Start mosquito protection methods now, says veterinarian
Start thinking now about protecting yourself and your horse from West Nile virus, says a Kansas State University veterinarian.
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2014
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Image: Composite cryotank loaded into test stand at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently began the first in a series of tests of one of the largest composite cryotanks ever built. The 18-foot-diameter (5.5-meter) cylinder-shaped ...
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2014
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Chemical vapor deposition used to grow atomic layer materials on top of each other
Researchers at Penn State's Center for Two-Dimensional and Layered Materials and the University of Texas at Dallas have shown the ability to grow high quality, single-layer materials one on top of the other using chemical ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 16, 2014
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Researchers develop new technique for probing subsurface electronic structure
(Phys.org) —"The interface is the device," Nobel laureate Herbert Kroemer famously observed, referring to the remarkable properties to be found at the junctures where layers of different materials meet. In today's burgeoning ...
General Physics
Jan 15, 2014
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Too cute to kill? US split on suburban deer
Seconds after Mike Braun spotted the deer in his headlights his six-day-old car had $8,000 worth of damage, including a punctured radiator.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2013
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An earthquake in Japan caused large waves in Norwegian fjords
Early on a winter morning a few years ago, many residents of western Norway who lived or worked along the shores of the nation's fjords were startled to see the calm morning waters suddenly begin to rise and fall. Starting ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2013
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Ultrasound to improve algae harvest
Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are using ultrasound to reduce the amount of energy needed to harvest microalgae.
Biotechnology
Jun 28, 2013
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Sound waves precisely position nanowires
(Phys.org) —The smaller components become, the more difficult it is to create patterns in an economical and reproducible way, according to an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers who, using sound waves, can ...
Nanophysics
Jun 19, 2013
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Flood impact on mosquitoes unclear, according to entomologist
Recent flooding throughout the state might give mosquito populations a boost. But, then again, it might not.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 5, 2013
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Hot fire tests steer space launch system engines
(Phys.org) —Engineers developing NASA's next-generation rocket closed one chapter of testing with the completion of a J-2X engine test series on the A-2 test stand at the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and ...
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2013
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