Using Air to Amplify Light in Hollow-Core Optical Fibers
“The idea had been going around my head for about 15 years, but I never had the time or the resources to do anything about…
How MIT Built Its Own COVID-19 Testing Trailer That Can Test Up to 1,500 People a Day
Designed and assembled by experts from across the Institute, the facility should enable testing of up to 1,500 people a day. In mid-March, in response…
Drug, Already Approved to Treat Multiple Sclerosis, Blocks HIV Infection and Transmission in Human Immune Cells
An immunomodulatory drug called fingolimod, which is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, blocks human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and transmission in human immune…
Domestic Violence Injuries Increased During COVID-19 – With More Severe Injuries Suffered by Victims
There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among patients seen at a large, academic medical center in the U.S….
Hubble Finds Cause for Betelgeuse’s Mysterious Dimming – Is Aging Red Supergiant About to Supernova?
Hubble Finds That Betelgeuse’s Mysterious Dimming Is Due to a Traumatic Outburst Observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are showing that the unexpected dimming of…
Ancient Genomes Suggest the Real Reason Woolly Rhinos Went Extinct
Woolly rhinoceros likely went extinct due to climate change, not overhunting. The extinction of prehistoric megafauna like the woolly mammoth, cave lion, and woolly rhinoceros…
Physicists Cast Doubt on Neutrino Theory – Exotic Subatomic Particle May Not Exist at All
Exotic subatomic particles, sterile neutrinos, are no-shows in experiments, increasing doubts about their existence. University of Cincinnati physicists, as part of an international research team,…
These Unusual Metallic Blue Fruits Have Incredible Dazzling Color – Now Scientists Know How and Why
Researchers have found that a common plant owes the dazzling blue color of its fruit to fat in its cellular structure, the first time this…
Peak of Perseid Showers Captured by European Space Agency’s Meteor Camera [Video]
The LIC1 camera of the Canary Long-Baseline Observatory (CILBO) on Tenerife captured the peak of the 2020 Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, detecting dozens of…
NIH-Moderna Investigational COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promise
Vaccine shows promise in mouse studies and is currently being evaluated in Phase 3 clinical testing. The investigational vaccine known as mRNA-1273 protected mice from…
Can Facial Recognition Algorithms Identify You When Wearing a COVID Mask? Surprising Research Results
Algorithms created before the pandemic generally perform less accurately with digitally masked faces. Now that so many of us are covering our faces to help…
Sea Ice in Denmark Strait – Drifted More Than 1,000 Km (600 Miles) From the Arctic Ocean
Arctic sea ice is subject to some serious travel restrictions. Penned in by major land masses, most ice that forms in the Arctic Ocean stays…
Lipoic Acid Supplements Help Overweight People Lose Weight in Clinical Trial
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down,…
Stunning Video of “Matchpoint” Rehearsal Shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Skimming Asteroid Surface
Yesterday, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed its final practice run of the sampling sequence, reaching an approximate altitude of 131 feet (40 meters) over sample site…
NASA Launched Laser Beams at the Moon – For the First Time, They Received a Signal Back
Dozens of times over the last decade NASA scientists have launched laser beams at a reflector the size of a paperback novel about 240,000 miles…
Mysterious Blue Whirl Flame – Which Consumes All Fuel It Encounters – Revealed by New Research
A recently discovered soot-free flame called a blue whirl — which consumes all fuel it encounters — actually consists of three different flame structures that…
Multifocal Contact Lenses Slow Progression of Nearsightedness in Children
NIH-funded clinical trial provides independent evidence that multifocal contact lenses reduce worsening myopia. Children wearing multifocal contact lenses had slower progression of their myopia, according…
“Like Sharks to Blood” – Health Sector and Big Pharma Spent Big on Lobbying for COVID-19 Funding As Congress Doles Out $3 Trillion
To date, Congress has authorized roughly $3 trillion in COVID-19 relief assistance — the largest relief package in history. With more COVID relief money on…