Laser Fusion Experiment Unleashes an Energetic Burst of Optimism
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Scientists have come tantalizingly close to reproducing the power of the sun -- albeit only in a speck of hydrogen for a fraction of a second. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Lab.....»»
Harnessing chaos: Simulation experiment demonstrates way to mitigate extreme weather events
RIKEN scientists have demonstrated a way to make small tweaks in weather systems as a means to prevent, or at least reduce, the severity of extreme weather events such as torrential rain. They did this by taking advantage of the chaos that is inheren.....»»
Toyota unleashes generative AI to meld vehicle design with engineering principles
Toyota Research Institute executives said Tuesday they've developed a generative AI technique that ensures early design sketches incorporate engineering parameters......»»
Study examines women"s strategic concealment of LGBTQ+ affinity
At a time when LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly the subject of public discussion, it is important to consider the effect on those who share an affinity with that community. Rensselaer researchers Billur Aksoy and Ian Chadd have conducted an experiment.....»»
Trillionths of a second: Photon pairs compress an electron beam into short pulses
Physicists at the University of Konstanz have generated one of the shortest signals ever produced by humans: Using paired laser pulses, they succeeded in compressing a series of electron pulses to a numerically analyzed duration of only 0.00000000000.....»»
Satellites show gains in California water
After years of intense drought and diminishing groundwater, California just saw its greatest year-over-year water gains in two decades, according to data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) satellite mission, a partn.....»»
Overcoming the trade-off between sub-nanometer size and high metal loading in meta cluster catalysts
Recognizing the ultrafast laser-to-thermal conversion capacity and the impermeable, flexible features of graphene Dr. Ye-Chuang Han and Prof. Zhong-Qun Tian conceived the idea of using the material as the diffusion-constrained nanoreactor for high-te.....»»
Quantum interference of light: Anomalous phenomenon found
A counterintuitive facet of the physics of photon interference has been uncovered by three researchers of Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. In an article published this month in Nature Photonics, they have proposed a thought experiment that ut.....»»
Sonodynamic immunotherapy proves effective in pancreatic cancer treatment
Ultrasound is a promising technique for treating cancer. Unlike laser light, used in photodynamic cancer therapy, ultrasound waves can reach deep into tissue—up to 12 cm—to treat deep tumors without damaging healthy cells. A team of researchers r.....»»
NASA laser communications terminal delivered for Artemis II moon mission
The laser communications system for NASA's Artemis II mission arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for integration with the Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo missions......»»
Sharpening Occam"s Razor: A new perspective on structure and complexity
In science, the explanation with the fewest assumptions is most likely to be true. Called "Occam's Razor," this principle has guided theory and experiment for centuries. But how do you compare between abstract concepts?.....»»
Using high-tech laser gear, UN-backed team scans Ukraine historical sites to preserve them amid war
Under the plaintive painted eyes of the holy, a volunteer team of two United Nations-backed engineers watched as a whirling laser took a million measurements a second inside Kyiv's All Saints Church......»»
Scientists Beam Solar Power to Earth from Space for First Time Ever
The MAPLE experiment was able to wirelessly transfer collected solar power to receivers in space and direct energy to Earth.....»»
Webb Telescope proves galaxies transformed the early universe
In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque—energetic starlight could not penetrate it. But 1 billion years after the big bang, the gas had become completely transparent. Why? New data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.....»»
Using macOS Disk Utility: How to repair Fusion Drives, and using command-line utilities
There are a few final useful utilities in Apple's Disk Utility you may not be aware of. Here's how to use them the continued exploration of the macOS tool.In the previous three installments of this series, we looked in-depth at how to use the macOS D.....»»
Experiment in Brazil identifies flood-prone areas of cities
Scientists affiliated with the National Space Research Institute (INPE) in Brazil have combined models that predict urban expansion and land-use changes with hydrodynamic models to create a methodology capable of supplying geographical information th.....»»
Experiment shows Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox scales up
A group of physicists at the University of Basel, in Switzerland, has found via experimentation that the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox still holds even when scaled up. Paolo Colciaghi, Yifan Li, Philipp Treutlein and Tilman Zibold describe their ex.....»»
Why Dying People Often Experience a Burst of Lucidity
New research shows surprising activity levels in dying brains and may help explain the sudden clarity many people with dementia experience near death.....»»
Simply The Best 11×17 Color Laser Printers For Architects in 2023
Creating high-quality designs for clients is a fundamental part of being an architect. And to develop detailed designs and blueprints, you need a powerful printer. If you visit any architectural firm, you can spot different types of printers for prin.....»»
"Poor Things" latest trailer asks: What if "Frankenstein" was a fairy tale?
I am so excited for Poor Things. The latest feature by Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favorite, The Lobster) follows Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman who's brought back to life as part of an experiment by the eccentric Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem D.....»»
Recording the entire process of a tera-electron volt gamma-ray burst during the death of a massive star
New research findings on the gamma-ray burst (GRB) named GRB 221009A from the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) were published online by the journal Science on June 8, 2023. The study, titled "A tera-electron volt afterglow from a n.....»»