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2015-10-01Academic News
The Youngest Brown Dwarfs Discovered by NCU Graduate Institute of Astronomy
PhD student Poshih Chiang and his supervisor Professor Wen-Ping Chen at the Graduate Institute of Astronomy of NCU reported the discovery of two cool, and youngest brown dwarfs known so far.
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2015-09-03Headlines
“Satoyama” Service Learning in Japan—the Harmony between Human and Nature
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2015-07-31Academic News
Exploration in Jurassic World—Research into Serrated Teeth of Theropod Dinosaurs on Scientific Reports
Why were theropod dinosaurs so powerful and dominant in Jurassic Period? The researchers discovered that one of the reasons that made theropod dinosaurs the top of the food chain was the saw-like cutting edges on the side of their teeth. And the structure of these saw-like teeth resembled springs very much, rendering the teeth uneasy to crack. The findings were published in the internationally renowned journal Scientific Reports on 28th July, 2015.
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2015-07-27Headlines
The Asteroid No. 175419 Named After Albie Sachs, 2014 Tang Prize Winner in the Rule of Law
In honor of Justice Albie Sachs, the winner of Tang Prize and the former Judge to the Constitutional Court of South Africa, National Central University, Taiwan, proposed to name Asteroid No.175419 after him.
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2015-07-08Headlines
The World’s Smallest All-In-One Space Probe, “Advanced Ionospheric Probe”, Developed by NCU
Professor Chi-Kuang Chao led the Space Payload Laboratory of Graduate Institute of Space Science, NCU in developing the world’s smallest all-in-one space plasma sensor AIP.