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The state isn’t ordering any water use restrictions…yet…but Governor Cuomo has raised the drought alert level for Western New York from “drought watch” to a “drought warning” as the dry summer gets worse. Less than a quarter of the year’s normal rainfall means streams and groundwater levels are extremely low. The order means people should […]
United States Senator Chuck Schumer says the National Science Foundation has allocated $2 million in federal funding for photonics research at the University of Rochester. The New York Democrat says researchers will use it to investigate quantum photonics with an eye to creating silicon based photonic computer chips. They could massively speed up information processing […]
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his office has sent cease and desist letters to seven companies that have been claiming their products can help prevent infection by the Zika virus. Schneiderman says the products are ineffective against mosquitos, and in the case of an ultrasonic gadget that’s supposed to repel mosquitos, it may […]