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UTA civil engineer would fuse data methods to determine more accurate numbers
(University of Texas at Arlington) A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering assistant professor is exploring data fusion techniques that will provide planners with better data on potential bicycle volumes for a city.
As More Rain Falls, Greenland Is Melting Faster
Rain turns snow covering the ice sheet into more easily melted slush-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Music captivates listeners and synchronizes their brainwaves
(City College of New York) Music has the ability to captivate us; when listeners engage with music, they follow its sounds closely, connecting to what they hear in an affective and invested way. But what is it about music that keeps the audience enga...
What China Can Learn from New York CIty about Wastewater Management
A successful U.S. model can help Chinese officials grapple with a large-scale and growing problem-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Hubble's dazzling display of 2 colliding galaxies
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Located in the constellation of Hercules, about 230 million light-years away, NGC 6052 is a pair of colliding galaxies first discovered in 1784. A long time ago gravity drew the two galaxies together into the chaoti...
CO2 mineralization in geologically common rocks for carbon storage
(Kyushu University, I2CNER) An international research team led by Kyushu University modeled CO2 mineralization on a quartz (SiO2) surface to study the dynamics of geological trapping. In molecular dynamics simulations, CO2 interacted with SiO2 to for...
A Georgia State cybersecurity study of the dark web exposes vulnerability to machine identities
(Georgia State University) A thriving marketplace for SSL and TLS certificates -- small data files used to facilitate confidential communication between organizations' servers and their clients' computers -- exists on a hidden part of the I...
SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship splashes down at end of crucial space station trip
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship hits the waters of the Atlantic Ocean for splashdown. (NASA via YouTube)
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean today, ending a six-day uncrewed test run preparing the way for astronaut tri...
EPFL researchers simulate the process of adhesive wear
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Using high-performance computer simulations, EPFL researchers were able to observe how surface roughness changes when two materials rub together. Their findings, which provide insight into friction and wear...
What China Can Learn from New York about Wastewater Management
A successful U.S. model can help Chinese officials grapple with a large-scale and growing problem-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com