Italy are lying in wait to gather evidence that would unveil one of Albert Einstein’s last secrets: gravitational waves. Up to now, it has not been possible to detect ...
Astronomy
Jun 2, 2011
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Ocean acidification and coral reefs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Natural carbon dioxide (CO2) seeps in Papua New Guinea have given scientists rare insights into what tropical coral reefs could look like if human-induced atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to rise unabated. ...
Environment
Jun 2, 2011
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'Big Rig' arrives in Newcastle for final phase of borehole
A pioneering project to drill deep under the heart of Newcastle in search of geothermal energy is about to enter its final phase.
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2011
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Forecasting Endeavour's voyages into space, from start to finish
(PhysOrg.com) -- After 12 missions to the International Space Station, the space shuttle Endeavour has returned to Earth. This mission’s conclusion is bittersweet for Texas Tech University graduate Joel Tumbiolo.
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2011
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Keeping the power on in space
All space missions have one inescapable dependency: the electricity flowing through their systems to keep them alive. Take away its power and a spacecraft is nothing more than space debris – an eventuality the space ...
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2011
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Angels and demons
No country's legal system is made with children in mind, but that has not stopped large numbers of children from becoming involved with it. Last year alone, an astonishing 50,000 children testified in UK courts for one reason ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2011
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Long live the qubit!
A quantum computer is a device -- still largely theoretical -- that could perform some types of calculations much more rapidly than classical computers. While a bit in a classical computer can represent either 0 or 1, a quantum ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 2, 2011
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Farmer networks hold key to agricultural innovation in developing countries, study finds
New technologies can improve agricultural sustainability in developing countries, but only with the engagement of local farmers and the social and economic networks they depend on, say Stanford University researchers. Their ...
Environment
Jun 2, 2011
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