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December 8 was the birthday of computing pioneer, Grace Hopper. In commemoration, her birthday every year marks Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) intended to spotlight the transformative role of computing and the need to bolster computer science at all educational levels.
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Today marks the start of a new era for research on energy-efficient buildings at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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The latest equipment, instruments and system introductions to the laboratory market.
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Asset Utilization Monitoring Captures the Data Necessary to Improve Instrument Uptime and Lab Productivity.
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The tons of salt that are sprayed on the roads every year are harmful to the environment. But there is no good alternative to de-ice roads when temperatures drop below zero degrees Celcius. Not yet, at least.
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Technique for observing ‘mechanochemical’ synthesis could boost green chemistry.
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OFS Laboratories is teaming with Clemson University’s Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), to create fiber optics research space in the Clemson’s Advanced Materials Research Laboratory.
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You’d think it would be easy to use seismic waves to find tunnels dug by smugglers of drugs, weapons or people but that's not the case.
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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has achieved many notable results during its first seven years and helped establish the state of California as an international hub of stem cell research and development, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. However, CIRM's efforts could be enhanced by creating an external scientific advisory board.
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New data show recent trends in U.S. doctoral STEM education.
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Berkeley Lab scientists develop a new nanotech tool to probe solar-energy conversion.
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A bit reminiscent of the Terminator T-1000, a new material created by Cornell researchers is so soft that it can flow like a liquid and then, strangely, return to its original shape.
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