A 12-meter telescope at the Arecibo Observatory gets outfitted with a wideband cryogenic system to expand its capabilities.
hardware & infrastructure
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Can the Belt and Road Go Green?
China’s global infrastructure investments could tip the scales on climate change, but its relationship with partner countries is complicated.
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There is No JOIDES in Mudville
After almost 4 decades of research, the JOIDES Resolution will retire in 2024, leaving the ocean floor in peace (for now).
Posted inThe Landslide Blog
Ongoing efforts to rescue 40 people from a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand, India
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In northern India, operations are underway to rescue 40 people who have been trapped in a tunnel that has collapsed in Uttarakhand. The tunnel caved in on Sunday 12 November. The workers […]
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Ham Radios Crowdsourced Ionospheric Science During Eclipse
Amateur radio operators who study space physics and the upper atmosphere probed the ionosphere’s response to the 2023 annular solar eclipse using shortwave transmissions.
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Underground Heat Could Be a Problem, or a Perk, for Chicago Buildings
Heat released by old and inefficient Chicago buildings could, if harnessed, be an energy solution.
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Precisely Synced Clocks Pave the Way for New Science
Researchers working on Hawaiian mountain tops precisely synchronized two clocks with unprecedented efficiency, demonstrating the potential to create networks of such clocks for geodesy and more.
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Deluges of Data Are Changing Astronomical Science
Astronomers today are more likely than ever to access data from an archive rather than travel to a telescope—a shift that’s democratizing science.
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Your Databases Need a Reboot
Scientists are reassessing dated data in the time of the Cloud.
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Seaports Could Lose $67 Billion Yearly from Natural Disasters
Small islands and low-income nations face the largest relative monetary losses to their ports and maritime trade.