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On January 5, House Science, Space and Technology Committee released a bill to improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in rural communities. The Rural STEM Education Research Act was crafted to address inequalities that make it harder for…
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About a month after the new year has started on Earth, three spacecraft will pull into the vicinity of Mars. What follows is a preview of some of 2021’s most expected events. The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope,…
Continue ReadingAdvance Electronic Organs-on-a-Chip Technology
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technology that measures physical properties of cells to help determine the effects of drugs and other treatments. This type of technology is known as organ-on-a-chip, which can…
Continue ReadingSpace probe flies by Venus on way to Mercury
A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on October 15, 2020, using Earth’s neighbor to adjust its course on the way to solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. Launched almost two years ago, the European-Japanese probe BepiColombo took a…
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