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Ready for refit: Navy-owned research vessel getting suped-up for service
Like a classic car being restored, the research vessel (R/V) Roger Revelle is undergoing a year-long…
3-D optical biopsies within reach thanks to advance in light field technology
Researchers have shown that existing optical fibre technology could be used to produce microscopic 3-D images…
Tiny robots powered by magnetic fields could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets
MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of…
Smart cities aim to make urban life more efficient—but for citizens' sake they need to slow down
All over the world, governments, institutions and businesses are combining technologies for gathering data, enhancing communications…
American expects $350 million hit from grounded Boeing plane
American Airlines expects to take a $1 billion hit from two things it didn’t expect when…
NASA sees remnants of Tropical Cyclone Kenneth over northern Mozambique
NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a visible image of the remnant clouds and storms still lingering over…
Scientists take a 'metamaterials' approach to earthquake damage
In the past decade scientists have been experimenting with metamaterials, artificial materials designed with periodic internal…
US Southeast Atlantic coast facing high threat of sea-level rise in the next 10 years
New research shows 75 percent of the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to Central Florida will…
Quick reconnaissance after 2018 Anchorage quake reveals signs of ground failure
A day after the 30 November 2018 magnitude 7 earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. Geological Survey…