Category: Science
Marist to Host Enterprise Computing Conference, June 14-16 In collaboration with their academic and industry partners in the Enterprise Computing Community (ECC), Marist College will host the seventh annual ECC National Conference from June 14-16, 2015. Funded initially by a two-year…
Photo: Smokestacks from iron and steel plants in Hebei province, China. Record carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere were recorded worldwide in March, in what scientists said marked a significant milestone for global warming. Figures released by the US…
A.G. Schneiderman Issues Report Showing Microbead “Toxic-Sponges” Systematically Passing Through Treatment Plants Across New York State First-Of-Its-Kind Study Reveals Presence Of Microbeads In 74% Of Samples Taken From Wastewater Treatment Plants Across State Microbeads Entering Waters Across State From Lake…
Our Harsh Northeast winter was no hindrance to the hungry ticks ALBANY, N.Y. If you think you’re safe from ticks because the harsh winter froze them or because you haven’t been trekking through the woods? Think again. Researchers focused on…
A workshop for educators to share resources and ideas for teaching about climate change will be conducted at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar, NY (Albany County) on…
SUNY Invests in the future of additive manufacturing in New York State Collaboration by SUNY New Paltz, Stony Brook University and the University at Buffalo to develop new materials and technologies for printing NEW PALTZ – The SUNY Network of…
Powassan virus is a potentially fatal illness, which is spread by ticks and has no known treatments. The Powassan tick-borne virus was first found in the Bridgeport and Brandford areas of Connecticut. The infection is spread in much the same…
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX faces stormy skies for the second day in a row as it tries to launch a shipment of space station groceries. The unmanned rocket is set to blast off at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday from Cape…
DEC to Conduct Controlled Burn in Bog Brook Unique Area Burn to address invasive Phragmites The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will conduct a controlled burn at Bog Brook Unique Area, located in the towns of Southeast…
Funding Available to Build and Expand Solar and Wind Farms, Hydropower Plants and Fuel Cells to Develop Reliable and Cost-Effective Energy For Consumers Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $160 million investment designed to grow large scale clean energy…
Via CNet – The University of Michigan’s Micro Mote is a fully autonomous computer that’s programmed and charged via light and could be used for a variety of medical and industrial purposes. Computers used to consume whole rooms, but now…
Is there alien life out there? The sheer size and complexity of the universe would suggest that there’s only one realistic answer to that question. Despite its size, proving that alien life exists has been spectacularly difficult. In the last…
Photo: This March 18, 2015, view from the Mast Camera on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows a network of two-tone mineral veins at an area called “Garden City” on lower Mount Sharp. The discovery of strange, mineral veins on Mars…