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Antarctic photo science archive unlocked
2014-12-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Aerial photos from the 1940s and 1950s are being used to probe the climate history of the Antarctic Peninsula. UK scientists are comparing the images with newly acquired data sets to assess the changes that have occurred in some of the region's 400-plus glaciers. The old and modern information has to be very carefully aligned if it is to show up any differences reliably. And that is a big challenge when snow and ice obscure ground features that might otherwise act as visual anchors. But...
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01.13: Science Fiction Book Group
2014-12-18 20:04:24| Powells Books Events Calendar
This month we meet to discuss The Martian by Andy Weir. Join us!
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FEI and Oregon Health and Science University Install a Complete Correlative Microscopy Workflow in Newly Built Collaborative Science Facility
2014-12-18 11:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Installation is part of an expansion of the OHSU/FEI Living Lab for Cell Biology collaboration; a complete correlative microscopy solution will enable new approaches for cancer and related disease research Portland, Ore. FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) today announced an...
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FirstBuild, LVL1 featured in Popular Science
2014-12-17 21:22:46| Appliances - Topix.net
FirstBuild, an open-source factory opened by Louisville-based GE Appliances earlier this year , has drawn the attention of Popular Science magazine. A story posted on the magazine's website earlier today discusses how GE Appliances teamed up with LVL1 hacker space in Louisville on a contest last year that eventually led to FirstBuild.
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'Lima Call for Climate Action' Falls Short of What Science Urges and People Demand
2014-12-16 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The UN climate conference in Lima, Peru (COP 20) finally came to a close early Sunday morning. Negotiators haggled around the clock well past the formal Friday deadline, but still could only come up with a weak agreement called the "Lima Call for Climate Action." The agreement falls short of actions needed to avoid the catastrophic consequences of a warmer world. Yes, government leaders reaffirmed their decision to put individual climate pledges on the table prior to the December 2015 COP 21 meeting...
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