Did you know that fiber optic cables can be used to detect earthquakes? Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) uses fiber optic cables connected to an instrument that sends pulses of light through the cable, detecting strain from environmental disturbances. earthscope.org/what-is/das/

Elon Musk Sorry to burst your bubble but there aren't enough men, women, or equipment to deploy enough water to stop wind driven fires like this. Why don't you take some of that "go to mars" money and actually help rather than Monday morning quarterbacking during a live fire?

Drone pilots in Southern California! Flying your drone without authorization near a wildfire can prevent official aircraft firefighting efforts. The response is rapidly evolving, always check for Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) before you fly at bit.ly/2NNkeOf.

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NEWS: The FAA has expanded the size of a ban on non-firefighting aircraft from over the Los Angeles area wildfires. It now stretches over Hollywood Hills, Calabasas, Paramount Ranch National Park, and Century City.

When we say “Watch Duty is built for first responders”, that’s not marketing. That’s our mission and a promise.

So long and thanks for all the fish! I just observed my last star this morning... #GaiaDPAC and European Space Agency Gaia teams will do their best to make some great data releases from all the data I gathered! #GaiaDR4 in 2026, #GaiaDR5 around the end of the decade. Keep posted for our news

This brand-new animation gives you the most up to date view of our Milky Way. A full set of Milky Way visuals can be found from our webpage: cosmos.esa.int/en/web/gaia/mi… youtu.be/wEZBNsU4dMU

With #Turtle Tracker + #Marine Animal Surfacing Simulator Cellular Tracking Technologies = better #wildlife data <eg. 1yr+ vs hours, days, weeks, seasonal use> & #MOTUS expansion/ integration with other networks = better resolution of temporal landscape of #animal occurence. #citizenscience #IoT

DOGE by #ExecutiveOrder with limited challenges by #Congress <eg. cdt.org/wp-content/upl…> = federal expansion of centralized identification system that is a form of “#NationalID” & dismissal of Congress, history, & civics <eg. heritage.org/civil-society/… & cato.org/sites/cato.org…>

Based on views on harm & human bias in centralized lists, identity theft, fraud. Time to revisit #blockchain & #tokenization with #CAC to create more secure, user-centric, self-sovereign tech for “#NationalID.” Example: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… & Why: identity.utexas.edu/sites/default/…

Check out research at journals.aps.org/prresearch/pdf…, model & physics-based avenues for controlling #emerin #nanodomain self-assembly by modifying the emerin reaction or diffusion properties. Emerin has been shown to have diverse functions <eg. gene expression, cell signaling> #proteins

Look forward to next phase of #PublicPrivatePartnership for scaling reusable & low-cost sponge, affinity for #lead, #phosphate, #microplastics, & more based on small tests. HT U.S. National Science Foundation #GreatLakesWaterInnovationEngine: nsf.gov/funding/initia… + @northwesternu: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/0…

Viable direction for reducing #PFAS based on real-world tests. Study at pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…, also identify advantages of #nanocages over other purification methods like #ActivatedCarbon, #ReverseOsmosis, ... (eg. costs, impacts) HT St. Bonaventure U UBuffalo Stony Brook University

“It’s like a whole new world is open.” Co-ops offering broadband are realizing advantages in electric operations through system upgrades and improved communications that minimize outages, hold down costs and boost member support. Read more: bit.ly/3GzKg4W

Plug and play permitless balcony solar is coming to the US and starting in Utah! Energy abundance! zdnet.com/home-and-offic…

This is thanks to Rep. Ward’s HB340, passed unanimously this session. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/03/05/bal…

Given #hyperlocalenergyinfastructure push back in certain parts of USA (eg. IBIS Power PowerNest.) Maybe those push back sources might like framework via Rep Ward’s HB340: pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/03/05/bal… (eg. EcoFlow: zdnet.com/home-and-offic… #PowerSystemResilience #homeowner #renter

Chainsaw effects mixed with certain industry push back in Washington DC <eg apple.news/A-zvxdX6JQSS2g…,> I recommend Horizon Europe 🇪🇺 reach out to impacted civic #publicprivatepartnerships <eg #sensors R&D for #crowdsource & #citizenscience; materials R&D to remove #PFAS, #microplastics >

Maybe near future use of #SpectrometerOnAChip that is scalable & affordable for #crowdsource & #citizenscience? Check out “Thermal light emitters based on #graphene directly grown on chips by etching-precipitation method:” sciencedirect.com/science/articl…. HT Keio University CC ソニーセミコンダクタソリューションズグループ