The Cassini spacecraft is passing by Titan on its final nosedive into Saturn. Plenty has been…
Month: September 2017
Slingshot around Titan is the beginning of the end for Cassini
The Cassini spacecraft is passing by Titan on its final nosedive into Saturn. Plenty has been…
U.S. threatened by more frequent flooding
The East Coast of the United States is threatened by more frequent flooding in the future.…
Decade of data shows FEMA flood maps missed 3 in 4 claims
An analysis of flood claims in several southeast Houston suburbs from 1999-2009 found that the Federal…
Desert locusts—new risks in the light of climate change
The desert locust is an invasive species that is both well known and feared because of…
An apparent macroscopic violation of the second law of thermodynamics in a quantum system
Researchers at UCM and CSS have encountered a partial violation of the second law of thermodynamics…
Using mirrors to improve the quality of light particles
Scientists from the University of Basel's Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute have succeeded…
Cold region tipping point now inevitable
The decline of cold regions called periglacial zones is now inevitable due to climate change, researchers…
3-D LiDAR sensor enabling detection of distances with wide angle of view
Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a 3-D LiDAR sensor that accurately measure the…
Astronomers reveal new insights into the origin and evolution of open cluster NGC 6791
(Phys.org)—By conducting an orbital analysis, a team of astronomers led by Luis Martinez-Medina of the National…