NASA to televise Jules Verne maneuvers
The U.S. space agency said it will televise a series of maneuvers by the European Space Agency's Jules Verne spacecraft next week.
Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2008
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NASA awards innovative research contract
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded a $36 million research contract to the U.S. National Institute of Aerospace Associates.
Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2008
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MIT spin-off plans to manufacture cheap, efficient solar cells
Researchers from MIT have improved commercial solar cells that will soon be significantly cheaper and more efficient than those available today. Ely Sachs, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, predicts that by 2012 ...
Small desert beetle found to engineer ecosystems
The catastrophic action a tiny beetle is wreaking on the deteriorating Chihuahuan desert will be revealed in the April edition of the Royal Entomological Society's Ecological Entomology journal.
Mar 27, 2008
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Femtogram-level chemical measurements now possible
Finding a simple and convenient technique that combines nanoscale structural measurements and chemical identification has been an elusive goal. With current analytical instruments, spatial resolution is too low, signal-to-noise ...
Mar 27, 2008
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Carbon Nanotubes Improve Fuel Cells
A group of scientists has created a new, improved fuel-cell electrode that is very lightweight and thin. Composed of a network of single-walled carbon nanotubes, the electrode functions nearly as well as conventional electrodes ...
Scientists learn what's 'up' with a class of retinal cells in mice
Harvard University researchers have discovered a new type of retinal cell that plays an exclusive and unusual role in mice: detecting upward motion. The cells reflect their function in the physical arrangement of their dendrites, ...
Mar 27, 2008
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Under the sea
For the first time scientists have mapped the layers of once molten rock that lie beneath the edges of the Atlantic Ocean and measure over eight miles thick in some locations.
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2008
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Faster koa tree growth without adverse ecosystem effects
U.S. Forest Service scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have completed a study on ways to make high-value koa trees grow faster, while increasing biodiversity, carbon sequestration, scenic beauty and ...
Mar 27, 2008
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Additional evidence of wolverine found in the Tahoe National Forest
During ongoing investigations by an Oregon State University graduate student, the Forest Service, and California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), two additional wolverine photographs were captured this past week. A variety ...
Mar 27, 2008
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