A slender crescent moon slides past Saturn this week, offering a rewarding conjunction. It will be the perfect way to start your evening, a little quiet contemplation of the night sky as the evening twilight gives way to full darkness.
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Experimental study on the failure risk of existing metro station under unilateral large-scale excavation
likitlersuang surarak, c., wanatowski, d., oh, e., balasubramaniam, a. finite element analysis of a deep excavation: a case study from the Bangkok Mrt. Soils Found. 53, 756–773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2013.08.013 (2013).
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Data-driven optimization and pressuremeter modulus prediction using response surface methodology for smarter geotechnical design
Timoshenko, S. P. & Goodier, J. N. Theory of Elasticity (McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1970). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3408648
Menard, L. The pressuremeter and foundation engineering. Sols Soils 1,…
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Silver just solved a major solid-state battery problem
Using a solid electrolyte instead of a liquid one inside a battery could enable rechargeable lithium metal batteries that are safer, store much more energy, and recharge far faster than today’s lithium-ion batteries. This idea has attracted…
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China’s Shenzhou-21 crew continues with science experiments, life in orbit_英语频道_央视网(cctv.com)
China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts interact with robot “Xiaohang” aboard China’s space station. /China Media Group
China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts have steadily advanced scientific experiments in several fields aboard…
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Hubble’s “Stellar Baby” Images Reveal the Physics of Star Birth – DIYPhotography
- Hubble’s “Stellar Baby” Images Reveal the Physics of Star Birth DIYPhotography
- Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures NASA Science (.gov)
- NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures protostars hidden in cosmic dust clouds primetimer.com
- Hubble…
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FAST reveals insights into cosmic signals – Dawn
- FAST reveals insights into cosmic signals Dawn
- HKU Astronomer Uses ‘China Sky Eye’ To Reveal Binary Origin Of Fast Radio Bursts Eurasia Review
- China’s giant radio telescope cracks code on origin of cosmic radio bursts news.cgtn.com
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China’s satellite data shows iceberg A23a in final stage of disintegration
BEIJING — China”s Fengyun-3D satellite has found that the world’s formerly largest iceberg, A23a, is entering the final stages of its disintegration, according to the China Meteorological Administration.
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A23a, once world's largest iceberg, could disappear within weeks – news.cgtn.com
- A23a, once world’s largest iceberg, could disappear within weeks news.cgtn.com
- Massive iconic iceberg turns blue and is “on the verge of complete disintegration,” NASA says CBS News
- Earth from Space: The fate of a giant European Space Agency
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