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Japan Broke the Internet Speed Record at 319 Terabits per Second

A 3D illustration of fiber optic cables. Credit: Christoph Bergstedt / iStock We 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...

An Electric Jolt Salvages Useful Metals From Waste

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 UNIVERSITY As chemists struggle to discover methods to reclaim important metals from industrial waste and disposed electronics, one group has discovered an answer that...

Australian Politicians Need to Stop Meddling with Basic Research

In nations like Denmark and Germany, gifts are given on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas morning. Furthermore, on Christmas Eve 2021, 587 groups of researchers at universities around Australia got a festive present from the Australian Research Council (ARC), in the form of information that their 2022 Discovery Projects were to be financed. More brutally,...

Study Identifies Several Ways to Improve Exercise

Most people make fitness resolutions for the new year. Unfortunately, these resolutions are usually only temporary. Numerous studies have discovered the magic bullet for getting people to achieve long-term gains in their fitness regimen. The majority of interventions were unsuccessful. Researchers from a variety of universities, including five from Carnegie Mellon University, approached the problem...

Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals Mating Across Groups Led to Human Evolution

Credit: Natural History Museum, construction by the Kennis brothers. Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals Mating Across Groups Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals Mating Across Groups seem to be a new scientific discovery. Proof that cross-continental Stone Age networking occasions powered human evolution increased in 2021. Homo Sapiens may not have eliminated Neanderthals A long-lasting argument that Homo sapiens originated...

SUV Disaster in Wisconsin Shows How Vehicles Can Be Used as a Weapon of Mass Killing

Debris at the site where an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade. Credit: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Police have yet to confirm what led a motorist to crash a red SUV into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Nov. 21, 2021, killing a minimum of 5 people as well as injuring many more. However, one thing...

Journal of Philosophical Logic

The Journal of Philosophical Logic offers a platform for work at the nexus of philosophy and logic. Credit: iStock/ pexels With contributions spanning from conceptual to technical, the Journal of Philosophical Logic offers a platform for work at the nexus of philosophy and logic, both new and old. As a result, the Journal...

Top Educational Technology Trends In 2020-2021

Alfa Photo/Shutterstock.com. By Sean Bui Educational Innovation Trends In 2020-2021 Ample Information, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT) was the most significant educational innovation trends of 2019. However, distance learning has become the one fad that rules them all. The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially changed the method we teach and also discover. Trainees now need...

Why The Outdoors Must Be An Indispensable Part of Every Early Learning and Child-Care Program

Credit: Sharif iqbal/ Pexels To turn the historic federal promise to a national early learning and child care system into reality, bilateral negotiations are currently taking place. More physical facilities where children learn and get care must be built and licensed in order to increase accessibility for all young children in Canada. What sort of...

Embryonic Eavesdropping: How Pets Listen To and React To Audio

Recent searchings for throw the standard concept that embryos are passive agents and suggest that by adjusting right into vibrations, microorganisms can much better prepare to enter the outdoors. Birds have a rich vocal arsenal that they make use of to interact with their peers. Still, behavioral environmentalist Mylene Mariette is much more thinking about...