Purdue University engineers have developed a patent-pending method to decrease hazardous strikes to underground utility pipes during construction projects. This could lower related financial losses, service disruptions, injuries and fatalities.
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Radar technology estimates location, orientation, radius of underground pipes
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How cells work together: The mathematics behind biological shapes
How do biological cells join forces to form a structure? In her Ph.D. research, Daphne Nesenberend uses mathematics to show how forces and cooperation between cells create structure—and how simulations and experiments can reinforce each other.
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Piecing together parasitic plant pathways
Genes that play a key role in the formation of an infectious organ used by parasitic plants have been identified by plant scientists at RIKEN. This discovery fills a gap in our understanding of how parasitic plants infect their hosts. The…
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Bringing storytelling to science: John Cannon’s approach to reporting on nature
For John Cannon, reporting on nature begins with a story grounded in the truth. “Evidence-based reporting [is] at the heart of what we do at Mongabay,” he says. “I believe it’s perhaps the most profound way we can contribute to making…
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Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows
The flowering times for many plant species have shifted due to climate change, with most of the change occurring in temperate zones. Researchers assumed the tropics, which are largely the same temperature year-round, would be insulated from such…
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OpenAI Releases Symphony: An Open Source Agentic Framework for Orchestrating Autonomous AI Agents through Structured, Scalable Implementation Runs
OpenAI has released Symphony, an open-source framework designed to manage autonomous AI coding agents through structured ‘implementation runs.’ The project provides a system for automating…
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Seafood fraud is rampant, imperiling fish populations, report finds
The global fisheries and aquaculture sector produces more than 150 million metric tons of food per year, valued at nearly $200 billion. Yet it’s plagued with fraud, according to a new report. The report, published Feb. 10 by the Food and…
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No chance asteroid will slam into the moon in 2032, NASA says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA issued a welcomed all-clear Thursday, saying there’s now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR will crash into the moon in 2032.
The space agency had been predicting a 4.3% chance of a direct hit. But observations by the…
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Microscopic swimming robots navigate ‘artificial space-time’ mazes using Einstein’s relativity
Researchers have developed a method for steering microscopic swimming robots using light patterns and the principles of Einstein’s theory of relativity. The technology is a potential first step toward deploying tiny robots in applications…
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Engineers issue hot take on cold-steel: Finding hidden damage requires radar, AI
A University of Houston engineer has developed a method to detect possible damage in concealed cold-formed steel construction framing materials hidden behind walls, without having to tear the walls open. The new technology uses ground-penetrating…
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