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Simplified science communication via videos tempt people to overestimate their ability
A research team at the University of Cologne has found that video summaries of scientific studies, which are…
Bio-inspired grooves delay airplane wing stalls: Nature’s solution to safer flight
For decades, aerospace engineers have grappled with the challenge of delaying airfoil stall—a critical safety hazard in aviation…
Researchers take heat sink experiments to space
The researchers investigated cooling methods for heat sinks by performing experiments onboard a satellite currently orbiting the Earth.…
Can the Large Hadron Collider snap string theory?
In physics, two great pillars of thought don’t quite fit together.
Native habitats hold the key to the much-loved smashed avocado’s future
The future of smashed avocados might depend on patches of native vegetation preserved alongside farmland, as new Curtin…
Planned hydrogen refuelling stations may lead to millions of euros in yearly losses
As hydrogen infrastructure is rolled out in the EU, refueling stations must be distributed according to the same…
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NASA Hosts ‘Quest for Quakes’ Data Challenge
A new NASA challenge is looking for evidence to support a theory that electromagnetic pulses (EMP) may precede an earthquake, potentially offering a warning to those in the quake’s path. The “Quest for Quakes” two-week algorithm challenge seeks to develop new software codes or algorithms to search through data and identify electromagnetic pulses that may […]
Call for Media: Presentation of Sentinel-2 first images and demonstration of applications
Paris– Media representatives are invited to a presentation of potential applications using the early images from the second satellite in orbit for the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme. The event, jointly…
Nurturing scientific talent for Singapore’s development
Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research has held the Scholarship Awards Ceremony. Singapore—The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) welcomed a new cohort of scholars and fellows that…
NASA Selects Leading-Edge Technology Concepts for Continued Study
From Satellite Swarms to Interstellar Submarines, NASA Selects Leading-Edge Technology Concepts for Continued Study NASA has selected seven technology proposals for continued study under Phase II of the agency’s Innovative…
