Where Does All The Water Go? Now You Can Watch It

Where Does All The Water Go? Now You Can Watch It

Knowing where water vapor is in the atmosphere is one of many factors forecasters use to identify weather features and so the GOES Project has created animations that indicate where water vapor is…
3-stage Light Gas Gun Gets Hypervelocity Launch

3-stage Light Gas Gun Gets Hypervelocity Launch

Space debris in Earth's orbit, especially small things that are untraceable and unavoidable, have been a growing concern. Experiments and satellites need to be as light as possible so numerical…
Dirty Velcro Inside The Nuclear Pore

Dirty Velcro Inside The Nuclear Pore

Biological membranes are like a guarded border. They separate the cell from the environment and at the same time control the import and export of molecules. The nuclear membrane can be crossed via…
Please Bring Us A Driverless Car Future Soon

Please Bring Us A Driverless Car Future Soon

Driving is no fun any more. When is the last time you saw someone buy a pair of driving gloves? These days, it is a chore. It would be much better to let someone else take the wheel but the only…
Food Fad News: Low Sugar Is The New Low Fat

Food Fad News: Low Sugar Is The New Low Fat

Just a few short years ago, sugar growers and packagers had to have felt pretty good. Thanks to a rash of suspect epidemiological claims about high-fructose corn syrup, and then marketing claims and…
Blizzards May Make Wind Turbines More Efficient

Blizzards May Make Wind Turbines More Efficient

A new study using snow during a Minnesota blizzard gave researchers new insight into the airflow around large wind turbines. Thanks to subsidies, wind turbines are not going away until at least…