Greenland is one of the fastest-warming regions of the world, according to climate change experts at the University of Sheffield.
Environment
Apr 26, 2016
0
66
If you've ever experienced the exceptionally powerful and reverberating sounds of a jet during takeoff, you likely won't be surprised that the noise produced by jet engines is ranked among the loudest of human-generated noises.
Soft Matter
Apr 26, 2016
0
39
The Latest on a solar plane flying from Hawaii to California (all times local):
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 21, 2016
0
63
Sediment builds up in reservoir water and can prevent dams from operating properly. EPFL researchers have come up with a method of keeping sediment in suspension and allowing it be flushed out.
Engineering
Apr 20, 2016
0
7
As detector assemblies get smaller and denser—packed with electronic components that all must be electrically connected to sense and read out signals—it's becoming increasingly more challenging to design and manufacture ...
Engineering
Apr 19, 2016
0
16
On February 16, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the ASTRO-H satellite from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The space telescope named Hitomi – "pupil" in Japanese – carried with it the hopes and ...
Astronomy
Apr 5, 2016
0
20
An ANSTO Planetary Materials scientist has used the Australian Synchrotron to identify the structure of a new material that could be crucial in understanding the hydrological cycle on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, and ...
Materials Science
Mar 31, 2016
0
56
Vanishing Arctic sea ice. Dogged weather systems over Greenland. Far-flung surface ice melting on the massive island.
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2016
1
320
A Chinese national pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from the hacking of trade secrets from US defense contractors, including plans for transport and fighter jets, officials said.
Security
Mar 23, 2016
0
14
The Air Force unit that defends Hawaii skies will get experimental energy technology that uses trash to generate power and relies on its own small electrical grid—a system intended to keep the unit operating if a bomb, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 17, 2016
0
29
