deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Summer school shines
Young scientists from all over the world have gathered for their two-week summer school course at ESA’s ESRIN centre for Earth observation in Frascati, Italy. Supported by ESA’s Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions (SEOM), the…
Nothing — and something — give concrete strength,…
Rice University scientists show how voids, particles sap energy from cracks [caption id="attachment_9599" align="alignright" width="300"] Rouzbeh Shahsavari (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)[/caption] HOUSTON – What does one need to strengthen or toughen concrete? A lot of…
GMOs Lead Fight Against Zika, Ebola, and the…
The shadow of the Zika virus hangs over the Rio Olympic Games, with visitors and even high-profile athletes citing worries about Zika as a reason to stay away (even if the risk is probably quite low). The public’s…
UW-Madison spinoff gets FDA OK for bacteria-killing wound…
[caption id="attachment_9589" align="alignright" width="300"] This chronic pressure sore on an Irish wolfhound received conventional treatment for more than three months at the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.[/caption] Imbed Biosciences received clearance from the Food and…