Russian Armed Forces Use Glonass Satellites for Aiming in Syria
The Glonass satellites are being used to ensure the work of the Russian precision-guided weapons in Syria, a senior space industry official said Friday.
"Glonass is the system which is the mos ... more
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Iron fertilization won't work in much of Pacific, says study
Over the past half-million years, the equatorial Pacific Ocean has seen five spikes in the amount of iron-laden dust blown in from the continents. In theory, those bursts should have turbo-charged t ... more
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Dozens of tornadoes plow central US, at least 5 killed
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
NASA's ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space
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Proton-conducting material found in electrosensory organs of sharks
Sharks, skates, and rays can detect very weak electric fields produced by prey and other animals using an array of unusual organs known as the ampullae of Lorenzini. Exactly how these electrosensory ... more
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Thinning out the carbon capture viscosity problem
To make "clean" fossil fuel burning a reality, researchers have to pull carbon dioxide out of the exhaust gases that rise from coal or natural gas power plants and store or reuse it. For the capturi ... more
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Plasma physics' giant leap
For the first time, scientists are looking at real data - not computer models, but direct observation - about what is happening in the fascinating region where the Earth's magnetic field breaks and ... more
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Ex-Googlers rev up plan for self-driving trucks
A former member of Google's autonomous car team and other Silicon Valley veterans on Tuesday introduced a startup devoted to self-driving trucks. ... more
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Robot's in-hand eye maps surroundings, determines hand's location
Before a robot arm can reach into a tight space or pick up a delicate object, the robot needs to know precisely where its hand is. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have ... more
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