Window contacts tell users if a window is open or closed. Typically, such sensors are wire-based. Scientists working with industry partners recently developed a new system that operates without wires or batteries. It draws ...
Engineering
Sep 5, 2012
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SpaceX on Sunday launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a record number of satellites on board, the private space company said.
Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2021
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What sorts of weather lead us to change our daily travel behaviour? How do we respond to scorching heat waves, sapping humidity, snow and frost, strong winds, or torrential rain? International research shows weather is important ...
Environment
Apr 9, 2018
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A Japanese space explorer took off Wednesday on a six-year journey to blow a crater in a remote asteroid and bring back rock samples in hopes of gathering clues to the origin of Earth.
Space Exploration
Dec 3, 2014
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In his nearly four decades of growing lettuce, spinach, kale and other leafy greens in California and Arizona, Tony Alameda has seen plenty of bad years. But lately, he said, there have been many more "noticeably bad" years ...
Agriculture
Dec 22, 2022
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The launch into space of Denmark's first privately-built rocket has been postponed to Thursday due to bad weather conditions, one of its builders said.
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2010
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Some 200,000 British homes could become uninsurable from next year due to flood risks unless a deal is struck with the government, insurers said Monday, as yet more rain teemed down on much of the country.
Environment
Nov 26, 2012
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Scientists expect to soon be able to remove a chalk-like part of rice, dramatically raising global harvests amid rising demand for the staple, an international research outfit said Tuesday.
Biotechnology
Jul 19, 2011
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Milky white chemical clouds were briefly visible in much of the night sky along the Eastern seaboard on Tuesday after NASA launched a series of rockets to study the jet stream at the edge of the earth's atmosphere.
Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2012
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Nearly 100 Italian scientists wrote an open letter to the media Thursday, urging better reporting of the causes and solutions to climate change so steps can be taken to avert crisis.
Environment
Jul 27, 2023
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