(PhysOrg.com) -- Rain didn't ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used more power-generating ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 19, 2009
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(AP) -- NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won.
Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2009
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In today's data-driven world, holding data science competitions is a popular way to address real-world problems. Companies leverage these competitions to crowdsource solutions and strategically attract potential employees. ...
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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A monster pumpkin weighing the same as a hippopotamus has claimed the world record for the mightiest gourd—and bagged its grower a $30,000 prize.
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2023
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The growing popularity of crowdsourcing and other forms of open innovation reflects the pressing need that companies have for creative ideas that go beyond the organizational same-old, same-old.
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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For thousands of years, people have been keeping wild birds. It is often a deeply ingrained part of the culture. One of the more recent trends to emerge from this practice is the singing contest which pits male birds against ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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How people vote in the Eurovision Song Contest may tell us more than just the musical tastes of a nation—according to new research.
Social Sciences
May 11, 2020
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As we endure the current COVID-19 crisis with its important measures of social isolation and distancing, those of us in the northern hemisphere can perhaps take some solace in seeing the arrival of spring.
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2020
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NASA's Mars 2020 rover is one step closer to having its own name after 155 students across the U.S. were chosen as semifinalists in the "Name the Rover" essay contest. Just one will be selected to win the grand prize—the ...
Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2020
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Red rover, red rover, send a name for Mars 2020 right over! NASA is recruiting help from students nationwide to find a name for its next Mars rover mission.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2019
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