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NASA Researcher to Study Gravity’s Impact on Plants Aboard Blue Origin's Suborbital Rocket
In a historic first, a NASA-funded researcher will fly aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket to study how gravitational changes impact plant biology. Rob Ferl from the University of Florida will lead the experiment, activating tubes pre-loaded with plants and preservatives during the flight to capture how plants respond to different ...
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Shark Attack Frenzy: Fatalities Double Worldwide, Australia Hit Hardest
International research indicates that Australia has a higher occurrence of deadly shark attacks, with certain isolated areas posing an elevated risk of fatalities.
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European Space Agency Telescope Euclid to Launch in SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Explore ‘Dark Universe’
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope Euclid built by the European Space Agency (ESA) to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 percent of the known universe.
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US Scientist Living Underwater For 100 Days Claims To Have Discovered "Brand New Species"
A scientist who has been living underwater for almost a month now claims to have discovered a new species.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Creates World's First Energy-Saving Paint, Inspired By Butterflies
The paint is so lightweight that only about 3 pounds of plasmonic paint could cover a Boeing 747.
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Watch: Professor Nicknamed 'Dr Deep Sea' Spending 100 Days Underwater. Here's Why
If the expedition is successful, it will also shatter the record for the longest period of time spent living underwater.
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NASA Voyager 1's Probe Is the Closest Humanity Can Get to Immortality, Claims Expert
James Edward Huchingson, Professor emeritus and lecturer of Religion and Science at Florida International University, has published a piece to throw light on what the Voyager Probes could teach about humanity and legacy. The Golden Records have messages packed in a bottle, which include spoken greetings in 55 languages, sounds, and images from natu...
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Researchers Develop Topological Insulators That Could One Day Allow Efficient Light-Based Computing
A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have been working to develop new photonic materials that could one day enable ultra-fast, light-based computing. The unique materials, popularly termed as topological insulators, are like wires that have been turned inside out, meaning they carry the current on the outside while the ...
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NASA Launches New X-Ray Telescope Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Study Milky Way’s Most Energetic Objects
NASA launched the IXPE telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday.
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Kellogg's Bowl Bot: US College Campuses Get Robots to Dispense Cereal Mixes Into Their Bowls
Two US college campuses are getting a cereal-mixing robot that prepares a breakfast-ready bowl. These breakfast-dispensing robots, created as a joint pilot between Kellogg's and Chowbotics, have been rolled out at Florida State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On the Kellogg's Bowl Bot, operated through a touchscreen interface or...
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10 Crore Americans Already Voted, Another 6 Crore Likely To Vote Today
A record number of nearly 10 crore Americans have already exercised their franchise in the presidential election, with another six crore likely to vote on the real election day on Tuesday.
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More Than 80 Million Cast Votes In Early Voting In US
More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century.
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Florida University Research Team Discovers Unique Supernova Explosion
One-hundred million light-years away from Earth, an unusual supernova is exploding. That exploding star -- which is known as "Supernova LSQ14fmg" -- was the faraway object discovered by a 37-member international research team led by Florida State University (FSU) Assistant Professor of Physics Eric Hsiao.
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Miss World 2019: Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh Wins Miss World 2019, India Bags Third Spot
The coveted Miss World title for the year 2019 was today won by Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh, beating her contenders from France and India. Suman Rao, who represented India in the annual beauty pageant, came in third while France's Ophely Mezino came in a close second.
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Harvard Revokes Parkland Shooting Survivor's Acceptance Over Racial Slurs
Harvard University has rescinded its admission offer to a survivor of the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school over his past use of racial slurs in an online document posted on Twitter, the student said on Monday.
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NASA Researcher to Study Gravity’s Impact on Plants Aboard Blue Origin's Suborbital Rocket
In a historic first, a NASA-funded researcher will fly aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket to study how gravitational changes impact plant biology. Rob Ferl from the University of Florida will lead the experiment, activating tubes pre-loaded with plants and preservatives during the flight to capture how plants respond to different ...
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Shark Attack Frenzy: Fatalities Double Worldwide, Australia Hit Hardest
International research indicates that Australia has a higher occurrence of deadly shark attacks, with certain isolated areas posing an elevated risk of fatalities.
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European Space Agency Telescope Euclid to Launch in SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Explore ‘Dark Universe’
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope Euclid built by the European Space Agency (ESA) to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 percent of the known universe.
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US Scientist Living Underwater For 100 Days Claims To Have Discovered "Brand New Species"
A scientist who has been living underwater for almost a month now claims to have discovered a new species.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Creates World's First Energy-Saving Paint, Inspired By Butterflies
The paint is so lightweight that only about 3 pounds of plasmonic paint could cover a Boeing 747.
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Watch: Professor Nicknamed 'Dr Deep Sea' Spending 100 Days Underwater. Here's Why
If the expedition is successful, it will also shatter the record for the longest period of time spent living underwater.
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NASA Voyager 1's Probe Is the Closest Humanity Can Get to Immortality, Claims Expert
James Edward Huchingson, Professor emeritus and lecturer of Religion and Science at Florida International University, has published a piece to throw light on what the Voyager Probes could teach about humanity and legacy. The Golden Records have messages packed in a bottle, which include spoken greetings in 55 languages, sounds, and images from natu...
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Researchers Develop Topological Insulators That Could One Day Allow Efficient Light-Based Computing
A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have been working to develop new photonic materials that could one day enable ultra-fast, light-based computing. The unique materials, popularly termed as topological insulators, are like wires that have been turned inside out, meaning they carry the current on the outside while the ...
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NASA Launches New X-Ray Telescope Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Study Milky Way’s Most Energetic Objects
NASA launched the IXPE telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday.
-
Kellogg's Bowl Bot: US College Campuses Get Robots to Dispense Cereal Mixes Into Their Bowls
Two US college campuses are getting a cereal-mixing robot that prepares a breakfast-ready bowl. These breakfast-dispensing robots, created as a joint pilot between Kellogg's and Chowbotics, have been rolled out at Florida State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On the Kellogg's Bowl Bot, operated through a touchscreen interface or...
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10 Crore Americans Already Voted, Another 6 Crore Likely To Vote Today
A record number of nearly 10 crore Americans have already exercised their franchise in the presidential election, with another six crore likely to vote on the real election day on Tuesday.
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More Than 80 Million Cast Votes In Early Voting In US
More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century.
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Florida University Research Team Discovers Unique Supernova Explosion
One-hundred million light-years away from Earth, an unusual supernova is exploding. That exploding star -- which is known as "Supernova LSQ14fmg" -- was the faraway object discovered by a 37-member international research team led by Florida State University (FSU) Assistant Professor of Physics Eric Hsiao.
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Miss World 2019: Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh Wins Miss World 2019, India Bags Third Spot
The coveted Miss World title for the year 2019 was today won by Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh, beating her contenders from France and India. Suman Rao, who represented India in the annual beauty pageant, came in third while France's Ophely Mezino came in a close second.
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Harvard Revokes Parkland Shooting Survivor's Acceptance Over Racial Slurs
Harvard University has rescinded its admission offer to a survivor of the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school over his past use of racial slurs in an online document posted on Twitter, the student said on Monday.
