OtherThe Man Who Got Hit By Lightning on 7 Separate Occasions and Lived There is misfortune and then “there have been seven thunderstorms in the sky at one time” misfortune, and U.S. Park Ranger Roy Sullivan fits this…
TechnologyResearchers demonstrated an atom-based sensor for noisy environments The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators have demonstrated an atom-based sensor that can determine the direction of an incoming radio signal,…
ChemistryResearchers developed nanoporous cubic silicon carbide that captures solar energy from water Hydrogen gas, which is produced from water with the help of sunlight, is one promising source of renewable energy. Researchers created a material called nanoporous…
Environmental ScienceAn aquaculture device called ‘kelp elevator’ tested as a foremost biofuel source The ‘kelp elevator,’ which was tested on the Southern California coast, grows the energy-rich algae four times faster than nature, demonstrating the potential for mass-produced…
AstronomyScientists reveal skipping stone setup can improve reentry of spaceflight vehicles Scientists have discovered a number of key factors that influence the number of bounces a skipping stone will experience when it hits the water. The…
TechnologyNew photonics research paves the way for improved lasers in communications By storing and transmitting information in the form of light rather than electricity, photonics has the potential to transform all types of electronic devices. Using…
ChemistryJane Austen Quote Encoded Into Plastic Polymer Sequence Considering the amount of data that humanity is creating in the digital age, scientists are scrambling to tackle it by improving how we store it.…
AstronomyA “Pink Supermoon” Will Be Visible This Week (No, It’s Not Actually Pink) Earlier this week, we will be able to see the first of the two supermoons that occurred in 2021, known as the “Pink supermoon”. At this…
AstronomyHubble Marks 31st Birthday with Beautiful Portrait of Star Outburst The Hubble Space Telescope launched on April 24, 1990, and has given humanity a spectacular view of the universe for more than three decades. Not…
Environmental ScienceEarth’s Axis Has Shifted Due To Climate Change, Study Reveals Fabricated climate change has increased glacier melting in the Polar Regions for decades. By the nineties, the redistribution of Earth’s surface water due to melting…