Wildfires have been plaguing the southwestern United States with hot, dry weather, high winds and lightning strikes. The interesting point to note in this image is the "modis hot spot" highlighted area. This is a spot on ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2017
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from several institutions in South Korea has developed a means for creating organized yet random mazes on tiny particles. In their paper published on the open access site Science ...
Researchers led by the University of Dundee have developed a way of exploring a 'cellular mosh pit' that may shed light on processes such as embryo development, wound healing and cancer growth.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 3, 2017
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Most of us would be bereft without Wi-Fi but give a little thought to the technology that beams us the internet.
Security
Jul 3, 2017
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Alexandre Foucqueteau has taught Cellulo, a little hand-sized robot, how to help visually impaired children find their bearings and avoid obstacles in the classroom.
Robotics
Jul 3, 2017
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Most electronic devices currently contain silicon-based chips. Other semiconducting materials show potential, but need further research to become commercially viable. Researchers at KAUST have thoroughly analyzed one such ...
Nanophysics
Jul 3, 2017
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Researchers are working hard to use satellite data to accurately map the movement of the earth before a landslide in a bid to develop a life-saving early warning system.
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2017
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The genome sequences of two "false" corals offer a window into the evolution of calcification, which may help their reef-building cousins.
Environment
Jul 3, 2017
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Bromine species, and hydrogen bromide (HBr) in particular, could play an important part in the photochemistry of the lower atmosphere of Venus. This conclusion was made by researchers from MIPT and the Space Research Institute ...
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2017
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Hippos, malaria and capsized canoes were among the hazards for National Geographic researchers paddling along an Angolan river that had been barely studied. On a separate survey in Angola, a conservationist drove on remote ...
Ecology
Jul 3, 2017
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