Playing games with the economy
To help people better understand the state of their personal finances and the nature of the economy, two University at Buffalo graduates students play and design games.
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2015
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Pumping draws arsenic toward a big-city aquifer
Naturally occurring arsenic pollutes wells across the world, especially in south and southeast Asia, where an estimated 100 million people are exposed to levels that can cause heart, liver and kidney problems, diabetes and ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2013
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Mobile LIDAR technology expanding rapidly
(Phys.org) —Imagine driving down a road a few times and obtaining in an hour more data about the surrounding landscape than a crew of surveyors could obtain in months.
Engineering
Mar 15, 2013
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Mozambique saved from floods due to early warning
Engulfed by a raging torrent of water last week, the town of Chokwe in southern Mozambique was all but destroyed for the second time in 13 years, but it emerged with a hugely lower death toll.
Environment
Feb 2, 2013
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Researchers test a fatigue management program which is successful at controlling space-age jetlag
Since the beginning of August, NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, has been roaming all over the distant planet learning as much as it can about the Martian terrain. The mission control team back on Earth has also learned what ...
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2012
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Saving the Baltic Sea: Geoengineering efforts to mix oxygen into the Deep Baltic should be abandoned
Over the last decade, an average of 60,000 km2 of the Baltic Sea bottom has suffered from hypoxia without enough oxygen to support its normal ecosystem. Several large-scale geo-engineering interventions are currently on the ...
Environment
Jun 28, 2012
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Researchers evaluate conservation of island bird species in the context of climate change
The island scrub-jay is the only island endemic passerine species in the continental United States. Although it is not classified as endangered, the species faces a number of threats to its long-term survival, and climate ...
Ecology
Dec 27, 2011
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Saving on energy bills: Meeting families in the middle
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study released today by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings on home energy ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 21, 2011
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Image: Orion drop test at Langley
Engineers at NASA Langley conducted the third drop test of the Orion test article as part of Phase 1 water impact testing on Nov. 8.
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2011
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ONR goes back to school to open new pathways into science education
Enlisting the aid of experts from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a Maryland-based nonprofit rolled out a series of educational science competitions for area middle and high school students on Sept. 17.
Engineering
Sep 23, 2011
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