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3:40pm, 17th April, 2019

New automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate disease detection

(Polytechnique Montréal) Professor Thomas Gervais of Polytechnique Montréal and his students Pierre-Alexandre Goyette and Étienne Boulais, in partnership with the team led by Professor David Juncker of McGill University, have developed a new microflu...

How inland waters 'breathe' carbon -- and what it means for global systems

10:22pm, 16th April, 2019

Nature

How inland waters 'breathe' carbon -- and what it means for global systems

(Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies ) A new Yale study reveals important insights into the factors that influence the release of greenhouse gases from rivers and streams, including a key relationship between storm events, ecology, and to...

New way of designing systems against correlated disruptions uses negative probability

5:39pm, 28th March, 2019

Tech

New way of designing systems against correlated disruptions uses negative probability

(University of Illinois College of Engineering) Until now, systems engineers have struggled with the problem of planning for disaster impacts that are linked by correlation -- like those of earthquakes and tsunamis -- because of the cumbersome calcul...

Southeastern hospitality in the geosciences: From ancient systems to modern resiliency

1:05pm, 18th March, 2019

Nature

Southeastern hospitality in the geosciences: From ancient systems to modern resiliency

(Geological Society of America) From 28-29 March 2019, geoscientists from the Southeastern U.S. and beyond will convene at the Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, to discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explor...

Exposing flaws in metrics for user login systems

7:43am, 26th February, 2019

Humans

Exposing flaws in metrics for user login systems

(Rutgers University) How good is the research on the success or failure of the system that verifies your identity when you log into a computer, smartphone or other device? Chances are it's not good, and that's a major security and privacy i...

All systems go for Mars InSight landing: Here’s how to watch online and in person

7:00pm, 21st November, 2018

Space

All systems go for Mars InSight landing: Here’s how to watch online and in person

An artist’s conception shows the Mars Insight lander on the Red Planet’s surface, with its seismometer deployed at left and its heat-measuring “mole” deployed at right. (NASA / JPL-Caltech Illustration) After a 300 million-mile, six-month interplanet...

12:40pm, 10th October, 2018

Space

Boeing leads $3M round to boost Accion Systems’ electric space propulsion system

An artist’s conception shows Accion Systems’ electrospray thruster chips (in gold) arranged in a propulsion array on a satellite. (Accion Systems Illustration / Zina Deretsky) Boeing’s venture capital fund is leading a $3 million investment round for...

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems lays out a roadmap for hypersonic rocket planes

7:34pm, 20th September, 2018

Space

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems lays out a roadmap for hypersonic rocket planes

Stratolaunch’s swept-wing hypersonic testbed would be propelled by a rocket engine. (Stratolaunch Illustration) Stratolaunch Systems, the aerospace company created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it’s exploring the development of a series of...

6:33pm, 18th September, 2018

Space

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems puts its brand on the world’s biggest airplane

News Brief: The mammoth plane that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s is testing at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port now bears the name of the billionaire and his air-launch venture. In , Stratolaunch showed off the plane’s new livery — includin...

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New automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate disease detection

How inland waters 'breathe' carbon -- and what it means for global systems

New way of designing systems against correlated disruptions uses negative probability

Southeastern hospitality in the geosciences: From ancient systems to modern resiliency

Exposing flaws in metrics for user login systems

All systems go for Mars InSight landing: Here’s how to watch online and in person

Boeing leads $3M round to boost Accion Systems’ electric space propulsion system

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems lays out a roadmap for hypersonic rocket planes

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems puts its brand on the world’s biggest airplane

Don't Believe the Hype: The Pumice Raft Won't Save the Great Barrier Reef

"Particle" Robots Work Together to Perform Tasks

To Justify Using Weed, Some Pregnant Women Cling to an Old and Dubious Study

NASA checks SpaceX’s potential Starship landing sites on Mars, with water in mind

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