A ‘self-eating’ rocket engine which aims to put small payloads into orbit by burning its own structure as propellant has won financial support from the UK Government.
‘Self-Eating’ Rocket Whets Funders’ Appetite For Development
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Collaboration Sparks New Model For Ceramic Conductivity
As insulators, metal oxides – also known as ceramics – may not seem like obvious candidates for electrical conductivity.
Protected Areas Help Waterbirds Adapt to Climate Change
Researchers of the new study investigated the role of protected areas for the range shifts of wintering waterbirds in Europe and North Africa.
Grant Will Help Researchers Prevent Apple Fire Blight In US
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $779,000 grant to Cornell AgriTech researchers to combat fire blight, one of the most devastating bacterial diseases for the apple and pear industries.
A New Way of Looking at the Earth’s Interior
Current understanding is that the chemical composition of the Earth’s mantle is relatively homogeneous. But experiments conducted by ETH researchers now show that this view is too simplistic.
New Cornell Dean Sees Climate Resilience in Agriculture
On a clear morning in October 2019, Benjamin Z. Houlton stood at the edge of a corn field in California’s Central Valley.
