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Canadian researchers at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, have created a global map of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that can get past the body’s normal defenses and penetrate deep into the lungs. The researchers bridged the lack of surface-based air pollution sensors in the developing world by using satellite data from NASA’s Multi-angle Imaging [...]
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An improved solar map for the state of California has been created by UC San Diego environmental engineering professor Jan Kleissl and his Ph.D. student Anders Nottrott. The map, which can be viewed via Google Earth, allows homeowners, photovoltaic installers and utilities to better predict how much power they will get out of their solar [...]
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Researchers at IBM have tested a new nanoscale manufacturing technique by creating a three-dimensional world map at the scale of 500 nanometers. At that size, 1,000 three-dimensional maps of the world would fit the size of a grain of salt. The technique was also used to create a 25 nanometer-high replica of the Matterhorn (above), [...]
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The RCMP searched the Whistler Olympic village with a dog team after a suspicious map of the complex was found. The map contained notations that the authorities said were concerning, although they refused to reveal the nature of the notations. Security is a significant component of the games these days, with Canada reportedly spending $866 [...]
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A new map was launched by the UK’s Met Office to highlight the implications of temperature rise. The map allows readers to explore the impacts of a global temperature rise of 4 °C on such resources as forests, crops, water, marine life and weather. Visit this site for a full-screen version. You can read more [...]
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The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has put together an interesting interactive map that maps Muslim populations worldwide. There’s also a weighted map that shows the relative size of countries based on the number of Muslims there. The map accompanies a 62-page report that is the culmination of a large-scale effort to study [...]
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The City of Vancouver has developed a cycling map, with the help of the University of British Columbia, that factors in such things as maximum slope restriction, least traffic pollution, most vegetated route, shortest path, and least elevation gain. The route finder also returns such details as estimated time, the amount of greenhouse gases prevented, [...]
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