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Paleontologists make "one in a million" discovery of soft tissue preserved in 450-million-year-old fossil
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (779+ words) image: Crinoid Soft Tissue Fossil. view more Crinoid Soft Tissue Fossil. Credit: The University of Oklahoma The nearly impossible natural conditions required to preserve soft tissue as fossils mean that the preserved tube feet of Dendrocrinus simcoensis, described by Cole…...
How to plan electricity expansion in hydro-dependent systems?
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (631+ words) In hydro-dependent power systems, water availability varies due to droughts and climate variability, increasing the risk of supply shortages. We present an integrated framework for planning generation and transmission expansion under hydrological uncertainty. The approach uses Monte Carlo simulations to…...
Concordia study finds snow droughts in western and southern Canada could affect nearly all Canadians
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (372+ words) A novel method to track snow water availability shows how small but widespread snowpack declines can ripple across Canada's water supply image: Ali Nazemi view more Researchers at Concordia have developed a new method of measuring the amount of usable…...
Robotic exosuit trousers could boost astronauts" movement in space missions
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (499+ words) image: The artificial muscles in the suit consist of two layers: an outer nylon layer and an inner thermoplastic layer that allows airtight inflation. The anchoring components, such as the waistband and knee straps, are made from Kevlar for high…...