Since the dynamics inside a fusion reactor are extremely complicated, the walls may melt. Image credit: Max Planck Institute of Plasma physics. Cutaway of a Fusion Reactor A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wein) has actually found a way to manage Type-I...
NIF Target Area operators inspect a final optics assembly (FOA) during a routine maintenance period. Each FOA contains four integrated optics modules that incorporate beam conditioning, frequency conversion, focusing, diagnostic sampling, and debris shielding capabilities into a single compact assembly. Credit: Jason Laurea / LLNL Scientists have produced a fusion reaction that led to a...
Schematic representation of the geographic distribution of Q-Z780 and sub-lineages. Colored circles represent geographic distribution and sub-lineage membership as shown in the inset tree. Credit: PLOS ONE (2022). Discovery of chromosomal evidence A team of scientists affiliated with many institutions in Argentina has discovered chromosomal proof of people residing in South America as far back as 18,000...
Artist’s impression of an ultra-hot Jupiter transiting its star Utilizing the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), astronomers have spotted the heaviest element ever found in an exoplanet atmosphere-- barium. They were surprised to find barium at high altitudes in the atmospheres of the ultra-hot gas giants WASP-76 b and WASP-121 b-- two...
Wake forest medical center Brain electrodes developed to mimic the hippocampus appear to increase the encoding of memories-- and are two times as effective in people with bad memory. A singular form of brain stimulation seems to boost people's capability to remember new details-- by imitating how our brains create memories. Memory prosthesis The "memory prosthesis," which includes...
White holes are theoretical cosmic regions that function in an opposite way to black holes. Credit: Future/Adam Smith White Holes have been the missing piece of the Universe puzzle since Einstein proposed the Concept of General Relativity. On paper, they are supposed to be the exact opposite of a black hole, at least in terms of time....
The calculations allow the electron densities and the changes after excitation to be determined with high spatial and temporal resolution. Here, the example of the lithium hydride molecule shows the shift of electron density from cyanide (red) to lithium (green) during a laser pulse. Credit: F. Langkabel / HZB Scientists have examined the capacity of...
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a recent research released today in Cell Reports, scientists from the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute (DKJEI), part of the Krembil Research Institute at University Health Network, have determined anteriorly unknown links between genetic factors in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This neurodevelopmental disorder is associated with a wide variety of physiological...
NASA's Orion spacecraft en route for the Moon, with the Earth in the background, in a photo released by NASA in November 2022. Exceeding expectations On the third day after taking off from Florida bound for the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is "surpassing effectiveness expectations," NASA officials stated on Friday. First flight aims to ensure vehicle safety The...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Conducting scientific experiments in space enables investigators to examine and make medicines without gravity, which could give unexpected outcomes that enhance investigation back in the world. Regarding to a cover story in Chemical & Engineering Information, more commercial entities are broadening offerings in low-Earth orbit, which could eventually permit more characteristic...
