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High Mountain Asia’s shrinking glaciers linked to monsoon changes
Glaciers across High Mountain Asia are losing more than 22 gigatons of ice per year—the equivalent of nearly…
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Tohoku University Researchers Develop AI-Powered Map to Accelerate Materials Discovery
Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a groundbreaking tool that combines experimental and computational data into a single,…
New sepsis diagnostic could reduce critical time to save patients
A new diagnostic method would confirm sepsis infections earlier, cutting critical hours in the “race against time” to…
New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactor
Cambridge, Mass. — MIT researchers have developed a technique that enables real-time, 3D monitoring of corrosion, cracking, and…
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Houston-area Conference to Feature Planetary Science Results
NASA researchers and other scientists is going to present early science results from the agency’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, ESA’s (European Space Agency’s) Rosetta mission, and an exploration of the evolution of Mars’ climate and atmosphere during the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference March 16-20. The conference will take place at the […]
NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards
The winners of the 2014 Agency-Level NASA Small Business Industry Awards (SBIA) were announced at NASA Headquarters in Washington during the spring 2015 NASA Industry Forum meeting, hosted by the…
NASA Holds Teleconference on Hubble Observations of Jupiter’s Largest Moon
NASA is going to host a teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 12, to discuss Hubble Space Telescope’s observations of Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. These results are said to…
Narrowing the Knowledge Gap on Glaciers in High Mountain Asia
Kathmandu— Researchers and students from around the globe met in Kathmandu last week to assemble a more complete picture of glaciers and glacier changes throughout high mountain Asia. Two-hundred and…