Capturing a cosmogenic isotope to determine the age of artifacts
You may probably wonder how archaeologists determine the age of ancient artifacts or how long a piece of rock exists above the surface. Isotopic dating can tell the age covering hundreds of thousands of years. For instance, common carbon isotope 14C.....»»
Spectropolarimetric imaging: A magical way to get multidimensional information
In the world of optics, capturing high-dimensional optical information is crucial for understanding and characterizing various targets across different scenes. This includes important aspects like irradiance, spectrum, space, polarization, and phase......»»
Team artificially re-creates cell "skeletons" using strands of DNA
The tiny tubes and thread-like structures that give cells their shape and help determine their function have been artificially re-created using strands of DNA in a study led by UCL researchers......»»
7 Best Canon Lenses for Architectural Photography in 2023
Architectural photography is a bit more than just capturing your subjects inside the frame. You’ll need a different type of lens when your subject is the exterior of the building. You’ll need a lens with different characteristics when your subjec.....»»
Early Apple Vision Pro neurological research helps it predict when you"ll click
Apple Vision Pro involved a lot of neuroscience to develop some of its key features, according to a former Apple engineer, with it relying on various tricks to determine what a person could be about to do in the interface.The main interface of Apple'.....»»
Study that challenged validity of elemental analysis leads to scientific journals changing guidelines
In 1923, Austrian chemist Fritz Pregl was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his contributions to quantitative microanalysis as it became an essential tool to determine the elements present in a sample or compound. In chemistry, this technique.....»»
NHTSA fails government audit for missing deadlines
In a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General, auditors reviewed a sample of investigations conducted in 2018, 2019 and 2021 to determine whether the agency has adequate tools, processes and resour.....»»
For sheds in wildfire zones, researchers determine how close is too close to home
It may seem obvious that a flammable structure placed next to a house poses a fire hazard, especially if it's in a wildfire-prone community. What has been less clear, though, is how far away these items, such as sheds, need to be located to significa.....»»
Thorium-229: How the first nuclear transition can be excited with lasers in the visible wavelength range
The thorium isotope with the mass number 229 (229Th) is highly exciting in many respects—for fundamental physics as well as for future applications, for example in the sense of a nuclear clock......»»
Audio Hijack for Mac can now run auto speech denoise with Machine Learning
The fine folks at Rogue Amoeba released an all-new version of the excellent Audio Hijack app last year. Today the sound capturing software is gaining three new features, thanks in part to Machine Learning on the Mac. more… The post Audio Hijack f.....»»
A simple model to evaluate skeletal muscle-macrophage interaction during skeletal muscle regeneration
A research group led by Dr. Naoya Kase and Prof. Megumu Saito have successfully established a model to evaluate skeletal muscle regeneration efficiency and determine how macrophages contribute to the process by using a simple culture method that does.....»»
Apple"s MR device will determine Cook"s place in company history
Apple is expected to unveil its mixed reality (MR) device at the WWDC in June, the company's first brand-new product since the launch of the Apple Watch back in 2015. Sources believe this may be Tim Cook's last major move for his tenure as Apple CEO,.....»»
How to customize macOS Finder window toolbars
Toolbars in macOS make performing common tasks much easier in apps, but you can make them better. He's how to arrange them to your liking.Ever since the Mac debuted in 1984, macOS windows have displayed useful info in them to help determine folder an.....»»
How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans
Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be......»»
Puzzling rings may be finger loops from prehistoric weapon systems, research finds
When most researchers looked at a puzzling group of artifacts discovered at French archaeological sites, they presumed these to be ornaments or clothing. But Justin Garnett saw something else......»»
Photo Recovery from Camera Memory Card: Complete Guide to Retrieve Your Precious Memories
A camera memory card is a small electronic storage device commonly used to store digital data in cameras or other devices equipped with memory card slots. It serves as a portable storage medium specifically designed for capturing, storing, and transf.....»»
AI-enabled forecasting model predicts nearly two years of ENSO events
Every few years, changes in how the ocean and atmosphere interact along the West Coast—stretching from southern California to Peru and reaching across the Pacific almost to Fiji and the Solomon Islands—determine climate variability around the glo.....»»
Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean
Scientists have found what they believe to be the earliest known evidence of wine drinking in the Americas, inside ceramic artifacts recovered from a small Caribbean island. Forty ceramic sherds were examined in the first study to have used molecular.....»»
Reading comprehension not worsened by noise, study finds
Researchers of the HSE Centre for Language and Brain have investigated the impact of both auditory and visual noise on semantic processing during reading to determine if it results in a more superficial reading style that emphasizes the meanings of i.....»»
Researchers determine global thickness and density of Martian crust
A strong quake in the last year of the NASA Mars InSight mission, enabled researchers at ETH Zurich to determine the global thickness and density of the planet's crust. On average, the Martian crust much thicker than the Earth's or the moon's crust,.....»»
An electromagnetic isotope separator that continues to improve
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)'s electromagnetic isotope separator, or EMIS, made history in 2018 when it produced 500 milligrams of the rare isotope ruthenium-96, unavailable anywhere else in the world......»»