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- Overcoming a Fatal Flaw: Lasers on Earth Can Now Detect Space Debris in Daylight
- Penguin Poo Is a Clue: Discovering New Penguin Colonies From Space
- New Electrocatalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel
- NASA Advanced Rapid Imaging Satellite Maps Blast Damage: Beirut Explosion Aftermath
- Space-Time Refraction Defies Fermat’s Principle: New Class of Laser Beam Doesn’t Follow Normal Laws of Refraction
- NIH Harnesses Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring
- Discovery Could Lead to More Potent Garlic, Boosting Flavor and Aroma
- How Venus and Mars Can Teach Us About the Past and Future of Earth
- Easy, Efficient Way to Sanitize N95 Masks Using an Electric Multi-Cooker [Video]
- Clever Trick Allows Precision Measurement of Exoplanet – Surprisingly High Density Challenges Planet Formation Theories
- New Quantum Approach for Sharing Secrets Sets a Record With 11 Dimensions
- Unusual Sound Waves Induced Using Laser Pulses – 140 Years After Alexander Graham Bell Reported That Light Can Be Converted Into Sound Waves
- Stunning 99-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals “Hell Ants” in Detail: Hunted With Bizarre, Deadly Mandibles
- Rapid Changes Detected in a Black Hole May Explain Origin of the Most Energetic Radiation in the Universe
- New Vaccine Platform – With No Needles – Has Potential to Be More Effective With Fewer Side Effects
Overcoming a Fatal Flaw: Lasers on Earth Can Now Detect Space Debris in Daylight
Posted: 08 Aug 2020 09:02 AM PDT Lasers on Earth are used to measure the position of space debris high above, providing crucial information on how to avoid in-space collisions. Until now,… The post Overcoming a Fatal Flaw: Lasers on Earth Can Now Detect Space Debris in Daylight appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
Penguin Poo Is a Clue: Discovering New Penguin Colonies From Space
Posted: 08 Aug 2020 08:04 AM PDT Satellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientists, at the British Antarctic Survey, have… The post Penguin Poo Is a Clue: Discovering New Penguin Colonies From Space appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
New Electrocatalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel
Posted: 08 Aug 2020 07:04 AM PDT New electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol. Catalysts speed up chemical reactions and form the backbone of many industrial processes. For example, they are… The post New Electrocatalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
NASA Advanced Rapid Imaging Satellite Maps Blast Damage: Beirut Explosion Aftermath
Posted: 08 Aug 2020 06:05 AM PDT Scientists are using satellite data to map ground surface changes in the aftermath of the recent explosion. NASA’s Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team,… The post NASA Advanced Rapid Imaging Satellite Maps Blast Damage: Beirut Explosion Aftermath appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
Space-Time Refraction Defies Fermat’s Principle: New Class of Laser Beam Doesn’t Follow Normal Laws of Refraction
Posted: 08 Aug 2020 05:19 AM PDT The speed of a message traveling in these packets is no longer affected by traveling through different materials of different densities. University of Central Florida… The post Space-Time Refraction Defies Fermat’s Principle: New Class of Laser Beam Doesn’t Follow Normal Laws of Refraction appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
NIH Harnesses Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring
Posted: 08 Aug 2020 04:32 AM PDT Collaborative network to enlist medical imaging and clinical data sciences to reveal unique features of COVID-19. The National Institutes of Health has launched the Medical… The post NIH Harnesses Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
Discovery Could Lead to More Potent Garlic, Boosting Flavor and Aroma
Posted: 08 Aug 2020 03:51 AM PDT For centuries, people around the world have used garlic as a spice, natural remedy, and pest deterrent — but they didn’t know how powerful or… The post Discovery Could Lead to More Potent Garlic, Boosting Flavor and Aroma appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
How Venus and Mars Can Teach Us About the Past and Future of Earth
Posted: 07 Aug 2020 09:35 PM PDT One has a thick poisonous atmosphere, one has hardly any atmosphere at all, and one is just right for life to flourish – but it… The post How Venus and Mars Can Teach Us About the Past and Future of Earth appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
Easy, Efficient Way to Sanitize N95 Masks Using an Electric Multi-Cooker [Video]
Posted: 07 Aug 2020 09:02 PM PDT Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list of functions, a new study suggests: sanitization of N95 respirator masks…. The post Easy, Efficient Way to Sanitize N95 Masks Using an Electric Multi-Cooker [Video] appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
Clever Trick Allows Precision Measurement of Exoplanet – Surprisingly High Density Challenges Planet Formation Theories
Posted: 07 Aug 2020 05:46 PM PDT Small telescope and inexpensive diffuser key to results. New detailed observations with NSF’s NOIRLab facilities reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the… The post Clever Trick Allows Precision Measurement of Exoplanet – Surprisingly High Density Challenges Planet Formation Theories appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
New Quantum Approach for Sharing Secrets Sets a Record With 11 Dimensions
Posted: 07 Aug 2020 04:36 PM PDT Wits Researchers have demonstrated a new quantum approach for sharing a secret amongst many parties, setting a new record for the highest dimensions and parties… The post New Quantum Approach for Sharing Secrets Sets a Record With 11 Dimensions appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
Unusual Sound Waves Induced Using Laser Pulses – 140 Years After Alexander Graham Bell Reported That Light Can Be Converted Into Sound Waves
Posted: 07 Aug 2020 03:25 PM PDT Ultrashort laser pulses induce unusual sound waves via a structural instability in a material. RIKEN physicists have initiated unusual sound waves in a flake using… The post Unusual Sound Waves Induced Using Laser Pulses – 140 Years After Alexander Graham Bell Reported That Light Can Be Converted Into Sound Waves appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
Stunning 99-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals “Hell Ants” in Detail: Hunted With Bizarre, Deadly Mandibles
Posted: 07 Aug 2020 01:14 PM PDT In a 99-million-year-old preserved amber fossil, researchers get a detailed glimpse into how ‘Hell Ants’ hunted with scythe-like mandibles and horn appendages. In findings published… The post Stunning 99-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals “Hell Ants” in Detail: Hunted With Bizarre, Deadly Mandibles appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
Rapid Changes Detected in a Black Hole May Explain Origin of the Most Energetic Radiation in the Universe
Posted: 07 Aug 2020 12:03 PM PDT Scientists from the University of Valencia detect rapid changes in a black hole that may help understand the origin of gamma-ray bursts. A team from… The post Rapid Changes Detected in a Black Hole May Explain Origin of the Most Energetic Radiation in the Universe appeared first on SciTechDaily. |
New Vaccine Platform – With No Needles – Has Potential to Be More Effective With Fewer Side Effects
Posted: 07 Aug 2020 11:00 AM PDT Study shows that peptide nanofibers induce immune response in lungs and lymph nodes without requiring adjuvants for efficacy, indicating promise for new vaccine development. The… The post New Vaccine Platform – With No Needles – Has Potential to Be More Effective With Fewer Side Effects appeared first on SciTechDaily. |