ATLAS experiment measures top quark polarization
Unique among its peers is the top quark—a fascinating particle that the scientific community has been studying in detail since the 90s. Its large mass makes it the only quark to decay before forming bound states (a process known as hadronisation) a.....»»
Swiss project explores different storage pathways for CO₂
Switzerland has set itself an ambitious goal: to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. But this will require more than just a massive expansion of renewable energies and saving measures......»»
AI tool could increase the number of people exiting homelessness, reduce racial bias in services: Report
USC researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool they recommend as one of several measures that would help homeless service agencies control for potential biases and ensure that applicants have a fair chance at getting housing......»»
Decoupled direct payments make agriculture more productive, finds study
Better alignment with the market is one of the goals pursued by the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in recent decades. One of the measures used to achieve this was to decouple direct payments from production. Agricultural economists at the Tech.....»»
The Universe in a lab: Testing alternate cosmology using a cloud of atoms
We can't experiment with the Universe, but we can make something that works like it. Enlarge / Density waves in a Bose-Einstein condensate. (credit: NASA) In the basement of Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik in Germany, res.....»»
Study shows limits of ozonated water as sanitizer in raw veggie processing for pet food
Ozone can be a powerful and safe sanitizer when infused in water for food processing. However, in a recent Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station study looking at its use in raw pet food processing, scientists found that ozonated water sanitation's.....»»
Prototype for DUNE detector will test new technology that can handle more neutrinos
Long before the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment takes its first measurements in an effort to expand our understanding of the universe, a prototype for one of the experiment's detectors is blazing new trails in neutrino detection technology......»»
Researchers develop a new approach to polarization-independent LC phase modulation
Liquid-crystal (LC) phase modulators are widely used in optical systems because of their advantages of low power consumption, lightweight, flexible bandwidth adjustment, and non-mechanical movements. However, most LC phase modulators are polarization.....»»
NASA"s 6-pack of mini-satellites ready for their moment in the sun
Most NASA missions feature one spacecraft or, occasionally, a few. The agency's Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) uses half a dozen. This month, mission members completed the construction of the six identical cereal box-size satelli.....»»
Some states act to protect residents from extreme heat, with a new focus on young people
After two years of record-breaking heat that brought a surge of deaths and health emergencies, several states have enacted or are considering measures designed to protect residents—with a new focus on younger people whose vulnerability is rising wi.....»»
Evernote’s latest experiment will negatively affect its free users
If you’re a free Evernote user, you might want to prepare yourself for some serious limitations on how you use the software. The post Evernote’s latest experiment will negatively affect its free users appeared first on Phandroid. Evern.....»»
SentinelOne and Pax8 expand partnership to enhance security measures for SMBs
For more than four years, SentinelOne and Pax8 have been teaming to provide SMBs with next-generation cybersecurity solutions that enable them to protect their most critical infrastructure and assets from end to end. The strategic partners announced.....»»
Reprogramming tissue mechanically to promote wound healing
Researchers at PSI and ETH Zurich have taken connective tissue cells that have been mechanically reprogrammed to resemble stem cells and transplanted them into damaged skin. In their laboratory experiment, they were able to show that this can promote.....»»
LHCb: Correlations show nuances of the particle birth process
High-energy ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider are capable of producing a quark-gluon plasma. But are heavy atomic nuclei really necessary for its formation? And above all: how are secondary particles later born from this plasma? Further clu.....»»
Mussel beach: Belgium"s recipe to fight erosion
Belgian mussels have long satisfied hungry diners, but an experiment is now underway to see if they can also protect Belgium's North Sea coast......»»
Using the world"s three most powerful particle accelerators to reveal the space-time geometry of quark matter
Physicists from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) have been conducting research on the matter constituting the atomic nucleus utilizing the world's three most powerful particle accelerators. Their focus has been on mapping the "primordial soup".....»»
It"s not a cost of living crisis. It"s a poverty pandemic
There is a poverty crisis in the UK. But when outlining his 110 growth measures aimed at getting "the British economy working" during his autumn statement, the chancellor's measures to tackle the cost of living crisis were limited to economic support.....»»
From underground detectors to cosmic secrets: Exploring dark matter-nucleon interactions
In a new study, scientists report results from the PandaX-4T experiment, setting stringent limits on dark matter–nucleon interactions using low-energy data and the Migdal effect, ruling out significant parameter space for a thermal relic dark-matte.....»»
Telescope Array detects second-highest-energy cosmic ray ever
In 1991, the University of Utah Fly's Eye experiment detected the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed. Later dubbed the Oh-My-God particle, the cosmic ray's energy shocked astrophysicists. Nothing in our galaxy had the power to produce it, and th.....»»
Carbon neutrality likely to increase extreme weather events by 2050, finds study
Climate modeling based upon Earth's current greenhouse gas emissions trajectory predicts a worst-case scenario of 4.3°C warming of the planet by 2100 if sufficient measures are not implemented. While the Paris Climate Agreement has been adopted by 1.....»»
A City on Mars: Reality kills space settlement dreams
Let’s not send a few thousand people to Mars as a big experiment in survival. Enlarge (credit: Penguin Random House) Let me start with the TLDR for A City on Mars. It is, essentially, 400 pages of "well, actually…,".....»»