Monica Long Contributor As the price of bitcoin hits record highs and cryptocurrencies become increasingly mainstream, the industry’s expanding carbon footprint becomes harder to ignore.…
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Researchers at Princeton University conducted experiments on materials known as quantum spin liquids, finding evidence that the electrons in the quantum regime behave as if…
Projected versus actual outcomes for the U.S. power sector. Credit: Berkeley Lab New Berkeley Lab study reviews progress towards a carbon-free power sector. Concerns about…
An illustration showing Lystrosaurus during the end-Permian mass extinction. Credit: Gina Viglietti Our planet’s worst mass extinction event happened 252 million years ago when massive…
The Orpheus submersible robot is being developed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and JPL to explore the deep ocean autonomously. Orpheus uses vision-based navigation that…
A Penn State research team found that the N protein on SARS-CoV-2 is conserved across all SARS-related pandemic coronaviruses (top, from left: SARS-CoV-2, civet, SARS-CoV,…
While orbiting on the International Space Station, astronaut Kate Rubins shot this photograph of part of Lake Van in Turkey, the largest soda or alkaline…
The suitcase laboratory has already been used successfully for other infectious diseases in Africa. Credit: Dr. Ahmed Abd El Wahed Mobile laboratory for rapid detection…
Clocking Electron Movements Inside an Atom – Shutter Speed of a Millionth of a Billionth of a Second
Clocking Electron Movements Inside an Atom – Shutter Speed of a Millionth of a Billionth of a Second
Artistic depiction of the experiment. The inherent delay between the emission of the two types of electron leads to a characteristic ellipse in the analyzed…
New Material Could Better Protect Soldiers, Athletes and Motorists From Shock, Impact and Explosions
New Material Could Better Protect Soldiers, Athletes and Motorists From Shock, Impact and Explosions
Soldiers, athletes, and motorists could lead safer lives thanks to a new process that could lead to more efficient and re-useable protection from shock and…
Military units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense. Credit: Fort George G. Meade Takeaways:…
Unprecedented high-resolution map of the Orion Nebula Cluster showing newborn stars (orange squares), gravitationally collapsing gas cores (red circles), and non-collapsing gas cores (blue crosses).…
Artist’s impression of Tiangong. China launched Tianhe-1, the first and main module of a permanent orbiting space station called Tiangong (Heavenly Palace 天 宫), on…
Using electron microscopy images, the researchers visualize the dendritic spines (yellow) with their spine apparatus (red) and the synapse terminal buttons (blue). Credit: Andreas Vlachos…
I feel hungover. No, not in the traditional sense, but in the dizzying way you feel when half of your world is celebrating double vaccinations…
Cryo-electron microscopy reconstruction of Binjari virus. The projecting spikes are a typical feature of immature flaviviruses such as dengue virus but reveal an unexpected organization.…
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Today, Antarctic winds usually blow from the continent out to the sea. Credit: Svein Østerhu The Antarctic ice sheet was even more unstable in the…
General view of the cave site of Panga ya Saidi. Note trench excavation where burial was unearthed. Credit: Mohammad Javad Shoaee The discovery of the…
Increased allergic reactions may be tied to the corticotropin-releasing stress hormone. Osaka City University finds link between the corticotropin-releasing stress hormone and increased expression of…