A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
Cutting down runway queues
Model that predicts time from gate departure to takeoff could cut airport congestion, fuel waste. [caption id="attachment_7309" align="alignnone" width="602"] Engineers at MIT have developed a queuing model that may help air traffic controllers direct departures…
Exposed ice on Rosetta’s comet confirmed as water
[caption id="attachment_7304" align="alignnone" width="625"] Infrared observations of water ice in Imhotep[/caption] Observations made shortly after Rosetta’s arrival at its target comet in 2014 have provided definitive confirmation of the presence of water ice. Although water…
Clouds, like blankets, trap heat and melting the…
[caption id="attachment_7301" align="alignnone" width="620"] A new study shows clouds are playing a larger role in heating the Greenland Ice Sheet than scientists previously believed, raising its temperature by 2 to 3 degrees compared to cloudless…
Scientists Crack Wheat Genome
[caption id="attachment_7298" align="alignright" width="600"] Curtis Pozniak. Credit: Liam Richards[/caption] Using bioinformatics tools and advanced software, a group of scientists have been able to sequence about 90 percent of the complex genome of bread wheat. The…