Microscopic worms to the cranberry rescue
Nematodes with a taste for "insect innards" may offer cranberry growers a natural alternative to fighting hungry crop pests with chemical insecticides......»»
Researchers develop novel microscopic picoshell particles
Production of high-energy fats by microalgae may provide a sustainable, renewable energy source that can help tackle climate change. However, microalgae engineered to produce lipids rapidly usually grow slowly themselves, making it difficult to incre.....»»
Scientists discover tarantula-killing worms: New parasite named after actor Jeff Daniels
Scientists have named a newly discovered species of worm that kills tarantulas after American actor, musician and producer Jeff Daniels, a distinction no other entertainer can claim......»»
I rescued Destiny 2 ‘new lights’ from a game-ruining fate
Operation Save the New Lights is underway to rescue players trapped in Destiny 2's Dares of Eternity......»»
How deep-sea worms help keep natural gases on ice
It is well known that natural gas hydrates, crystalline lattices of hydrogen-bonded water molecules that encapsulate small hydrocarbon molecules, on the ocean floors constitute both a potential accelerator of climate change and one of the greatest en.....»»
Toward superior nanoscale sensing and imaging with optimized diamond probes
From the discovery of microorganisms in the field of biology to imaging atoms in the field of physics, microscopic imaging has improved our understanding of the world and has been responsible for many scientific advances. Now, with the advent of spin.....»»
Alan Tudyk’s awkward alien is humanity’s only hope in Resident Alien S2 trailer
Humanity is probably screwed. Alan Tudyk is back as an alien who crash-lands on Earth in the second season of SYFY's Resident Alien. An alien (Alan Tudyk) disguised as a small-town doctor must figure out how to rescue his new human friend.....»»
Ultrafast imaging of terahertz electric waveforms using quantum dots
Microscopic electric fields govern a remarkable variety of phenomena in condensed matter and their ultrafast evolutions drive plasmonics, phononics and highspeed nanoelectronics. Access to high-frequency electric waveforms is of crucial importance to.....»»
CES 2022: Aiseed introduces smart drones using edge AI computing
The pace of global drone development has increased over the last few years with smart drones being used more commonly for consumer markets, rescue operations, visual inspections and logistics. Taiwan-based startup Aiseed has combined edge computing w.....»»
Allying meta-structures with diverse optical waveguides for integrated photonics and more
Comprised of judiciously engineered microscopic photonic structures with subwavelength features, the concepts of metasurface and metamaterials have proven fruitful results in the realm of meta-optics. Previous research attentions are mainly devoted t.....»»
Parasitic worms in dogs, cats may jump into people
Parasitic worms that infect companion animals such as dogs and cats are more likely to make the leap into humans than other worm species, according to new research from the University of Georgia's Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases......»»
How to prevent mass extinction in the ocean using AI, robots and 3D printers
The ocean is the most defining physical feature of Earth, covering 71% of the surface of this planet. It is home to incredible biodiversity, ranging from microscopic bacteria and viruses to the largest animal on Earth, the blue whale......»»
Forget Dogs: These Rats Could Be the Future of Search and Rescue
Slashdot reader sciencehabit writes: Think search and rescue animal, and you're likely to picture a dog in an orange vest. But a Tanzanian nonprofit wants you to imagine something else: the African giant pouched rat. Donna Kean and her colleagues at.....»»
The climate system relies on microscopic particles
The Earth's climate is an extremely complex system that is driven by the subtle balance of many different processes—a key one of which is the air-sea exchange of CO2. Monitoring the ocean's uptake of CO2 is key to our understanding of climate chang.....»»
Race to rescue survivors as US tornadoes kill at least 94
US rescuers desperately searched for survivors Sunday after tornadoes killed at least 94 and left towns in ruin, with emergency crews racing against time to find dozens still missing from a collapsed Kentucky factory......»»
Throwing down the scientific gauntlet to assess methods for anomalous diffusion
Almost 80 years after Scottish botanist Robert Brown described the continuous random motion of microscopic particles in a fluid, Albert Einstein provided a theoretical foundation for this observation. Since then, scientists have discovered systems th.....»»
In the neighborhood of microalgae, location is key to bacterial carbon use
Microscopic algae are responsible for half of the global atmospheric carbon fixed from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and may be used as a sustainable bioenergy source......»»
Indonesia volcano erupts again, hampering rescue operations
Indonesia's Mount Semeru spewed more ash on Monday, hampering the search for survivors as aerial images showed the extent of the devastation unleashed by the volcano's deadly weekend eruption......»»
Understanding mouthfeel of food using physics
Our understanding of how microscopic structure and changes in the shape of food affect food texture remains underdeveloped, so researchers from Denmark and Germany conducted a series of experiments relating food microstructure and rheology to texture.....»»
Understanding mouthfeel of food using physics
Food texture can make the difference between passing on a plate and love at first bite. To date, most studies on food texture center on relating a food's overall composition to its mechanical properties. Our understanding of how microscopic structure.....»»
Tropical storm brewing in Bay of Bengal off Indian coast
Indian authorities issued an alert, shut schools and canceled trains in parts of the country on Friday as rescue teams braced for a tropical storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal......»»