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09/29/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Manufacturing breakthrough: Scientists can now weld glass and metal together
The manufacturing industry has recently welcomed what might prove a breakthrough technology. Scottish researchers showed off a new welding method that uses an incredibly fast laser to fuse together glass and metal. Glass and metal are two of the most common classes of materials used for various purposes. Due to their very different thermal properties, […]
09/29/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Healing with hair: Can nanostructures from human hair be used to design smart biomedical materials?
In the future, your hair may provide the natural ingredients for making biomedicine that treats illness. A recent Chinese study has shown that the tiny structures in human hair might be turned into useful biomaterials. Wuhan University (WHU) researchers examined the melanin and keratin polymers in hair. They isolated the micro- and nanostructures found on these substances. […]
09/26/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists investigate the secret of bats’ longevity – can it be adapted to humans?
Humans enjoy moderately long lifespans. But some bats live even longer, which is surprising given their small size. Researchers believe that the secret behind the longevity of bats might help humans enjoy longer lives. Two researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD) studied the evolutionary history of many known chiropteran species. They identified four bat species that live extremely long […]
09/23/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Self-healing spacesuits, Venus landers… A buffet of sci-fi concepts to be funded by NASA
Wireless robotic landers, atmospheric probes, spacesuits that seal damage to their skin, and mining operations at the moon’s polar regions are some of the research projects that have earned a welcome injection of funding from NASA in recent times. These concepts might seem like science fiction right now. But in as little as a decade, […]
09/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Life on the Red Planet: Meteorite from Mars shows evidence of “fossilized bacteria”
Two decades ago, NASA researchers presented a meteorite from Mars that reportedly displayed signs of microbial life. Now, their Hungarian counterparts have made a similar announcement with a different sample obtained from the same region in Antarctica. Assigned the dry designation of ALH-77005, the new meteorite displayed features and impressions that might have originated from […]
09/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Today on weird science: A new kind of matter is both solid AND liquid
Scottish researchers have reported a new type of matter with an unusual dual nature. In a chain-melted state caused by intense heat and pressure, potassium exists in both solid and liquid phases at the same time. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh ran virtual scenarios of potassium where they exposed the metal to a combination […]
09/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Chicha, an ancient beverage similar to beer, could have kept an empire intact for a long time, suggest archaeologists
The empire whose citizens drank together stayed together. The Wari Empire might have endured for centuries thanks to chicha, an ancient type of beer this Peruvian civilization drank regularly and copiously during festivities. The former occupants of what is now modern-day Peru, the Waris enjoyed peace and harmony in their corner of South America for 500 years. Their […]
09/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New computer models suggest life on the nearest exoplanets may already be thriving
There are rocky exoplanets around the size of Earth that lie within a few light-years of the solar system. While these relatively nearby worlds receive intense radiation from their active stars, they might eventually bear alien life – if they haven’t already done so. These planets lie well within the habitable zone of stars like […]
09/21/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Mysterious “sonar anomaly” turns out to be 500-year-old shipwreck with massive copper payload
Marine salvagers got a welcome surprise when their sonar picked up an anomaly on the shallow seafloor of the North Sea recently. What they initially mistook for a shipping container turned out to be a sunken Dutch wooden sailing ship from the 16th century. Even better, the 500-year-old shipwreck held tons of copper. Experts believed […]
09/21/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Bizarre and fascinating: 9 Incredible things about black holes
There is more to a black hole than just a tiny yet insanely dense gravitational distortion in the fabric of space-time. Researchers believe it may be made up of dark matter, sends everything it consumes to the future, or even come from another universe that precedes ours. Some of the new theories about black holes […]
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