Monday, April 29, 2019

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Astronomers capture first image of a black hole

Astronomers capture first image of a black hole

black hole image

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) -- a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration -- was designed to capture images of a black hole.

Today, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that they have succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole ...

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Published April 10, 2019 at 01:07PM
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Thursday, April 4, 2019

National Science Foundation names Jennifer Dionne and Mark Braverman its 2019 Alan T. Waterman awardees

National Science Foundation names Jennifer Dionne and Mark Braverman its 2019 Alan T. Waterman awardees

award winners Jennifer Dionne and David Kelly Crow

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named materials scientist Jennifer Dionne and computer scientist Mark Braverman the recipients of this year's Alan T. Waterman Award.

The Waterman Award annually recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by NSF. Researchers 40 years of age or younger, or up to 10 years post Ph.D., are eligible. This year, two outstanding researchers ...

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Published April 04, 2019 at 04:00PM
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Monday, April 1, 2019

Sweat sensors: Engineering breakthrough tools for health diagnostics

Sweat sensors: Engineering breakthrough tools for health diagnostics

biosensor Multidisciplinary team tackles challenges to make sweat as important as blood for health monitoring

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Published April 01, 2019 at 04:00AM
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