Science

Webb Telescope Instrument Completes Cryogenic Testing

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The Mid-Infrared Instrument, a component of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, underwent alignment testing at the...

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Virtual Rat to Cure Human Diseases

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Researcher Daniel Beard of the Medical College of the University of Wisconsin

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Unusual Fault Pattern Surfaces in Earthquake Study

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This 3-D view of the surface rupture of the April 4, 2010, El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake (red line) reveals a...

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Synthetic Biology Redefining Life

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The three pillars of Synthetic Biology according to the European Conference on Synthetic Biology.

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IntraLinks SaaS Community Roadmap Unveiled

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IntraLinks' community-building efforts permit the user base to interact by maintaining profiles, contact lists and...

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XSEDE Cyber-Science to Exceed Teragrid

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XSEDE will create immersive 3D simulations like this one of a blowout similar to that which destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in...

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Without Science, There Will Be No Civilization

We're in a situation, in which science has virtually died in the United States, and in Europe. The scientific technology is being destroyed, and therefore, we're in a situation in which we have to, by other means, revive and maintain physical science...

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NASA's WISE Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit

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This artist's concept illustrates the first known Earth Trojan asteroid, discovered...

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