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Gargantuan volcano on Mars found hidden 'in plain sight,' and it could hold potential signs of life
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 19:13
A newly discovered volcano near Mars' "Labyrinth of Night" could be a "prime" spot to search for life on the Red Planet, scientists say.
'Sound laser' is the most powerful ever made
New Scientist - 15 Mar 2024 13:00
A new device uses a reflective cavity, a tiny bead and an electrode to create a laser beam of sound particles ten times more powerful and much narrower than other "phonon lasers"
NASA's Voyager 1 sends readable message to Earth after 4 nail-biting months of gibberish
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 22:39
After four months of being unable to detect comprehensible data from the Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA scientists have had fresh luck after sending a "poke."
Chiral transmission by an open evolution trajectory in a non-Hermitian system
Phys.org - 15 Mar 2024 20:11
In non-Hermitian systems, two or more eigenvalues and eigenstates of a resonant system coalesce at Exceptional points (EPs). Dynamic encircling of EPs has received significant interest in recent years, as it leads to hig...
Gold flecks make super-transparent glass fully opaque from one side
New Scientist - 15 Mar 2024 20:00
A glare-free window that is opaque from the outside but still offers a clear view from inside could be made with a coating using billions of tiny bits of gold
Miniature furniture 3D printed using ink made from recycled wood
New Scientist - 15 Mar 2024 20:00
Waste wood can be reconstituted into a form that can be 3D printed and used to produce furniture or other objects
Ultra-flat optics for broadband thermal imaging
Phys.org - 15 Mar 2024 19:53
Long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) imaging holds critical significance across many applications, from consumer electronics to defense and national security. It finds applications in night vision, remote sensing, and long-ra...
Pi calculated to 105 trillion digits, smashing world record
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 19:30
A U.S. computer storage company has calculated the irrational number pi to 105 trillion digits, breaking the previous world record. The calculations took 75 days to complete and used up 1 million gigabytes of data.
This Gene Increases the Risk of Alzheimer's. Scientists Finally Know Why
Singularity Hub - 15 Mar 2024 19:20
At the turn of the 20th century, Dr. Alois Alzheimer noticed peculiar changes in a freshly removed brain. The brain had belonged to a 50-year-old woman who gradually lost her memory and struggled with sleep, increased ag...
Brighter, cheaper blue light could revolutionize screen technology
Phys.org - 15 Mar 2024 17:50
Researchers have found a new way to simplify the structure of high-efficiency blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), which could lead to longer-lasting and higher definition television screens.
New excitation method of stimulated Raman scattering achieves natural-linewidth-limit spectral lines
Phys.org - 15 Mar 2024 17:20
Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) has been developed as an essential quantitative contrast for chemical imaging in recent years. However, the spectral resolution of the mainstream SRS modalities is always lower than the ...
Perfectly straight ridges may cover the poles of Saturn's moon Titan
New Scientist - 15 Mar 2024 17:00
Saturn's moon Titan may have hundreds of strange ridges called yardangs that could teach us how the icy moon's geology and conditions vary across its surface
Oldest evidence of earthquakes found in strange jumble of 3.3 billion-year-old rocks from Africa
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 16:15
Geologists have found that the rocks of the Barberton Greenstone Belt are similar to those subjected to earthquakes and landslides in New Zealand.
Sleeping subduction zone could awaken and form a new 'Ring of Fire' that swallows the Atlantic Ocean
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 15:56
A modeling study suggests a slumbering subduction zone below the Gibraltar Strait is active and could break into the Atlantic Ocean in 20 million years' time, giving birth to an Atlantic "Ring of Fire."
These Samsung earbuds are great for runners because they rarely fall out of ears -- and they're on sale at Walmart
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 15:54
The Samsung Galaxy Buds2 are one of our favorite all-time running headphones thanks to qualities like their comfort. They're also now selling with $43.28 off at Walmart.
Mental illness may accelerate ageing by damaging RNA
New Scientist - 15 Mar 2024 15:00
People with mental illness have greater amounts of damaged RNA than those without a mental health condition, which might explain the link between mental illness and age-related diseases such as cancer
Mental health conditions may accelerate ageing by damaging RNA
New Scientist - 15 Mar 2024 15:00
People with mental health conditions have greater amounts of damaged RNA than those without one, which might explain the link between the conditions and age-related diseases such as cancer
One of our favorite smart scales for measuring body fat just got its price slashed in a Walmart deal
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 14:54
Unlike regular bathroom scales, the RENPHO Smart Scales provide 13 body composition metrics like body fat and muscle mass -- and they've been reduced to $29.99 at Walmart.
What does python taste like? Because it could be slithering onto our dinner plates.
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 14:16
A study conducted on two snake farms has found that breeding pythons for meat is more energy and resource-efficient than current livestock production, offering a viable protein alternative.
Watch scientists control a robot with their hands while wearing the Apple Vision Pro
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 13:30
Scientists built an app that let them control a robot using hand gestures while wearing the Apple Vision Pro VR headset.
Astronomers reveal one of the most detailed pictures of an exploded star ever taken
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 13:00
Astronomers have taken the most detailed image of the Vela supernova remnant ever. The stunning, 1.3-gigapixel image is also the largest ever released from the Dark Energy Camera.
Leprosy is rare but on the rise in Florida -- here's what to know
Live Science - 15 Mar 2024 12:00
An expert explains leprosy, an ancient disease caused by two different bacteria, one of which was only identified in 2008.