Light-bending Technique developed by Engineers to Improve Wavelength Conversion
Physics

Light-bending Technique developed by Engineers to Improve Wavelength Conversion

UCLA Samueli School of Engineering electrical engineers have developed a more efficient method of converting light from one wavelength to another, paving the way for…
Quantum Refrigerator is Possible to Design by Combining Quantum Theory and Thermodynamics
Physics

Quantum Refrigerator is Possible to Design by Combining Quantum Theory and Thermodynamics

Heat and cold appear to have little to do with quantum physics at first glance. A single atom can’t be hot or cold. Traditionally, the…
Cannabis Originated in China and was Domesticated in the Stone Age, Study Indicates
Biology

Cannabis Originated in China and was Domesticated in the Stone Age, Study Indicates

Thanks to the long history of domestication, cannabis now comes in a collection of different varieties, each with its own unique configuration of cannabis and…
Australian Offshore Wind Farms Could Tap Some of the Best Wind Conditions on Earth
Environmental Science

Australian Offshore Wind Farms Could Tap Some of the Best Wind Conditions on Earth

The study of wind conditions off the coast of Australia points to a resource that is likely to outperform the North Sea with speed and…
Bipedal Robot becomes First Robot to Run 5K Race
Technology

Bipedal Robot becomes First Robot to Run 5K Race

You can run, you can hide, but robot overlords are probably still coming for all of us. In fact, you can’t really drive anymore. A…
A Man Once Spent 72 Hours Trapped with Deadly Snakes to Prove they’re Friendly
Biology

A Man Once Spent 72 Hours Trapped with Deadly Snakes to Prove they’re Friendly

Fear of snakes or opioid phobia is the second most common phobia in the world. In some cases, this fear is unfounded – some snakes…
93-Year-Old Butterfly is the First US Insect to Go Extinct Because of Humans
Biology

93-Year-Old Butterfly is the First US Insect to Go Extinct Because of Humans

Last seen about 80 years ago, the Xerxes blue butterfly has been considered extinct ever since. Its extinction is considered to be the first of…
A Glass Nanosphere Becomes First Macroscopic Object under Quantum Standstill in Free Space
Physics

A Glass Nanosphere Becomes First Macroscopic Object under Quantum Standstill in Free Space

Scientists at ETH Zurich were able to live in a glass nanosphere using laser light and slow down the motion to its lowest quantum mechanical…
You there, Satoshi? $21 Million of Bitcoin Moved from Wallet Inactive for 9 years
Technology

You there, Satoshi? $21 Million of Bitcoin Moved from Wallet Inactive for 9 years

An address containing more than $26 million worth of bitcoins has been activated after more than nine years of dormancy, sparking some wild speculation. The…
Watch a Steamroller Crush Over 1,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs in Bizarre Police Video
Technology

Watch a Steamroller Crush Over 1,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs in Bizarre Police Video

Malaysian authorities smashed more than a thousand crypto mining rigs using steamrollers after a cartoonish crack in a power theft case. According to Dayak Daily,…
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