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The cover story for the August 6, 2020 issue of Nature features the optical observations of lightning flashes on Jupiter made by the Juno spacecraft. The article was written by select members of the NASA Mission Juno team, including ECE Professor Emeritus Paul G. Steffes. Steffes is a member of the Center for Space Technology and Research (C-STAR), which is co-led by Thomas Orlando (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Glenn Lightsey (Aerospace Engineering).
The Department of Energy's process for predicting how climate change will affect carbon in the planet's ecosystem could get a makeover, thanks to a new grant for two School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences researchers.
A new at-home polysomnography kit, built by Audrey Duarte and W. Hong Yeo, proposes a path to getting data and a better night’s sleep — thanks to a new, unobtrusive nanotech device.
The smartphones in everyone’s purse or pocket could soon become powerful tools in the effort to control coronavirus in the campus community.
NASA Dawn's second mission sheds new light on dwarf planet Ceres — including evidence of dome-like, ice-filled hills that resemble Earth's 'pingos'. The work could lead to new insights about the role of water in shaping the geology of icy bodies elsewhere in the solar system, and a better understanding of pingos in relation to Earth’s climate. The team has also received a grant for what will be the first-ever mapping of similar features in the Arctic: Pingo STARR.