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Humans Dominate Ecosystem of the Largest River in Texas
A new study of the geochemistry of the Brazos River in Texas find that human activity has disrupted the natural carbon dioxide cycle of the largest river in the state. According to the researchers, the natural carbon cycles of sources and sinks have been completely overprinted by human activities. The researchers used radiocarbon dating to [...]
IBM to Open a Smarter Infrastructure Lab at Carnegie Mellon
IBM is opening a Smarter Infrastructure Lab at Carnegie Mellon University to develop sensors and systems to monitor the state of infrastructure. The intent is to monitor and analyze the state of buildings, roads, water lines and other urban infrastructure. The software and systems will be tuned to process, monitor and analyze the data from [...]