Can Sterile Neutrinos Exist?
Physicists have wondered if neutrino particles come in a mysterious fourth variety. Now new experimental findings complicate the question -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Parasites: what causes some species to evolve to exploit others
If you saw the first episode of David Attenborough's new BBC series Perfect Planet, you will have seen the astounding bloodsucking behaviour of the vampire finches. These small birds exist only on two remote islands in the Galapagos and have evolved.....»»
Intel"s self-driving tech division Mobileye is picking up speed, set to become a true threat to Tesla
The world of self-driving vehicles is roughly hewn into two factions: companies that believe fully autonomous vehicles will naturally evolve from advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and those that expect the two will exist in concert, fulfilli.....»»
At-home F&I can be tough, but success stories exist
Finance and insurance is difficult to translate to a home environment, retail experts say. Here are a few strategies for success......»»
Astronomers document the rise and fall of a rarely observed stellar dance
The sun is the only star in our system. But many of the points of light in our night sky are not as lonely. By some estimates, more than three-quarters of all stars exist as binaries—with one companion—or in even more complex relationships. Stars.....»»
Limits of atomic nuclei predicted: Scientists simulate large region of the chart of nuclides
Novel calculations have enabled the study of nearly 700 isotopes between helium and iron, showing which nuclei can exist and which cannot. In an article published in Physical Review Letters, scientists from TU Darmstadt, the University of Washington,.....»»
Researchers build artificial chromosome
Biotechnologists at Delft University of Technology have built an artificial chromosome in yeast. The chromosome can exist alongside natural yeast chromosomes, and serves as a platform to safely and easily add new functions to the micro-organism. Rese.....»»
Check out 14 minutes of gameplay footage from The Medium
In planning since 2012, Bloober Team’s latest casts players in the role of Marianne, a medium with the ability to exist in the real world and the spirit realm, often times simultaneously. You’ll use these abilities while exploring an abandoned (a.....»»
Warner Bros. Believes that Theaters Will Still Exist in 2023
Warner Bros. ruffled some feathers when it announced it would release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max, but the company seems to be betting that theaters won't become an apocalyptic wasteland. From a report: Variety reports that t.....»»
New phase for synthetic aperture microscopy
Microscopy is an essential tool in multiple research fields and industries, such as biology, medicine, materials science, and quality control, to name a few. Although many microscopy techniques exist, each has pros and cons, mostly in terms of spatia.....»»
Skyrmions proposed as the basis for a completely new computer architecture
The magnetic interactions between atoms at minute scales can create unique states such as skyrmions. Skyrmions have special properties and can exist in certain material systems, such as a 'stack' of different sub-nanometer-thick metal layers. Modern.....»»
Facial Hair Is Biologically Useless. Why Do Humans Have It?
Pubes protect you; head hair keeps you warm. But beards and mustaches seem to exist for mainly ornamental reasons......»»
When light and atoms share a common vibe
An especially counter-intuitive feature of quantum mechanics is that a single event can exist in a state of superposition—happening both here and there, or both today and tomorrow......»»
Topological phases in biological systems
LMU physicists have shown that topological phases could exist in biology, and in so doing they have identified a link between solid-state physics and biophysics......»»
Compressive fluctuations heat ions in space plasma
New simulations carried out in part on the ATERUI II supercomputer in Japan have found that the reason ions exist at higher temperatures than electrons in space plasma is because they are better able to absorb energy from compressive turbulent fluctu.....»»
First measurement of single-proton interactions with the MicroBooNE detector
Neutrinos are as mysterious as they are ubiquitous. One of the most abundant particles in the universe, they pass through most matter unnoticed. Their masses are so tiny that so far no experiment has succeeded in measuring them, while they travel at.....»»
Ancient DNA continues to rewrite corn"s 9,000-year society-shaping history
Some 9,000 years ago, corn as it is known today did not exist. Ancient peoples in southwestern Mexico encountered a wild grass called teosinte that offered ears smaller than a pinky finger with just a handful of stony kernels. But by stroke of genius.....»»
Massive underground instrument finds final secret of our sun"s fusion
A hyper-sensitive instrument, deep underground in Italy, has finally succeeded at the nearly impossible task of detecting CNO neutrinos (tiny particles pointing to the presence of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen) from our sun's core. These little-known p.....»»
Righting a wrong, nuclear physicists improve precision of neutrino studies
Led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a new study clears up a discrepancy regarding the biggest contributor of unwanted background signals in specialized detectors of neutrinos. Better characterization of background could i.....»»