NASA: Former astronaut Nagel dies after illness
Steven R. Nagel, a former astronaut who flew on four space shuttle flights, has died after a long illness. He was 67.
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2014
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30 whales stranded on Australian coast
A pod of around 30 pilot whales became stranded on Bruny Island, south of the Tasmanian state capital Hobart, on Thursday, wildlife authorities said.
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2011
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Using wastewater as fertilizer
Sewage sludge, wastewater and liquid manure are valuable sources of fertilizer for food production. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a chemical-free, eco-friendly process that enables the recovered salts to be converted ...
Engineering
Aug 3, 2012
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Nine rescued whales beach again in Australia
All but one of the 10 whales that survived a mass beaching on Australia's west coast were Wednesday believed to have come back ashore and were unlikely to survive, authorities said.
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2009
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New server cooling technology deployed in pilot program at Calit2
(Phys.org)—The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at the University of California, San Diego has become the inaugural test site for a new approach to cooling computer servers ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 20, 2012
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NASA aborts spacewalk due to water leak in helmet (Update)
NASA aborted a spacewalk at the International Space Station on Tuesday because of a dangerous water leak in an astronaut's helmet that drenched his eyes, nose and mouth.
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2013
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Engineering empathy: Faculty works to build empathy into engineering program
When Mark Hain decided to leave his job as an emergency medical technician to pursue a degree in environmental engineering at the University of Georgia, he assumed he would immediately get his hands dirty designing and building ...
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2015
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US hearing warns FBI, Facebook on facial recognition
A US Senate hearing Wednesday highlighted concern over the growing use of facial recognition technologies, both for law enforcement use and in big social networks like Facebook.
Internet
Jul 18, 2012
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15 whales dead in northwest Scotland
Fifteen pilot whales have died in a mass stranding near the northwestern tip of Scotland, according to a rescue charity.
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2011
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Pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach
A pod of 28 pilot whales that were left stranded on a New Zealand beach on Thursday are likely be put down as there is little chance of refloating them, wildlife officials said.
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2012
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