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Human remains blasted into space on Vulcan rocket will 'desecrate' the moon, Navajo Nation says
Live Science - 8 Jan 2024 20:38
Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine moon lander has successfully launched into space on a brand-new rocket and will attempt to touch down on the lunar surface in February. But the lander's payload includes human remains, w...
Brain Organoids Self-Organize from Fetal Tissue
Neuroscience News - 8 Jan 2024 23:53
Scientists have created 3D brain organoids from human fetal tissue that self-organize, offering a new way to study brain development and diseases. These mini-brains contain various brain cell types and extracellular matr...
Multi-point temperature measurements in packed beds using phosphor thermometry and ray tracing simulations
Phys.org - 8 Jan 2024 23:20
A team of researchers has proposed an indirect optical method for determining internal temperatures of opaque packed beds based on phosphor thermometry. This method enables simultaneous multi-point measurements using an ...
fNIRS Reveals New Insights Into Brain Activity
Neuroscience News - 8 Jan 2024 22:48
Researchers explore the potential of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a noninvasive tool to measure brain activity. Unlike invasive methods, fNIRS offers simplicity and portability, making it a promising ...
Novel Gene Linked to Range of Neurodegenerative Diseases Identified
Neuroscience News - 8 Jan 2024 22:25
Researchers uncovered a crucial link between the gene Angiogenin (ANG) and age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), motor neuron disease (MND), and Parkinson's disease. In its mutated...
IEA Says 40 Percent of US Electricity Is Now Emission-Free for the First Time
Singularity Hub - 8 Jan 2024 22:08
The pace of the green energy transition has accelerated significantly in recent years. Figures released at the end of last year show roughly 40 percent of US electricity production is now emission-free. With growing conc...
Peregrine moon lander may be doomed after 'critical loss' of propellant
Live Science - 8 Jan 2024 22:06
Just six hours into its maiden flight, Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine moon lander has experienced a technical fault that could doom the mission.
Extreme droughts are worse for plants than we thought
New Scientist - 8 Jan 2024 22:00
Grasslands are almost 40 per cent less productive after a year of extreme drought, an experiment spanning six continents suggests
There can be 240,000 plastic particles in a litre bottle of water
New Scientist - 8 Jan 2024 22:00
Own brand one-litre water bottles from three unnamed US supermarkets each contained hundreds of thousands of microscopic plastic particles
Immune Cells Hold the Key to Biological Aging
Neuroscience News - 8 Jan 2024 21:36
Scientists are using epigenetic clocks to reveal our biological age, a true marker of health. A new study delves into the immune system's role in understanding and improving the accuracy of these clocks.
Substitutional doping of 2D semiconductor for broadband photodetector
Phys.org - 8 Jan 2024 21:19
Substitutional doping from foreign elements stands out as a preferred method for precisely tailoring the electronic band structure, conduction type, and carrier concentration of pristine materials. In the realm of three-...
The Science of Sleep: Brain's Reset Mechanism Revealed
Neuroscience News - 8 Jan 2024 21:11
Sleep has long been a mystery, but a new study offers fresh insights. By tracking brain activity in sleeping rats, they propose that sleep's primary function is to reset the brain's computational state to achieve "critic...
In a 1st, 'minibrains' grown from fetal brain tissue
Live Science - 8 Jan 2024 20:52
The new tissue-derived minibrains may complement existing models made from stem cells, the researchers behind the new study say.
Diamond rain may be more common across the universe than we thought
New Scientist - 8 Jan 2024 20:38
It may be easier than researchers thought to form diamonds inside giant planets, which means that it might rain diamonds on up to a third of the planets we've discovered so far
Should nations try to ban bitcoin because of its environmental impact?
New Scientist - 8 Jan 2024 19:49
Bitcoin miners seem unwilling to take action to curb the cryptocurrency's energy and water use - so some campaigners argue that it is time for governments to intervene
See 1st-ever Vulcan Centaur rocket blast off into space in stunning photos and videos
Live Science - 8 Jan 2024 19:39
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Jan. 8).
'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species
Live Science - 8 Jan 2024 19:04
Bird flu could be another blow for polar bear populations that are already at risk from climate change.
Vulcan just launched the 1st US moon mission since Apollo, with human remains aboard
Live Science - 8 Jan 2024 18:41
ULA's new rocket now has one flight under its belt.
Scientists invent ultrathin optical crystal for next-generation laser tech
Phys.org - 8 Jan 2024 18:31
A team of Chinese researchers used a novel theory to invent a new type of ultrathin optical crystal with high energy efficiency, laying the foundation for next-generation laser technology.
Researchers demonstrate that quantum entanglement and topology are inextricably linked
Phys.org - 8 Jan 2024 18:12
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated the remarkable ability to perturb pairs of spatially separated yet interconnected quantum entangled particles without altering their shared properties.
Christina Koch: 'I come to work to do cool things like go to the moon'
New Scientist - 8 Jan 2024 18:00
Christina Koch, who will become the first woman to go to the moon with the Artemis II mission, on what space smells like, why it is difficult to return to Earth and how astronauts play human bowling
Stripes in a flowing liquid crystal suggest a route to 'chiral' fluids
Phys.org - 8 Jan 2024 17:59
Hold your hands out in front of you, and no matter how you rotate them, it's impossible to superimpose one over the other. Our hands are a perfect example of chirality--a geometric configuration by which an object cannot...