Better hurricane forecasts and spotting salts on Jupiter ’s moon Europa
We ’ve all seen images or animations of hurricanes that color code the wind speeds inside the whirling mass—but it turns out we can do a better job measuring these winds and, as a result, better predict the path of the storm. Staff Writer Paul Voosen talks with host Sarah Crespi about how a microsa tellite-based project for measuring hurricane wind speeds is showing signs of success—despite unexpected obstacles from the U.S. military’s tweaking of GPS signals.
Also this week, Sarah talks with graduate student Samantha Trumbo, a Ph.D. candidate in planetary science at the California Institute of Technology in...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 13, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Better hurricane forecasts and spotting salts on Jupiter ’s moon Europa
We ’ve all seen images or animations of hurricanes that color code the wind speeds inside the whirling mass—but it turns out we can do a better job measuring these winds and, as a result, better predict the path of the storm. Staff Writer Paul Voosen talks with host Sarah Crespi about how a microsa tellite-based project for measuring hurricane wind speeds is showing signs of success—despite unexpected obstacles from the U.S. military’s tweaking of GPS signals. Also this week, Sarah talks with graduate student Samantha Trumbo, a Ph.D. candidate in planetary science at the California I nstitute of Technology in...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 13, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Better hurricane forecasts and spotting salts on Jupiter ’s moon Europa
We’ve all seen images or animations of hurricanes that color code the wind speeds inside the whirling mass—but it turns out we can do a better job measuring these winds and, as a result, better predict the path of the storm. Staff Writer Paul Voosen talks with host Sarah Crespi about how a microsatellite-based project for measuring hurricane wind speeds is showing signs of success—despite unexpected obstacles from the U.S. military’s tweaking of GPS signals.
Also this week, Sarah talks with graduate student Samantha Trumbo, a Ph.D. candidate in planetary science at the California Institute of Technology in...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 13, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Better hurricane forecasts and spotting salts on Jupiter ’s moon Europa
We ’ve all seen images or animations of hurricanes that color code the wind speeds inside the whirling mass—but it turns out we can do a better job measuring these winds and, as a result, better predict the path of the storm. Staff Writer Paul Voosen talks with host Sarah Crespi about how a microsa tellite-based project for measuring hurricane wind speeds is showing signs of success—despite unexpected obstacles from the U.S. military’s tweaking of GPS signals.
Also this week, Sarah talks with graduate student Samantha Trumbo, a Ph.D. candidate in planetary science at the California Institute of Technology in...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 13, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
"Leach Alternative" -- The Discovery Files
Researchers at University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed safer alternatives to phthalate plasticizers -- which can leach out of plastics into food water and the environment -- potentially preventing a variety of health problems. The alternatives can still enhance the suppleness, flexibility and longevity of plastics such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), but they can't leach out of them because they are chemically bonded to the polymer chain. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - December 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
