On February 9, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update) in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Tympanostomy tubes, also called ear tubes, effectively lower or eliminate middle ear infections and eliminate persistent middle ear fluid and hearing loss related to middle ear...
SpaceX's Starship carrying out test flight maneuvers. Credit: SpaceXAccording to a statement from Politico, Elon Musk recently provided the first big update on SpaceX's Mars-bound rocket, Starship, and its competitors are monitoring on with "a mix of admiration and fright." At his latest Starship presentation, SpaceX CEO Musk emphasized the truth that Starship would...
Laser-thermal propelled spacecraft in Earth orbit awaiting its departure. Credit: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International LicenseCould a laser send a spacecraft to Mars?That is a proposed mission from a group at McGill University, made to fulfill a solicitation from NASA. The laser, a 10-meter vast array in the world, would certainly heat up...
The image represents the 3D model of the polarization pattern in the ferroelectric PbTiO3 representing the cycloidal modulation of the vortex core. Credit: University of WarwickFerromagnetic materials possess a self-generating magnetic field; ferroelectric materials create their own electrical field. Electric and magnetic fields are important. Physics tells us that they are entirely different classes...
A 3D illustration of fiber optic cables. Credit: Christoph Bergstedt / iStockWe are in for an information revolution. Engineers in Japan demolished the world record for the fastest internet speed, reaching a data transmission rate of 319 Terabits per second (Tb/s), according to a paper presented at the International Conference on Optical Fiber Communications...
When a pulse of current goes through a tube containing coal ash, a flash of light indicates rapid heating. Rare earth elements then become much easier to extract. Credit: BRANDON MARTIN/RICE UNIVERSITYAs chemists struggle to discover methods to reclaim important metals from industrial waste and disposed electronics, one group has discovered an answer that...
Anxiety and other dysfunctional mental states are related to high levels of BETA brainwave activity. Credit: Steven JohnsonIf you or somebody you know experiences feelings of anxiety, mood swings, mild depression, panic attacks, or obsessive thoughts, this article could be what you have been searching for. Any dysfunctional mental state often results from a...
Credit: Volatus AerospaceThe global supply chain is presently experiencing all kinds of glitches, from material scarcities to labor scarcities and beyond. Moving goods from one point to another has become much more expensive, and there is no quick fix in sight. However, a San Diego-based start-up plans to meet some of the demand for air...
Lynk Global team. Credit: Lynk GlobalLynk Global reports that current pre-commercial tests on its fifth satellite in orbit linked it to countless unmodified devices, including mobile phones and IoT devices.Lynk's innovative approach to communicationLynk claimed in a Tuesday release that the tests were performed over five nations-- the Bahamas, Canada, New Zealand, the United...
Researchers have carried out experiments on a parabolic flight to examine the efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on the Moon and Mars.Researchers Bethany Lomax and Gunter Just conducting experiments on a parabolic flight. Credit: Manchester UniversityThe discovery from the Universities of Manchester and Glasgow is stated to supply beneficial insights into establishing human habitats far...
