Researchers at Princeton found that a material known as a topological insulator, made from the elements bismuth and bromine, exhibit specialized quantum behaviors normally seen only under extreme experimental conditions of high pressures and temperatures near absolute zero. Credit: Shafayat Hossain and M. Zahid Hasan of Princeton University A new discovery For the first time, physicists...
Three near-Earth asteroids -- one potentially hazardous -- were found using a high-tech instrument at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. On Monday, an international group of astronomers reported the finding of a giant asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth, developing a slight possibility far in the future of a disastrous accident. The 1.5-kilometre-...
Credit: NASA, Jim Watson / Getty Images An asteroid notoriously erased the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. Could one more one do the very same to us? That question has led NASA researchers and designers to create the DART program, whose duty was to redirect the motion of an asteroid. The mission was a...
Credit: Unsplash/Stephen Leonardi Rivian recalls 12,212 electric vehicles (EVs) because of a loose bolt that can impact drivers' capability to control the vehicle (CNBC reported). The recall impacts almost every EV Rivian has manufactured this year. It covers the carmaker's complete lineup, encompassing 2022 R1T pickup trucks, R1S SUVs, and the electric delivery vans (EDVs)...
Utah Bionic Leg. Credit: University of Utah Scientists from the University of Utah have created the most sophisticated AI-powered prosthetics "ever created," prompting Ottobock, the world's largest prosthetic manufacturer, to team up, launching the project internationally. https://twitter.com/UUtah/status/1578482268091211776?s=20&t=To8VYjrAITT-HDAaByZdxw The university's Tommaso Lenzi, associate professor at the university's Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Bionic Engineering Lab,...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, after being rolled out to the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky After several setbacks, NASA is slowly scheduling its Artemis I mission's launch dates of September 23rd...
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...
Scientists have developed a heat pump that uses light particles on a quantum range. Scientists can currently measure radio frequency signals closer to the quantum limit. Professionals say this technique works in searching for dark matter, a component of the universe whose existence is discernible primarily by its gravitational attraction. 30.1 percent of the...
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new kind of "phase change" in water was first recommended 30 years ago in a research study by scientists from Boston University. Because the shift has been predicted to happen at supercooled problems, however, confirming its presence has been challenging. That is because, at these low temperatures, water really does...
Credit: Dodge For those lamenting the impending end of Dodge's gas-powered muscle car, the Dodge has a message: fear not the future, for it is electric. At an event at its Pontiac, Michigan-based base, Dodge unveiled its first electric muscle car, the Charger Daytona SRT concept. The two-door coupe is a sneak peek at the car manufacturer's first...
