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NASA takes an infrared analysis of Tropical Cyclone Oma
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) An infrared look by NASA's Aqua satellite revealed where the strongest storms were located within the Southern Pacific Ocean's Tropical Cyclone Oma.
Warming Climate Implies More Flies—and Disease
The incidence of foodborne illness could jump in a warming world, due to an increase in housefly activity. Christopher Intagliata reports.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The safety guide to nuclear plant design and operation
(World Scientific) Nuclear safety is methodically established through science and simulation in compliance with government regulations. This book explains the related development practices and technical bases of safety cases addressing the siting and...
Kazan University to partake in future moon prospecting
(Kazan Federal University) Craters on the moon have appeared because of bombardment by minor celestial bodies of the solar system, mostly asteroids. Recent research has shown that craters may contain both the crater's compounds and those of the...
Automated speed enforcement doesn't just reduce collisions -- it helps reduce crime
(University of British Columbia) It's widely accepted that automated photo enforcement programs targeting speeding help reduce collisions and promote safe driving. Now a new University of British Columbia study suggests they can also significant...
New robotic sensor technology can diagnose reproductive health problems in real-time
(Imperial College London) Researchers have developed new robotic sensor technology that has the capability to diagnose women's reproductive health problems in real-time.
Innovative nanocoating technology harnesses sunlight to degrade microplastics
(Pensoft Publishers) Low density polyethylene film (LDPE) microplastic fragments, successfully degraded in water using visible-light-excited heterogeneous ZnO photocatalysts. The innovative sunlight-harnessing microplastics degrading technology is pa...
Warming Climate Implies More Flies--and Disease
The incidence of foodborne illness could jump in a warming world, due to an increase in housefly activity. Christopher Intagliata reports.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Native California medicinal plant may hold promise for treating Alzheimer's
(Salk Institute) The medicinal powers of aspirin, digitalis, and the anti-malarial artemisinin all come from plants. A Salk Institute discovery of a potent neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory chemical in a native California shrub may lead to a trea...
Putting data privacy in the hands of users
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT and Harvard University researchers have developed Riverbed, a platform that ensures web and mobile apps using distributed computing in data centers adhere to users' preferences on how their data are sh...