Sheets of plastic similar to that used for garbage bags, packing tape, some string, a little charcoal dust and a white shoebox-size box are more than odds and ends. These are the supplies Danny Bowman, a Sandia National Laboratories ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2018
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Slowly but steadily, an enormous mass of warm rock is rising beneath part of New England, although a major volcanic eruption isn't likely for millions of years, a Rutgers University-led study suggests. The research is groundbreaking ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2017
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at Université Grenoble Alpes has developed a new way to propel an object through highly viscous fluids. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the group describes ...
Did you know that children spend just 14 per cent of their waking time between Kindergarten and the end of Grade 12 in school?
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2017
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Google's parent company Alphabet has dispatched its stratospheric Project Loon balloons to deliver Internet service to remote areas of Puerto Rico where cellphone towers were knocked out by Hurricane Maria.
Internet
Oct 25, 2017
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The U.S. Border Patrol is considering another type of surveillance balloon that can be quickly moved to spot illegal activity, part of an effort to see if more eyes in the sky translate to fewer illegal crossings.
Engineering
Oct 12, 2017
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Facebook's interest in China has led it to discreetly create a photo-sharing application released there without the social network's brand being attached.
Internet
Aug 12, 2017
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On August 21, as North America experiences its first total eclipse of the Sun in 38 years, astrobiologists are taking advantage of this rare celestial event to conduct experiments on life's ability to survive hostile conditions.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2017
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Steps forward in the search for life beyond Earth can be as simple as sending a balloon into the sky. In one of the most unique and extensive eclipse observation campaigns ever attempted, NASA is collaborating with student ...
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2017
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Portland State University in Oregon will launch four high-altitude balloons equipped with GPS tracking systems and 360-degree video cameras during the upcoming solar eclipse.
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2017
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