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System lets people personalize online social spaces while staying connected with others
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Antarctic sea ice emerges as key predictor of stronger ocean warming
A groundbreaking study published today in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal Earth System Dynamics provides a critical and previously underestimated…
Astronomers Unveil New Clues in Planet Formation Using ALMA Telescope
Astronomers have captured an unprecedented multi-frequency view of a forming planet in the nearby star system PDS 70,…
Accounting for uncertainty to help engineers design complex systems
Cambridge, MA – Designing a complex electronic device like a delivery drone involves juggling many choices, such as…
Technique makes complex 3D printed parts more reliable
Cambridge, Mass. — People are increasingly turning to software to design complex material structures like airplane wings and…
Osaka Researchers Unveil AI Detector for UAV Remote Sensing
A team of scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University has unveiled a cutting-edge object detection framework designed to enhance…
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INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS TO CONVENE IN JERUSALEM
World’s Largest Space Conference to Meet October 12-16The 66th annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2015 will take place in Jerusalem on October 12-16th. The Israel Space Agency will host the IAC, which serves as the premier international event where members of the space industry, agencies, and academia convene under one roof for a week of intense meetings […]
PolyU kicks off the 6th University Scholars Leadership Symposium
The Symposium is designed for promising young leaders who are committed to taking a leadership role in making the world a better place. The theme of this year is “Enrich,…
Single gene regulates Casparian strip formation
Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Aberdeen University have identified the master switch for formation of the Casparian strip, a special structure in the root that plays an important…
Acetic acid as a proton shuttle in gold chemistry
Scientists in Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow have studied the mechanism of gold-mediated transformation of acetylenic molecules. A recently published study by Ananikov and co-workers gives a vivid example of…
