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  Engineers And Meteorologists Catalogue Weather Activity To Devise Green Energy Plan

  Researchers installed weather stations to track the best locations for taking advantage of renewable resources. Tracking sunlight exposure helps pinpoint the ideal location for solar panels, and ... > more
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  Atmospheric Scientists And Engineers Demonstrate Amount Of Pollution In U.S. Originating Overseas

  Environmental scientists and engineers developed mathematical models to calculate the impact of pollution from Europe and Asia on areas in the United States. They found that almost twelve percent of ... > more
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  Soil Scientists Stabilize Fire Ravaged Topsoil With New Technology

  Chemists and engineers designed a technology that protects soil. A polymer encased in recycled paper bonds to positive ions in soil to form clumps. These clods of dirt break up the hard surface that ... > more
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  Geologists Create Map Of Threat Of Volcanic Eruptions Throughout The United States

  Geologists combined research from around the country with Google Maps to show where volcanoes could erupt in the United States. The website is constantly updated to reflect the current status of ... > more
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  Earth Scientists And Geographers Integrate Maps And Weather Data

  Scientists created a way to combine weather data and geographic information systems software in a visual display for use in disaster response. They created a map with a variety of ways to layer and ... > more
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  Atmospheric Physicists Develop Dust Storm Forecasting System

  Atmospheric Physicists designed an early warning system to predict the path and danger of developing dust storms. They linked together storm research, forecasting, and warning tools from different ... > more
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  Chemical Engineers Call On Nanoparticles To Combat Polluted Groundwater

  Chemical engineers created nanoparticles out of gold and palladium to break down pollutants in groundwater. Adding the particles to groundwater converts dangerous contaminants like trichloroethylene ... > more
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  Geophysicists Show That Crust Temperature Variation Explains Half Of Elevation Differences In North America

  Geophysicists determined that tectonic mountain-building processes are not the only factor that determines elevation in North America. The temperature of the crust affects its density, and lower ... > more
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  Marine Biologists Work To Protect Seahorses By Developing A Breeding Program

  Marine biologists, worried that regular harvesting of wild seahorses may threaten the creature with extinction, have begun breeding them in home aquariums. Caring for seahorses requires a three-step ... > more
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  Engineers Use Mine Roof Simulator To Increase Mine Safety

  Industrial hygienists, applying geology and engineering, can test mine support systems with the only mine roof simulator of its kind. Using up to 3 million pounds of vertical force and 1.6 million ... > more

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