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Transportation and Logistics

Study: Advanced Warning Systems Enhance Intersection Safety

A major factor making driving difficult is hazards that are sudden and hard to predict. Roadside and in-vehicle display warning systems may help drivers handle…

Environmental Conservation

California Condor Population Grows Amid Lead Threat

Through a massive collaborative effort that included fieldwork and breeding in zoos, the condor population has grown to more than 400 birds, more than half of…

Physics & Astronomy

Celestial Diamond Ring: A Unique Meeting in Space

On the way to this final phase of their lives the stars throw their atmospheres out into the space and create planetary nebulae, colourful glowing clouds of…

Information Technology

SDSC Boosts Large-Scale Data Sharing with Globus Integration

In the era of “Big Data”-based science, accessing and sharing of data plays a key role for scientific collaboration and research. Among SDSC users there is a…

Physics & Astronomy

Orbital Physics Is Child's Play with Super Planet Crash

Beneath the surface, however, this addictive little game is driven by highly sophisticated software code that astronomers use to find planets beyond our solar…

Earth Sciences

Permafrost Thawing: New Research Links to Global Warming

A team of researchers lead by Florida State University have found new evidence that permafrost thawing is releasing large quantities of greenhouse gases into…

Earth Sciences

Global Climate Trends: +0.14°C Increase Since 1978

Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade

Physics & Astronomy

Is Our Power Grid Too Large for Modern Needs?

Some 90 years ago, British polymath J.B.S. Haldane proposed that for every animal there is an optimal size — one which allows it to make best use of its…

Environmental Conservation

Liberia: A Sanctuary for Western Chimpanzees’ Survival

When Liberia enters the news it is usually in the context of civil war, economic crisis, poverty or a disease outbreak such as the recent emergence of Ebola in…

Hannover Messe

Siemens and McAfee Enhance Security Solutions for Industries

The Siemens Industry Sector and McAfee, a division of Intel Security, plan to extend their partnership to enhance the security offerings for industrial…

Hannover Messe

Siemens Unveils Future Manufacturing Strategy at Hannover Messe

The Hannover Messe 2014 formed the ideal backdrop for Siemens to unveil its strategy for the next steps towards the future of manufacturing:

Earth Sciences

NASA's Aqua Satellite Reveals Tropical Cyclone Ita Strengthening

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Ita at 3:30 UTC/11:30 p.m. EDT on April 7, and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer provided a visible image of…

Health & Medicine

Promising New Drug TTT-3002 for Treatment-Resistant Leukemias

Results of the research by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators, described March 6 in the journal Blood, show that two doses a day of TTT-3002…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals How Location Influences Deal-Making Success

Even six-year-olds know who you sit beside matters, whether you're in first grade or at a high-powered dinner.

Materials Sciences

New Technique Strengthens Steel Without Losing Ductility

Researchers from Brown University and universities in China have found a simple technique that can strengthen steel without sacrificing ductility. The new…

Studies and Analyses

Sea Otters Infected with H1N1: A Surprising Discovery

Northern sea otters living off the coast of Washington state were infected with the same H1N1 flu virus that caused the world-wide pandemic in 2009, according…

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