On the left (SpaceX falcon 9 ). On the right (liquid oxygen). Credit: Derya Ozdemir As the COVID-19 cases increase across the globe as a result of the Delta variant, liquid oxygen (LOX), which hospitals employ to treat patients, remains in short supply. LOX is getting hard to find as demand increases, and COVID-19 patients...
Community Fusion System (CFS) and MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center claimed that a high-temperature superconducting magnet was successfully tested. The 20-tesla field intensity, according to MIT researchers and CFS, is the most intense electromagnetic field ever created on Earth, paving the way for the construction of the first fusion power generator. Magnet design is...
Rice University graduate student Lauren Taylor shows a shirt with carbon nanotube thread that provides constant monitoring of the wearer’s heart. Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice's flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothes collect precise EKG, heart rate. There is no demand to wear awkward smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfortable...
An international group of scientists made a tiny chemistry lab for a rover that will drill below the Martian surface, searching for previous or existing life signs. For ExoMars Reconnaissance is a joint venture involving the European Space Agency and the Russian aerospace company Roscosmos. NASA made a significant contribution to MOMA, the laboratory...
Credit: Getty Images Research led by scientists at the University of Toronto highlights the considerable damages that can be triggered by common teeth-whitening agents. Published just recently in Nature Scientific Reports, the study assessed the dental cell damage caused by carbamide peroxide teeth-whitening remedies. It found that a suggested application of only 10 percent carbamide peroxide gel...
In 1934, Eugene Wigner, a pioneer of quantum mechanics, theorized of an odd sort of matter-- a crystal made from electrons. The idea was very straightforward, proving it had not been. With limited success, physicists tried many tricks over eighty years to nudge electrons right into forming these so-called Wigner crystals. However, in June,...
The ignition of plasma under water. Credit: © Damian Gorczany Physicists of Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have taken amazing pictures that allow the ignition process of plasma underwater to be observed and also tracked in real-time. Dr. Katharina Grosse has given the first data collections with the ultra-high temporal resolution, backing a new theory on igniting...
How did it all start? This image maps the cooler infrared emission from interstellar dust found throughout the interstellar medium. NASA/JPL-Caltech As humanity has rolled in beyond into space, we have come to learn a great deal even more concerning the lifecycle of the solar system. From a collapsing cloud of gas into an all-new star to an...
via GIPHY Fast cosmic rays originating from supernova residues and pulsars most likely influence galactic dynamics and star development far more than previously recognized. Cosmic rays are charged subnuclear particles that move close to the speed of light, regularly raining down on the Earth. These particles are relativistic, as defined by Albert Einstein's special relativity, and...
Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, A. Nota, C. Britt This contrasting view shows blowing dust bubbles and an emerging gas shell-- the last acts of a monster star. You can check out the information of the nebula bordering the star AG Carinae in the high-resolution pictures listed below. This Photo of the Week showcases new sights of...
