The Squishy, Far-Out New Experiments Headed to the ISS
Muscle cells, 3D-printed lunar regolith, and le Blob will soon orbit 250 miles above Earth......»»
Why student experiments with generative AI matter for our collective learning
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT based on Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the ways we think, learn and work......»»
Does spaceflight increase men"s risk of erectile dysfunction?
During missions into space, astronauts are exposed to high levels of galactic cosmic radiation and weightlessness. Simulation experiments in male rats indicated that these aspects of spaceflight can negatively affect vascular tissues relevant to erec.....»»
OpenAI storm continues as Microsoft may not have hired Altman after all
Not so fast, Microsoft: After OpenAI fired co-founder Sam Altman, Microsoft may or may not have hired him, and he may or may not be headed back to OpenAI. Here's what's happened so far.ChatGPTSo AI really is threatening people's jobs. Sam Altman is.....»»
Microbiome development: Bacteria lay the foundations for their descendants
The microbiome (the symbiotic community of microbial organisms of a host) is of existential importance for the functioning of every plant and animal, including human beings. A research team from Düsseldorf and Kiel headed by Heinrich Heine Universit.....»»
Google experiments allowing users to leave notes about websites in search results
Google has announced an experiment with search results in which it will allow users to leave notes or read notes about a particular website. The post Google experiments allowing users to leave notes about websites in search results appeared first on.....»»
Hemp cannabinoids may have evolved to deter insect pests
Cannabinoids, naturally occurring compounds found in hemp plants, may have evolved to deter pests from chewing on them, according to experiments that showed higher cannabinoid concentrations in hemp leaves led to proportionately less damage from inse.....»»
Physics reveals secret of how nature helped sculpt the Great Sphinx of Giza
This ancient wonder may have started out as a natural formation known as a yardang. Enlarge / Experiments yield fresh evidence to support controversial hypothesis about the formation of the Great Sphinx of Giza. (credit: MusikAni.....»»
Study reveals how natural processes helped sculpt the Great Sphinx of Giza
This ancient wonder may have started out as a natural formation known as a yardang. Enlarge / Experiments yield fresh evidence to support controversial hypothesis about the formation of the Great Sphinx of Giza. (credit: MusikAni.....»»
Dynamics of skyrmion spin states confirmed in neutron-scattering experiments
RIKEN researchers have brought low-energy devices based on spintronics one step closer, by measuring the dynamics of tiny magnetic vortices......»»
Experiments launching aboard SpaceX-29 will help humans go farther and stay longer in space
The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft will deliver numerous physical sciences and space biology experiments, along with other cargo, to the International Space Station. The research aboard this resupply services mission will help researchers l.....»»
Deep-sea pressure found to preserve food for microbes in the abyss
A new study from the Danish Center for Hadal Research reports on a series of experiments with exposing marine snow to increasing pressure—up to 1000 bar, which corresponds to the pressure at the bottom of some of the world's deep-sea trenches, 10 k.....»»
Picking up the statistics of good vibrations in Brillouin-Mandelstam scattering
Experiments with single-photon detectors have revealed surprising statistics of light created via interactions with high-frequency sound waves......»»
How to watch SpaceX deliver cargo and experiments to the ISS this week
This week will see a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft blast off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and head for the ISS to deliver supplies and research......»»
NASA rocket to see sizzling edge of star-forming supernova
A new sounding rocket mission is headed to space to understand how explosive stellar deaths lay the groundwork for new star systems. The Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Experiment, or INFUSE, sounding rocket mission, will launch from the Whi.....»»
Singles become pairs: New insights into the light scattering of atoms
Researchers headed by Jürgen Volz and Arno Rauschenbeutel from the Department of Physics at the Humboldt University of Berlin, partners of the DAALI project, have gained new insights into the scattering of light by a fluorescent atom, which could al.....»»
Experiments show molecules, not substrates, are mostly responsible for chirality-induced spin selectivity
A team of chemists at Northwestern University, working with a pair of colleagues from Università di Parma, reports that the chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect is caused by the molecules involved, not a substrate, when quantum spin is t.....»»
Headed for Mexico, Hurricane Norma strengthens to Category 4
Hurricane Norma strengthened Thursday to a powerful Category 4 storm as it headed toward Mexico's Pacific coast with winds exceeding 130 miles per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said......»»
New technique uses near-miss particle physics to measure wobbling tau particles
One way physicists seek clues to unravel the mysteries of the universe is by smashing matter together and inspecting the debris. But these types of destructive experiments, while incredibly informative, have limits......»»
YouTube rolling out some three-dozen new features this fall
Whether you're on a phone, a tablet, or in a desktop browser, YouTube has a number of new features headed your way to make binging video that much better......»»
Thought experiments and conservation laws: Reevaluating quantum conservation principles
Conservation laws are central to our understanding of the universe, and now scientists have expanded our understanding of these laws in quantum mechanics......»»