Tag Archives: physics

NASA’s NICER Mission Arrives at Kennedy Space Center

Posted on June 11, 2016 by challer

An upcoming NASA astrophysics mission will uncover the physics governing the ultra-dense interiors of neutron stars. Using the same platform, the mission will demonstrate trailblazing space navigation technology.

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Posted in Articles, Energy, Engineering, Featured, Physical Sciences, Research, Rotator, Space, Technology | Tagged astrophysics, Cape Canaveral, Clare Skelly, Department of Defense (DoD), DoD, DOD and science, DoD Armed with Science, Florida, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Center, nasa, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer, neutron stars, NICER, physics, space navigation technology | Comments Off

Midshipman 3rd-Class Nicholas Costa (left) reinforces astronomy principles with Maria Hidalgo of North Point High School in Charles County, Maryland, and Ray Rosales, who teaches at DuVal High School in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Photo by Rachel Hetlyn.

Educators Dive into STEM Experiments Led by Naval Academy Midshipmen

Posted on October 17, 2015 by glenn.selby

A group of over ninety secondary school instructors and museum educators attended a United States Naval Academy (USNA) STEM workshop Sept. 26.
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Posted in Articles, DoDLive Science, Earth Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Featured, Rotator, STEM, Technology | Tagged Angela Moran, astronomy, bioengineering, chemistry, electrochemistry, Elizabeth Southworth, Math, Midshipman 3rd-Class Nick Costa, optics, physics, stem, United States Naval Academy, USNA | Comments Off

(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Dust It Off: Using Science to Keep the Military Clean

Posted on October 3, 2014 by jtozer

Scientists are hoping to find a better way to cut down on bacterial biofouling to reduce the number of pathogens that service members have to face.
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Quantum Technology & The Military

Posted on May 27, 2013 by jtozer

When you think of military operations, chances are you think of the obvious. The tanks. The service members. The uniform. The helicopters. The military brass. The American flag. The Pentagon. All the iconic symbols that the military takes pride in …
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Metamaterials & Plasmonics

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jtozer

What do you know about metamaterials and plasmonics? Well you’re about to learn a little more (or what those are in general)! Dr. Paras N. Prasad, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Physics, Medicine and Electrical Engineering at the State University …
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From R2-D2 to Curiosity: Good Fiction to Great Science

Posted on September 18, 2012 by jtozer

NASA’s Curiosity rover is scouring the Martian surface at Gale Crater with drills, cameras and even a laser so it can find out more about the Red Planet. Curiosity carries no people, instead taking all of its readings by …
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Tracked Raindrops Falling On Our Heads

Posted on July 15, 2012 by jtozer

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists are leading a multi-agency study which reveals that a very high-resolution Doppler radar has the unique capacity to detect individual cloud hydrometeors in the free atmosphere. This study will improve scientists’ understanding of the dynamics and …
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NRL Researchers Discover New Solar Feature

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jtozer

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have discovered a previously unreported solar feature – Coronal Cells – where high-temperature coronal emission is confined to discrete plumes that extend upward from unipolar concentrations of magnetic flux. The NRL researchers think that …
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