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Bionics: Electric view in murky waters

When dealing with disasters or searching for objects, robots or drones with cameras are usually used. However, conventional cameras are of rather limited use in murky, dark water, such as in a sewage pipe or a lake that is cloudy with sediment. Zoologists have developed a special camera for such operating conditions: modeled on the African elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii), it supplies 'electric images' with 'electric colors' in murky waters. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190409135857.htm

How Dangerous Is It to Be a Bird in Your City? Buildings Kill Hundreds of Millions a Year

By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/science/birds-killed-by-buildings.html?partner=IFTTT via IFTTT

Are brown dwarfs failed stars or super-planets?

Brown dwarfs fill the 'gap' between stars and the much smaller planets. But how they originate has yet to be fully explained. Astronomers may now be able to answer that question. They discovered that the star v Ophiuchi in the Milky Way is being orbited by two brown dwarfs, which in all probability formed along with the star from a gas and dust disk. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190409135813.htm

U.S. EPA Honors 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Tennessee

U.S. EPA Honors 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Tennessee Region 04 ATLANTA (April 9, 2019) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Office and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring three ENERGY STAR partners in Kentucky for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment. Published April 09, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

U.S. EPA Honors 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Kentucky

U.S. EPA Honors 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Kentucky Region 04 ATLANTA (April 9, 2019) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Office and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring five ENERGY STAR partners in Kentucky for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment. Published April 09, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

U.S. EPA Honors 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in North Carolina

U.S. EPA Honors 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in North Carolina Region 04 ATLANTA (April 9, 2019) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Office and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring six ENERGY STAR partners in North Carolina for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment. Published April 09, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

U.S. EPA Honors 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas

U.S. EPA Honors 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas Region 06 DALLAS – (April 9, 2019) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring 16 ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment. Published April 09, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

U.S. EPA Honors Efficiency Vermont as a 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year

U.S. EPA Honors Efficiency Vermont as a 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Region 01 Burlington, Vermont – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England regional office and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring Efficiency Vermont as an ENERGY STAR partner for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment. Published April 09, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

U.S. EPA Honors National Grid as a 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Efforts in Rhode Island

U.S. EPA Honors National Grid as a 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Efforts in Rhode Island Region 01 Providence, R.I. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England regional office and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring National Grid as an ENERGY STAR partner for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment. Published April 09, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

U.S. EPA Honors Two 2019 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year in New Hampshire

U.S. EPA Honors Two 2019 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year in New Hampshire Region 01 Manchester, N.H. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England regional office and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring two New Hampshire organizations as ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment. Published April 09, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more