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Anti-correlated plasma and THz pulse generation during two-color laser filamentation in air
Phys.org - 9 Sep 2022 19:06
The strong terahertz (THz) waves generated by femtosecond laser pulse induced gas plasma have drawn extensive attention owing to the ultra-wide spectral bandwidth, the high electric field strength, and no material damage...
Researchers suggest novel way to generate a light source made from entangled photons
Phys.org - 9 Sep 2022 09:34
Entanglement is a strange phenomenon in quantum physics where two particles are inherently connected to each other no matter the distance between them. When one is measured, the other measurement is instantly a given. Re...
Altering when you consume your calories doesn't change weight loss
New Scientist - 9 Sep 2022 18:00
Whether your biggest meal of the day is breakfast or dinner seems to make no difference when it comes to losing weight if you are eating the same number of calories
NASA's asteroid-slamming DART spacecraft catches 1st look at target (photo)
Live Science - 9 Sep 2022 20:45
Using its DRACO camera, DART has imaged the asteroid Didymos and its moonlet Dimorphos.
Frank Drake Has Passed Away, but His Equation for Alien Intelligence Is More Important Than Ever
Singularity Hub - 9 Sep 2022 20:30
How many intelligent civilizations should there be in our galaxy right now? In 1961, the US astrophysicist Frank Drake, who passed away on September 2 at the age of 92, came up with an equation to estimate this. The Drak...
People prefer tech they think is old - even when it's actually not
New Scientist - 9 Sep 2022 17:00
A series of experiments found that people prefer technology they think was invented before they were born. The effect seems to hold if the technology isn't really as old as people think it is
Hypothyroidism diet: What to eat, trigger foods & expert tips
Live Science - 9 Sep 2022 19:00
Wondering what to eat with an underactive thyroid? Our guide to a hypothyroidism diet may help you to manage symptoms
Pregnant Women With Obesity and Diabetes May Be More Likely to Have a Child With ADHD
Neuroscience News - 9 Sep 2022 01:04
Children born to women with gestational diabetes and obesity were twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than those born to mothers who did not suffer from those conditions.
Scientists Just Made Hydrogen Fuel With Nothing But Air and Solar Power
Singularity Hub - 9 Sep 2022 19:20
Hydrogen is likely to play a crucial role in our efforts to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, but making it in an environmentally friendly way requires huge amounts of water. Now researchers have developed a new technique...
Optofluidic force induction allows for real-time nanoparticle characterization
Phys.org - 9 Sep 2022 17:10
A team of researchers at Brave Analytics GmbH, working with a colleague from the Gottfried Schatz Research Center and another from the Institute of Physics, all in Austria, has developed a device that is capable of condu...
Save $250 on this Lenovo Ideapad laptop, down to just $529 at Best Buy
Live Science - 9 Sep 2022 17:00
Windows 11, a touchscreen display, and SSD storage? This Lenovo Ideapad has everything students need.
A quantum network of entangled atomic clocks
Phys.org - 9 Sep 2022 16:42
For the first time, scientists at the University of Oxford have been able to demonstrate a network of two entangled optical atomic clocks and show how the entanglement between the remote clocks can be used to improve the...
A megalodon's powerful jaws cracked the back of its wriggling whale prey, fossils suggest
Live Science - 9 Sep 2022 16:34
A megalodon tooth found suspiciously close to two fractured whale vertebrae may reflect one small whale's heroic escape from the jaws of a giant prehistoric shark.
Rheumatoid arthritis could be treated by eating probiotic bacteria
New Scientist - 9 Sep 2022 15:47
Experiments in rats hint that an immune-suppressing drug that can be taken by eating a probiotic may relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis more effectively than injections
Medieval map of Britain may reveal evidence of mythological islands
Live Science - 9 Sep 2022 15:36
A new analysis of a 650-year-old map of Britain may reveal evidence of two mythical islands.
Lattice distortion of perovskite quantum dots induces coherent quantum beating
Phys.org - 9 Sep 2022 15:23
A research group led by Prof. Wu Kaifeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Dr. Peter C. Sercel from the Center for Hybrid Organic Inorgan...
Tweezers based on a crow's beak can outperform traditional ones
New Scientist - 9 Sep 2022 14:30
Tweezers have remained largely unchanged for more than 4000 years, but now a more dexterous version has been created by mimicking an even older design - the beak of a crow
The heat and drought in Europe will lead to a huge wave of tree deaths
New Scientist - 9 Sep 2022 14:06
Even though rain has returned to some parts of Europe, the severe heat and drought this summer will kill many trees over the next two or three years
What is DOMS?
Live Science - 9 Sep 2022 12:52
Wondering what is DOMS? We're getting to the bottom of what this exercise-induced condition is and how you can avoid it
How Memory of Personal Interactions Declines With Age
Neuroscience News - 9 Sep 2022 12:29
Researchers have identified a new mechanism within neurons that cause memories associated with social interactions to decline with age. Additionally, they were able to reverse the memory loss in mouse models.
Gut Microbes May Lead to Therapies for Mental Illness
Neuroscience News - 9 Sep 2022 12:05
The gut microbiome has previously been linked to some neurological and psychological disorders. Now, researchers are investigating whether utilizing microbes from the gut could potentially treat those suffering from depr...
Antibiotics Given in Infancy May Have Adverse Impact on Adult Gut Health
Neuroscience News - 9 Sep 2022 11:45
Early life exposure to antibiotics has a long-lasting effect on the enteric nervous system, microbiome, and gut function.