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Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precision
MIT engineers are getting in on the robotic ping pong game with a powerful, lightweight design that returns…
Science Meets Romance: New Tool Unlocks the Body’s “Messages in a Bottle” to Detect and Treat Disease
Have you ever dreamed of writing a heartfelt letter, sealing it in a bottle, and letting the ocean…
European Space Agency announces new cooperation with Indian Space Research Organisation
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed a joint Statement of…
MIT physicists snap the first images of “free-range” atoms
The results will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — MIT physicists have captured…
Electronic structure engineering of nickel single-atom catalyst by phosphorus for efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in a proton-rich microenvironment
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentration through electrochemical methods (eCO₂RR) in acidic conditions is an important strategy for producing…
New Database of Materials Accelerates Electronics Innovation
A massive new database of dielectric material properties could speed up the development of electronics like smartphones and…
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College Board and NSF expand partnership to bring computer science classes to high schools across the U.S.
The College Board and the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an extension of their partnership to support teachers and schools in offering the new Advanced Placement (AP®) Computer Science Principles course in the fall of 2016. Although most U.S. students use information technology on a regular basis, only a small fraction of them have the opportunity […]
Photonics Global Conference 2015
The Photonics Global Conference (PGC) is a biennial event held since 2008. The aim of this conference is to foster interactions among broad disciplines in the photonics family. The conference…
NASA Invites Universities to Submit Innovative Early-Stage Technology Proposals
NNS– NASA is seeking proposals from universities for early stage technology development that will support the agency’s long-term plans for human exploration of Mars and scientific study of our solar…
Streamline ecotourism in protected areas, say experts
More than 200 experts, policymakers, government officials, and journalists who participated in the three-day international conference on ecotourism in protected areas said streamlining ecotourism in protected areas will go a…