The city landscape holds unique challenges for flying drones, and NASA is taking these on in…
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Fiber-based imaging spectrometer captures record amounts of data
Researchers have developed a new compact, fiber-based imaging spectrometer for remote sensing that can capture 30,000…
New measurement device: Carbon dioxide as geothermometer
For the first time, it is now possible to measure, simultaneously and with extreme precision, four…
Zebrafish help researchers explore alternatives to bone marrow donation
Blood diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma are currently treated with bone marrow transplants—a transfer of…
Synthetic biologists hack bacterial sensors
Rice University synthetic biologists have hacked bacterial sensing with a plug-and-play system that could be used…
Size is everything, ecologist finds
Natural ecosystems are as vulnerable as they are diverse. Environmental changes such as climate change, pollution…
Pluto has an underground ocean kept warm by a layer of gassy ice
Pluto may harbour an ocean that’s kept liquid by an extra layer of gas molecules trapped…
ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/20/2019
Multi-purpose Variable-G Platform (MVP) Cell-01: Over the weekend, the crew exchanged nutrients for the Cell-01 Experiment…
Counter-intuitive climate change solution
A seemingly counterintuitive approach — converting one greenhouse gas into another — holds promise for returning…
How Earth's mantle is like a Jackson Pollock painting
New research paints an intricate picture of Earth’s mantle as a geochemically diverse mosaic, far different…