NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed Tropical Cyclone Luban with infrared light to determine if the storm was…
Month: October 2018
Crowd-sourced data wins protection for endangered tricolored blackbird
When scientists first proposed adding the Tricolored Blackbird to the California endangered species list in 2004,…
Army research lights the way for new materials
What happens when gold and silver just don't cut it anymore? You turn to metallic alloys,…
Scientists forge ahead with electron microscopy to build quantum materials atom by atom
A novel technique that nudges single atoms to switch places within an atomically thin material could…
Technique locates robots, soldiers in GPS-challenged areas
Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a novel algorithm that enables localization of…
Novel design could help shed excess heat in next-generation fusion power plants
A class exercise at MIT, aided by industry researchers, has led to an innovative solution to…
Wind holds key to climate change turnaround
Antarctica has a current that circles the landmass as part of the Southern Ocean. This current…
Market forces put America’s recycling industry in the dumps
America's recycling industry is in the dumps.
Bogota implores tourists to stop feeding pigeons
On a bright Sunday afternoon, a group of government workers walked around Bogota's most famous square…