What if the Wright Brothers had tested their flying machine on a computer before launching it on a North Carolina beach? They could have drastically shortened the time from idea to working prototype.
The past seemed familiar to Matthew Schuck when he began scouring the Valley Library Archives for clues to censorship during WWI.
1.9 billion. That’s the number of results turned up by a Google search on the term “big data.”
In January, Poland revived its nuclear-energy ambitions when the government pledged to build two nuclear reactors, bringing the first one online as soon as 2024. Oregon State University is a partner in realizing Poland’s new nuclear energy initiative.
In Antarctica, when you sedate a 1,000-pound Weddell seal, it can take a while for the animal to settle down.
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