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.....»»
Sights and sounds of a Venus flyby
ESA's Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo spacecraft made a historic Venus flyby earlier this week, passing by the planet within 33 hours of each other and capturing unique imagery and data during the encounter......»»
T-Mobile confirms hack that could have impacted 100M customers
T-Mobile has confirmed a potentially huge data breach and says it's now conducting an investigation to determine the full extent of the incident......»»
Black Hole "Burps" May Help Determine Their Size
According to a new study published in the journal Science, feeding supermassive black holes emit a noticeable flickering light that is directly related to their mass. "The researchers describe the flickering as the black hole equivalent of a burp," r.....»»
Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past people lived
In the world's high mountain regions, life needs ice. From the Rockies to the Himalayas, glaciers and other accumulations of snow and ice persist throughout the year. Often found on shaded slopes protected from the sun, these ice patches transform ba.....»»
Did nature or nurture shape the Milky Way"s most common planets?
A Carnegie-led survey of exoplanet candidates identified by NASA's Transiting Exoplanets Satellite Survey (TESS) is laying the groundwork to help astronomers understand how the Milky Way's most common planets formed and evolved, and determine why ou.....»»
Novel molecular imaging technique casts complex coordination molecules in a new light
High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy can be used to determine complex conformational structures of both crystalline and amorphous polynuclear non-planar coordination molecules, as shown by scientists from Tokyo Inst.....»»
A database of 3,000 lead isotope analyses in geological and archaeological samples from the Iberian Peninsula
A new database of lead isotopes found in the Iberian Peninsula has been created......»»
DOJ repatriates looted “Dream of Gilgamesh” tablet, other artifacts to Iraq
Hobby Lobby founder Steve Green purchased the tablet from Christie's in 2014. Enlarge / A rare cuneiform tablet engraved with a portion of the ancient Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh will be returned to Iraq, per the US Department of Justice, alo.....»»
Metal artifacts in Southeast Asia challenge long-held archaeological theory
In archaeometallurgy, the study of ancient metal, archaeologists have historically taken a top-down approach, meaning that the jewelry, tools, weapons, and other artifacts they discover have come to signify a dominant ruling group that exerted overar.....»»
Using algorithms to determine sentencing may reduce length of prison sentences
American prisons and jails currently hold more than 2 million people—many of them jailed while awaiting trial or serving extremely long prison sentences. New research by Professor Christopher Slobogin, who holds a Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law a.....»»
New data analysis of U.S. "oligopoly problem" reaffirms antitrust push, says economist
A new study on U.S. oligopolies uses, according to its author, a "groundbreaking model" to more accurately measure competition in U.S. markets and the consequences for consumers "who are capturing a smaller slice of a shrinking pie.".....»»
How race affects judgements of software developers" work
Researchers have found that the perceived race and ethnicity of a software developer based on their online name may determine how their open-source software projects are judged by others......»»
A group"s moral values may help determine the likelihood of hate-motivated harmful acts
From attacks on synagogues and mosques to the COVID-era spike in anti-Asian sentiment, the past couple of years, unfortunately, have seen no shortage of acts of hatred......»»
12 Robotics Teams Will Hunt For (Virtual) Subterranean Artifacts
Simulated autonomous robots take on DARPA's SubT Virtual Finals Last week, DARPA announced the twelve teams who will be competing in the Virtual Track of the DARPA Subterranean Challenge Finals, scheduled to take place in September in Louisvill.....»»
Calculate the Distance Between Two Coordinates in C#
Language: .NET, Expertise: Intermediate - Learn how to use the GetDistinaceTo method of the GetCoordinates class to determine the distance between two coordinates in C#......»»
Two US Companies Propose Thousands of Miles of Pipelines - for Capturing Carbon
"Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change," reports the Associated Press, "though some environmental groups remain skeptical.....»»
Dalian Coherent Light Source reveals strong isotope effects in photodissociation of water isotopologue
Recently, a research group led by Prof. Yuan Kaijun and Prof. Yang Xueming from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed strong isotope effects in photodissociation of the water isotopologue (HOD) us.....»»
"Cyborg soil" reveals the secret microbial metropolis beneath our feet
Dig a teaspoon into your nearest clump of soil, and what you'll emerge with will contain more microorganisms than there are people on Earth. We know this from lab studies that analyze samples of earth scooped from the microbial wild to determine whic.....»»
Scientists determine Mars crustal thickness
Based on the analysis of marsquakes recorded by NASA's InSight mission, the structure of Mars's crust has now been determined in absolute numbers for the first time. Beneath the InSight landing site, the crust is either approximately 20 or 39 kilomet.....»»
New version of Microsoft Edge could save you from using bad passwords online
Microsoft Edge version 92 is bringing a new Password Health Dashboard that can help you determine the strength of your password or if it is leaked online......»»