Imperial Valley News Center
Researchers discover natural product that could lead to new class of commercial herbicide
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- Written by Matthew Chin
Los Angeles, California - A garden can be a competitive environment. Plants and unseen microorganisms in the soil all need precious space to grow. And to gain that space, a microbe might produce and use chemicals that kill its plant competitors. But the microbe also needs immunity from its own poisons.
Made in America: Businesses and Workers are Thriving Under President Donald J. Trump
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- Written by White House
Washington, DC - "The single best tribute to our workers can be found in the unmatched quality and craftsmanship of the amazing products they bring from the blueprint to the storefront. ‘Made in the USA’ is a global symbol of unrivaled excellence." ~ President Donald J. Trump
Reinvesting in the American Workforce
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- Written by R. Alexander Acosta Secretary of Labor
Washington, DC - “We pledge to invest in both students and workers by providing opportunities for education and training that will help more Americans thrive in the modern workplace.”
NASA, French Aerospace Lab to Collaborate on Sonic Boom Prediction Research
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- Written by J.D. Harrington
Washington, DC - ASA and France’s Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), the French national aerospace research center, signed a research agreement Wednesday that could make supersonic passenger flights over land practical, dramatically reducing travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world.
X-ray data may be first evidence of a star devouring a planet
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- Written by MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts - For nearly a century, astronomers have puzzled over the curious variability of young stars residing in the Taurus-Auriga constellation some 450 light years from Earth. One star in particular has drawn astronomers’ attention. Every few decades, the star’s light has faded briefly before brightening again.
Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior
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- Written by Jennifer Chu
Cambridge, Massachusetts - There may be more than a quadrillion tons of diamond hidden in the Earth’s interior, according to a new study from MIT and other universities. But the new results are unlikely to set off a diamond rush. The scientists estimate the precious minerals are buried more than 100 miles below the surface, far deeper than any drilling expedition has ever reached.
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