Experimental realization of a swimmer on a sphere with actuated motors on a freely rotating boom arm. Credit: Georgia Tech When humans, animals, also machines move throughout the world, they always press against something, whether it is the ground, air, or water. Until currently, physicists thought this to be a constant, following the law of...
A nanowire compared to a human hair. Poor battery life is the number one issue when it comes to smartphones and laptops. As a wireless society, having to secure ourselves to power up our gadgets seems more and more a nuisance. Furthermore, while scientists are looking into wireless charging, we would have to worry less...
This illustration reveals the accumulation disk, corona (pale, cone-shaped swirls over the disk), and also supermassive great void of energetic galaxy 1ES 1927 +654 before its recent flare-up. Credit: NASA/Sonoma State College, Aurore Simonnet. Something weird is taking place in the galaxy referred to as 1ES 1927 +654: In late 2017, and for reasons that...
Credit: hcwithdrmarn. A brand-new research study shows that 40% of midwives in the US are burned out or stressed and exhausted, making them more prone to commit medical errors and missing necessary patient care. Burnout likewise hinders professional engagement, reduces productivity, leads to absenteeism and resignations, according to new research published in the leading journal,...
LMU Zoologists Have Uncovered Examples of Ancient Amber-- Insect Larvae with Unusual Morphologies and Larvae of Early Flying Insects Amber block containing a fossilized insect. Credit: De Agostini /R. Valterza/Getty Images. thoughtco.com Every fossil is a time capsule. However, unlike numerous other finds, insects encapsulated in amber are often flawlessly preserved. According to Professor Joachim T....
Credit: SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS/ pexels On November 15, 2021, Russia used a missile fired from the surface of the Earth to take down one of its own outdated satellites, resulting in a gigantic debris cloud that puts numerous space assets, including personnel aboard the International Space Station, in danger. This occurred just two weeks after the...
This photograph from 2016 reveals a rift that widened even further and launched a large Delaware-sized iceberg from Antarctica's Larsen C ice sheet in the space of a few months. Credit rating: NASA/GSFC/OIB The scientists have found an ice process that may have caused a Delaware-sized iceberg to break off Antarctica's massive Larsen and sea...
The physical scientists will no doubt amazingly discover it, nevertheless there are many people worldwide who genuinely believe that the Planet is flat. Rachel Brazil finds out why such viewpoints are significantly held and how the physical vicinity should remain the ideal response. Sometime in 2017, American rap artist B.o.B (real name Bobby Ray Simmons...
Researchers at the University of Cambridge decided that concentrated farming that allows for natural habitats is preferable to environmentally friendly agribusiness. Based on the study findings, concentrated farming with the highest possible yields is the most effective agricultural method. This means that farming can be limited to smaller regions, allowing more space to be left...
Credit: GERARD SOURY/THE IMAGE BANK/GETTY IMAGES Around 19 million years ago, something horrible happened to sharks. Fossils amassed from sediments in the Pacific Ocean reveal a previously unidentified and shocking shark extinction event. During this event, the populations of the predators abruptly dropped by as much as 90 percent, researchers report in the journal Science on June 4....
