Relativity/speed of light question #1
• yahoo.comHow do Shadows (or a Laser) move faster than the speed of light?!?!?
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New form of matter Excitonium
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangExcitonium is a condensate and it exhibits macroscopic quantum phenomena, like a superconductor, or superfluid, or insulating electronic crystal. It's made up of excitons, particles that are formed in a very strange quantum mechanical pairing, name
The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?
• https://www.popsci.com, By Sara ChodoshOne scientist set out to find the truth (sort of).
How Amazon and Google Smart Speaker Competition Reveals The Future of Government
• http://www.thedailybell.comI wouldn't invite the Amazon Echo or the Google Home into my home.
Physicists Just Found a Loophole in Graphene That Could Unlock Clean, Limitless Energy
• arcleinNew research has delved into graphene's rippling, discovering a physical phenomenon on an atomic scale that could be exploited as a way to produce a virtually limitless supply of clean energy. The team of physicists led by researchers from the
The Most Natural Organic Pool You Can Build Yourself
• arcleinScientists have known for decades that along with the good that comes with disinfecting water with chlorine, chemicals called disinfection byproducts can also be formed when chlorine reacts with organic substances like human skin and residues from bo
What Happens When ....
• wired.comThat statement probably requires some explanation. Two researchers named Adam Hammond and Julian Brooke have spent the past few years developing software that analyzes literary databases. (AI writes SciFi)
Oisin Biotechnologies
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangOisin Biotechnologies is one of five companies that were spun out of SENS life extension project so far.
Pipebot can help fix decaying water pipe crisis in the US and the World
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangThe United States faces a looming crisis over its deteriorating water infrastructure, and fixing it will be a monumental and expensive task.
Advancing beyond gauze and pirate eye patches to protect injured eyes
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangUSC scientists and engineers develop an on-the-spot, temperature-sensitive gel that could seal eye injuries on the battlefield.
Sugar Doesn't Just Feed Cancer Cells, It Produces Them
• arcleinOne of the crucial mechanisms through which cancer is promoted through sugar is through mitochondrial dysfunction. Sugar burns very differently than fat does, which generates free radicals. When free radicals damage the mitochondria of the cell, the
That Interstellar Asteroid is Pretty Strange. Could It Be…?
• arcleinThen astronomers observed `Oumuamua, the first known interstellar asteroid, as it raced out of the solar system. Its wildly elongated shape resembles that of a rocket stage or?"even more enticingly?"the interstellar ship from Arthur C. Clarke's
CRISPR-Cas9 technique targeting epigenetics reverses disease in mice
• https://www.sciencedaily.com, Cell PressScientists report a modified CRISPR-Cas9 technique that alters the activity, rather than the underlying sequence, of disease-associated genes. The researchers demonstrate that this technique can be used in mice to treat several different diseases.
How augmented reality could change the future of surgery
• https://www.ted.com, Nadine Hachach-HaramIf you're undergoing surgery, you want the best surgical team to collaborate on your case, no matter where they are.
DARPA's $100 million Gene Drive program
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangDARPA is funding $100 million to develop gene drive, which can wipe out dangerous animals and insects. It could get rid of malarial mosquitoes and invasive rodents.
Scientists capture mysterious hum from deep inside the Earth - but no one knows what it is
• http://www.mirror.co.uk, BySophie CurtisThe new study could help to shed on the source of the vibrations
New metallic glass material created by starving atoms of a nucleus
• https://newatlas.com, Michael IrvingMetallic glass is an emerging type of material, so its secrets are still being discovered. While working with the stuff, a team of Yale researchers created a brand new type of metallic glass, by shrinking samples down to the nanoscale until it forms
For warmer surfers, leave it to beaver-inspired wetsuits
• https://newatlas.comEven though they don't have a thick layer of blubber, animals such as beavers and sea otters are still able to stay warm when diving in frigid waters. How do they do it? Well, they trap an insulating layer of air between the hairs of their fur.
NASA prints up complex metallic "space fabric"
• https://newatlas.comNASA is getting into the textile business thanks to a team led by systems engineer Raul Polit Casillas at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The team has unveiled prototype swatches of a new metallic "space fabric" created using 3
Use of lavender before an operation has been found to reduce anxiety in surgery patients...
• https://www.naturalnews.comimproving outcomes according to new study...(Natural News) Based on a recent study, one way to address preoperative anxiety among patients in hospitals and other healthcare centers is through lavender aromatherapy.
One more reason to detox: Chemicals from cured meats build up in the system and ...
• https://www.naturalnews.comworsen asthma symptoms...(Natural News) If you weren't already steering clear of cured meat because of its health risks, a study published in the journal Thorax might give you the push you needed to ditch this unhealthy food for good.
Miraculous Healing Using the Power of the Mind is Possible - Here's Why
• arcleinAfter an accident involving a sport utility vehicle during a triathlon, Dispenza is also known as the man who miraculously regrew six shattered vertebrae of his spine by using the innate intelligence of his body - without the help of conventional
Let's open our sealed-off lives to semi-permeable architecture
• arcleinToday's building 'envelopes' seal off our living and working spaces to a degree previously unencountered. In many offices, it is no longer possible to open windows manually to let in a breeze. Automated air-conditioning systems (often answering
This Is What The First Soft Artificial Heart Looks Like
• http://miami.cbslocal.com, By Giovanna MaselliMIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Scientists have created the world's first soft artificial beating heart.
Scientists 'Inject' Information Into Monkeys' Brains
• https://www.nytimes.com, Carl ZimmerWhen you drive toward an intersection, the sight of the light turning red will (or should) make you step on the brake. This action happens thanks to a chain of events inside your head.
Boring Company releases planned tunnels in LA
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comElon Musk tunneling company has released a map of planned tunnels in Los Angeles.
Quantum Computing Is the Next Big Security Risk
• https://www.wired.comThe 20th century gave birth to the Nuclear Age as the power of the atom was harnessed and unleashed. Today, we are on the cusp of an equally momentous and irrevocable breakthrough: the advent of computers that draw their computational capability from
You Can Now 'Snort' Weed Using This Cannabis Nasal Spray
• https://motherboard.vice.comIf that's something you wanted to do.
Asteroid Worth So Much Money… that it will sink the economy?
• http://www.thedailybell.comDon't you hate when so much extra wealth is added to society, that the economy tanks? Wait, what? Yes, that is what The Daily Star says would happen if an asteroid made up of nickel and iron was harvested and brought back to Earth. They claim the
Drink coffee, live longer: Recent research finds 3 cups daily reduces the risk of death...
• https://www.naturalnews.comfrom ALL causes...(Natural News) Drinking up to three cups of coffee daily may improve longevity and reduce the risk of all-cause mortality, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. As part of the study, a team of resea
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