Data Limits Could Vanish With New Optical Antennas and “Rings of Light”
New research throws wide open the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a single light source. Researchers at the University of California,…
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New Map of Solar Neighborhood Reveals That Binary Stars Are All Around Us
Gaia survey provides location and motion of 1.3 million binary pairs within 3,000 light years of Earth. The latest star data from the Gaia space…
COVID-19 Pandemic Caused “Staggering” Economic, Human Impact in Developing Countries
Falling incomes, smaller meals, educational setbacks among the consequences. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year led to a devastating loss of jobs and…
Spacecraft Detect Giant Flare in Nearby Galaxy
Apart from black holes, magnetars may be the most extreme stars in the universe. With a diameter less than the length of Manhattan, they pack…
Exoplanet Found by Hubble Resembles Reputed “Planet Nine” in Our Solar System
Astronomers confirm bound orbit for planet far from its star, showing that far-flung planets exist. Astronomers are still searching for a hypothetical “Planet Nine” in…
Is Reawakened Steamboat Geyser a Harbinger for Explosive Yellowstone Volcanic Eruptions?
Analysis of Steamboat Geyser also finds relationship between column height and reservoir depth. When Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser — which shoots water higher than…
Universality of Human Emotional Expression: The 16 Facial Expressions Most Common Worldwide
At a time when nativism is on the rise, study reveals the universality of human emotional expression. Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a…
Antarctica Yields Oldest Fossils of Giant Birds With 21-Foot Wingspans, Fearsome Toothed Beak
Two fossils from a group of extinct seabirds represent the largest individuals ever found. Fossils recovered from Antarctica in the 1980s represent the oldest giant…
Revolutionary Computer Technology: Metallic Carbon Circuit Element Enables Work on Faster, Efficient Carbon-Based Transistors
Metal wires of carbon complete toolbox for carbon-based computers. Transistors based on carbon rather than silicon could potentially boost computers’ speed and cut their power…
Scientists Analyze Sunquakes: Can Ripples on the Sun Help Predict Solar Flares?
Scientists analyze sunquakes to pinpoint flare energy source, perhaps predict flare severity. Solar flares are violent explosions on the sun that fling out high-energy charged…
Reconstructing the Meals That People Consumed in the Past From Chemical Residues on Ancient Cooking Pots
Archaeologists find that unglazed ceramic cookware absorbs the chemical residue of present and past meals. If you happen to dig up an ancient ceramic cooking…
New Research Shows Nice Guys Don’t Finish Last and Being a Selfish Jerk Doesn’t Get You Ahead
Two 14-year longitudinal studies found that selfish, combative, manipulative people are not more likely to achieve power in the workplace than are nice people. The…
Putting the COVID-19 Death Toll Into Perspective – Here’s the Pandemic’s Impact on US Lifespan
UC Berkeley demographers calculate pandemic’s impact on US lifespan based on projected mortality rates. With over 170,000 COVID-19 deaths to date, and 1,000 more each…
Advance in Programmable Synthetic Materials: Artificial Molecules Could Power Future Computers
Reading sequence of metal atoms in MOFs allows encoding of multiple chemical functions. Artificial molecules could one day form the information unit of a new…
Engineers Create Surface Coating With Visual “Decoys” That Can Create False Infrared Images
Light can sometimes play tricks on our eyes. If you look at a shiny surface, what you see will largely depend on the surrounding environment…
Quantum Leap Challenge: UC Berkeley to Lead $25 Million Quantum Computing Center
As part of the federal government’s effort to speed the development of quantum computers, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of California,…
Powerful DNA Manipulation: Improved Gene Editing With New Understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 Tool
Cryo-EM captures CRISPR-Cas9 base editor in action. Within a mere eight years, CRISPR-Cas9 has become the go-to genome editor for both basic research and gene…
New Technique to Capture CO2 More Efficiently Could Reduce Power Plant Greenhouse Gases
Tetraamine-modified MOFs remove 90% of CO2 more efficiently and cheaply. big advance in carbon capture technology could provide an efficient and inexpensive way for natural…