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English to science translation: episode ... 3?
"We explore the feasibility of ..."
"We explore the possibility of ..."
Replace with
"We explore the conditions under which ... can be achieved."
Ahh... Much scientific-er.
Whenever I'm writing proposal, reference letter, CV, etc, I giggle if I invert the i and o in the -tion ending of a word.
combustino: the fundamental particle of a flame. syn: ember.
Concordia students are launching the first student built bi-propellant rocket aimed at reaching space. Also, the first Canadian rocket launch since the 1990s.
Livestream going up soon here SCRD-Launch.short.gy/livestream
#space
Students in the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science have been working for 7 years, in the Space Concordia Rocketry Division, to build and launch the 1st student built bi-propellant rocket to reach space. Looks like launch should be in the next 6 hours www.youtube.com/live/610YciE...
15.08.2025 07:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Votre français s'est amélioré!
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Just a breathtaking shot from NASA’s recently launched satellite to monitor the planet’s life-support system as we derange it in ways we don’t fully understand, double down on carbon emissions, and abandon scientific research www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/c...
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Though the deadline passed: Concordia University is still looking for a tenure-track hire for aerospace, specifically #spsace #academicskye #academic #tenure #engineering
www.concordia.ca/ginacody/abo...
1) I can't decipher: "[T]ests showed it was live with a very small amount of charge, the BBC reported." They used a small charge or it contained a small charge?
2) explosives can become initially less and then more unstable over time...
.hat tip to non bsky-friend
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
Next time I inadvertently blow something up in the lab, I'm describing it as a "research oopsy" to facilities management.
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