Magnetar SGR J1935+2154 investigated in detail
Using various ground-based facilities worldwide, an international team of astronomers has carried out long-term multi-frequency radio observations of a galactic magnetar known as SGR J1935+2154. Results of the observational campaign, published March.....»»
Researchers propose a method of magnetizing a material without applying an external magnetic field
Magnetizing a material without applying an external magnetic field is proposed by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, in an article published in the journal Scientific Reports, where they detail the experimental approach used.....»»
Non-native species cost Europe over 116 billion Euros from 1960 to 2020
Together with an international team, Senckenberg scientists have investigated the costs incurred by invasive species in Europe and Germany. In their studies, published today in the scientific journal NeoBiota, they show that in European countries, no.....»»
Scientists use radiography to understand the evolution of liquid and solid microjets
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have experimentally tested the predictions of a 2020 study that computationally investigated the effect of melting on shock driven metal microjets. That earlier work predicted that melting the.....»»
Historian recreates Thomas Cromwell’s London mansion in exquisite detail
Why yes, there are floor plans for the 58 rooms, plus servants' attic garrets. Enlarge / Artist's reconstruction of Thomas Cromwell's mansion on Throgmorton Street in 1539, London, England. (credit: Peter Urmston) Tudor England was a treachero.....»»
Automatically steering experiments toward scientific discovery
In the popular view of traditional science, scientists are in the lab hovering over their experiments, micromanaging every little detail. For example, they may iteratively test a wide variety of material compositions, synthesis and processing protoco.....»»
How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market
Not even Big Blue could keep up with its creation’s success .article-detail .inlay p, .article-detail article .inlay p { font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0 0 1em; }.....»»
Google Turns AlphaFold Loose On the Entire Human Genome
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Just one week after Google's DeepMind AI group finally described its biology efforts in detail, the company is releasing a paper that explains how it analyzed nearly every protein encoded in the.....»»
iOS 15: Here are the devices that support Find My when turned off
One of the most exciting features of iOS 15, which was announced at WWDC 2021 in June, is definitely the Find My tracking when the device is completely turned off. However, not every device is compatible with this feature. Read on as we detail which.....»»
Google turns AlphaFold loose on the entire human genome
The AI-driven structural predictions are being shared through a public database. Enlarge (credit: Sloan-Kettering) Just one week after Google's DeepMind AI group finally described its biology efforts in detail, the company is releasing a paper.....»»
How an old quarry became a global geological reference point
The international team of geoscientists led by Prof. Silke Voigt from the Goethe University Frankfurt, Prof. Ireneusz Walaszczyk from the University of Warsaw and Dr. André Bornemann from LBEG have thoroughly investigated 40 meters of the geological.....»»
Facebook spent more than $31 million on personal security for Zuckerberg and Sandberg in 2020
In 2020, Facebook spent a whopping $23.44 million on the security detail of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. That’s an increase of nearly $3 million compared to the previous year, and we can’t forget that 2020 was the year of the pandemic where l.....»»
Italian astronomers inspect galaxy Markarian 509 with ALMA
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Italian astronomers have investigated an active galaxy known as Markarian 509. Results of the study, presented in a paper published July 14 on arXiv.org, deliver important insights into t.....»»
Research shows microbes play critical role boosting vigor of hybrid corn
A new paper appearing the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences gives new detail and understanding to the cultivation of corn, one of the United States' biggest cash crops......»»
The realization of curved relativistic mirrors to reflect high-power laser pulses
One of the topics investigated in recent physics studies is strong-field quantum electrodynamics (SF-QED). So far, this area has rarely been explored before, mainly because the experimental observation of SF-QED processes would require extremely high.....»»
Chinese astronomers investigate X-ray bursts of SGR J1935+2154
By analyzing the data from NASA's Fermi spacecraft, astronomers from the Hebei Normal University and Nanjing University in China, have investigated X-ray bursting activity of a soft gamma-ray repeater (SGR) known as SGR J1935+2154. Results of the stu.....»»
Outdoorsy co-founders detail how they expanded the sharing economy to RVs
Jen Young and Jeff Cavins decided to craft a business around their passion for being in nature. They saw an opportunity in the 20 million RVs in the U.S., most used just a few days a year. Jen Young and Jeff Cavins were sitting in a beige.....»»
Preventing lung cancer"s unwelcome return
Approximately 15% of lung cancer tumors are caused by a mutation in a growth receptor called EGFR. An effective drug can kill most of the cancer cells, but the tumor eventually grows back. Researchers investigated the molecular mechanisms behind this.....»»
Mechanical stimuli significantly influence organ growth
In addition to chemical factors, mechanical influences play an important role in the natural growth of human organs such as kidneys, lungs and mammary glands - but also in the development of tumors. Now a research team has investigated the process in.....»»
Genome editing for food: How do people react?
A research team from the University of Göttingen and the University of British Columbia (Canada) has investigated how people in five different countries react to various usages of genome editing in agriculture. The researchers looked at which uses a.....»»
Scientists blueprint bacterial enzyme believed to "stealthily" suppress immune response
Scientists have produced the first fine-detail molecular blueprints of a bacterial enzyme known as Lit, which is suspected to play a 'stealthy' role in the progression of infection by reducing the immune response. Blueprints such as these allow drug.....»»