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Science and Technology
Aug 15, 2010
by 1st Lt. Karl Wiest 45th Space Wing Public Affairs CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFNS) -- A team from the 45th Space Wing successfully launched the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite onboard an Atlas V launch vehicle…
Jul 22, 2010
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released its second peer-reviewed, analytical summary report about subsurface oil monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico.…
Jul 8, 2010
NOAAs State of the Climate report shows the June 2010 average temperature for the contiguous United States was 71.4 degrees F, which is 2.2 degrees F above the long-term average (1901-2000). The average precipitation for June was 3.33 inches, 0.44…
Jun 22, 2010
NETRA, an add-on for mobile phones, enables users to quickly and inexpensively test their eyesight. Photo courtesy Andy Ryan CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- There are two standard systems for determining a prescription for eyeglasses. One is to have the patient look…
Jun 22, 2010
A multidisciplinary team of investigators from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution embarked June 17 on a twelve-day research effort in the Gulf of Mexico aboard the R/V Endeavor, conducting three simultaneous projects funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) RAPID program.…
Jun 20, 2010
It turns out the old saying is right the nose really does know. And when it comes to sharks, the nostrils are particularly discriminating. Combined with the ability to detect underwater vibrations, sharks are able to zero in on the…
May 20, 2010
by Staff Sgt. Julius V. Delos Reyes 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFNS) -- Construction has begun to build a $680,000 geothermal plant here, the first of its kind in U.S. Air Forces in Europe. "Aviano…
May 13, 2010
Photograph of Mount St. Helens as it was erupting with a giant ash cloud rising up. Vancouver, Wash. On Sunday, May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m., the bulging north flank of Mount St. Helens slid away in a massive landslide…
May 12, 2010
Tiny variations in the isotopic composition of silver in meteorites and Earth rocks are helping scientists put together a timetable of how our planet was assembled, beginning 4.568 billion years ago. Results of a new study, funded by the National…
May 11, 2010
Researchers from Columbia University, Arizona State University, the University of Michigan and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created and programmed robots the size of single molecule that can move independently across a nano-scale track. This development, outlined in…
May 3, 2010
Solid-state Motorola M3 Media Server provides efficient delivery of on-demand media to any device, enables creation of scalable content delivery network HORSHAM, Pa. The Mobile Devices and Home business of Mototrola, Inc (NYSE: MOT) introduced a new family of on-demand…
Apr 25, 2010
Earthquake research will receive approximately $4 million in grants from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2010, with support going to 47 universities, state geological surveys and private firms. These external research grants are an important component of our overall…