Space station accepts special delivery from Virginia
The International Space Station accepted delivery Thursday of more than 7,000 pounds of supplies from Virginia.
Space Exploration
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Study shows link between urbanization and changes in body size of animals
A large international team of researchers has found a link between urbanization and changes in animal body size. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their study of animals living in both urban ...
Using deep neural network acceleration for image analysis in drug discovery
High content screening of cellular phenotypes is a fundamental tool supporting early drug discovery. The term "high content" signifies the rich set of thousands of predefined features (such as size, shape, texture) that are ...
Computer Sciences
May 24, 2018
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Closing the loop on sustainable aquaculture
On a farm just outside of Sacramento, hundreds of prehistoric-looking fish swim around in 50-foot diameter tanks. These are white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America. They've been around since dinosaurs, ...
Ecology
May 24, 2018
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Arabica coffee genome sequenced
Coffee is one of the largest commodity crops in the world, with people consuming more than 2.25 billion cups every day. Climate change is predicted to decrease the area suitable for growing coffee by as much as 50 percent ...
Biotechnology
May 24, 2018
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Using the K computer, scientists predict exotic "di-Omega" particle
Based on complex simulations of quantum chromodynamics performed using the K computer, one of the most powerful computers in the world, the HAL QCD Collaboration, made up of scientists from the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-based ...
General Physics
May 24, 2018
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Image: GRACE-FO launches to provide a unique view of Earth's climate
The NASA/German Research Centre for Geosciences Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on (GRACE-FO) mission launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg ...
Space Exploration
May 24, 2018
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Kepler begins 18th observing campaign with a focus on star clusters
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft began the 18th observing campaign of its extended mission, K2, on May 12. For the next 82 days, Kepler will stare at clusters of stars, faraway galaxies, and a handful of solar system ...
Astronomy
May 24, 2018
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Previously unknown rice blast resistance isolated
A never-before-described gene that gives rice resistance to a disease that has been costing about $66 billion a year in global damage has been isolated by a team of scientists led by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant ...
Biotechnology
May 24, 2018
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Sustainable highly conductive electrode materials from ultrathin carbon nanofiber aerogels derived from nanofibrillated
Carbon aerogels are ultralight, conductive materials, which are extensively investigated for applications in supercapacitor electrodes in electrical cars and cell phones. Chinese scientists have now found a way to make these ...
Materials Science
May 24, 2018
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