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July 4, 2014
A study led by Deborah Kimbrell, Ph.D., at the University of California, Davis and her collaborators, suggests that normal gravity or hypergravity on the space station may help mitigate some of the biological problems in organisms living in space.
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June 30, 2014
Humans doing difficult, repetitive tasks or those who need assistance with movement may soon get a helping hand - literally - thanks to robotic technology developed to serve astronauts in space.
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June 25, 2014
The activities of a crew of ants that lived aboard the space station as part of the Ants in Space investigation are inspiring students and scientists alike. But the investigation also has the potential to teach us so much more.
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June 20, 2014
Three of the best technology applications from 2013 were recognized at the third annual International Space Station Research and Development conference on June 18, 2014.
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June 19, 2014
Four compelling results from the research performed aboard the International Space Station were recognized June 17, 2014, as awardees in the category of Most Compelling Results from the space station in 2013.
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June 19, 2014
At the third annual ISS Research and Development conference June 17, four individuals and their teams received awards for their work in Biotechnology, Health and Education.
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June 16, 2014
Thanks to the Microgravity Science Glovebox, those aboard the space station have safely performed experiments since 2002. A new decontamination system gives the facility the capability to host an entire additional research discipline - life science.
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June 10, 2014
The high-definition video via laser transmission from space to ground, stating "Hello, World!" was the first of its kind for the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science from the International Space Station.
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May 28, 2014
Scientists and engineers alike may soon agree with Frank Sinatra, who sang about Chicago as "My Kind of Town" when the city hosts the third annual International Space Station (ISS) Research and Development conference from June 17 to 19.
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May 23, 2014
A panel of research experts gathered May 21 at NASA for the Destination Station: International Space Station Science Forum to highlight the direction for life and physical sciences aboard the International Space Station.
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May 23, 2014
NASA has housing in the works to provide living quarters for groups of mice and rats in prime real estate aboard the space station. The rodent research system enables researchers to study the long-term effects of microgravity on mammalian physiology.
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May 21, 2014
Researchers recently made use of the microgravity environment aboard the space station for the Microgravity on Human Thyroid Carcinoma Cells study, with the hope to reveal answers that will help in the fight against thyroid cancer.
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May 18, 2014
The splashdown of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft on May 18 concludes the company's third contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station, assisting scientists who have investigations returning to Earth complete their analyses.
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May 14, 2014
The Binary Colloidal Alloy Tests (BCAT) series of investigations aims to understand fluids and the physics behind their movement. This research might help in designing new stable products for consumers.
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May 7, 2014
NASA saw a trend in the burden of the world's communications bands years ago and started opening up a new part of the electromagnetic spectrum called Ka-band, which is now considered the spectrum of the future for NASA communications.
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May 5, 2014
Three recent scientific papers examined the risks of interplanetary exchange of organisms using research from the International Space Station.
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May 2, 2014
How do plants sense "up" and "down" where those relative positions don't exist? Biotube-MICRO, recently launched to the space station for study, will help scientists understand how gravity guides plants into growing correctly.
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May 1, 2014
A free, Web-based guide based on science on the space station is being re-released through Scholastic and Sony Pictures as curriculum for educators to leap on the excitement surrounding the release of the film, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."
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May 1, 2014
Four tiny canisters which arrived to the space station April 20 are carrying scientific experiments that could lead to better prevention and treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, and make it easier to grow plants in space.
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