DARPA's ground-based Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) may soon head to Australia. An agreement reached this week with Australia's Department of Defense will allow DARPA to take the 180,000 lb. three-mirror Mersenne-Schmidt ...
Space Exploration
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Protons are the next big thing when it comes to fuel cell technology. The subatomic exchange produces power on a scale that challenges contemporary solid-state fuel cell technology, used to help power space shuttles. To realize ...
Materials Science
Apr 21, 2021
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When Thomas Edison wanted a filament for his light bulb, he scoured the globe collecting thousands of candidates before settling on bamboo. (It was years before people were able to make tungsten work properly.) That's our ...
Materials Science
Apr 27, 2016
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The fact that 30 per cent of Australia's cropping land does not retain water and produces only 10 per cent of the nation's broad-acre crops could be about to change.
Environment
Aug 27, 2012
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The Dark Ages were not entirely dark. Advances in agriculture and building technology increased Medieval wealth and led to a wave of cathedral construction in Europe. However, it was a time of profound inequality. Elites ...
Social Sciences
May 17, 2023
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The preservation of Asia's historic urban fabric is a passion for Kapila Silva, a Sri Lanka native and University of Kansas associate professor of architecture.
Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2020
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