Just Plain WEIRD #2
How do you pronounce ‘Muslim’? What about ‘spiel’? Linda Staf/Shutterstock.com – By Zachary Jaggers, Postdoctoral Scholar of Linguistics, University of Oregon Originally Published: 2019 Oct 21 – Politics can predict the TV shows we watch, the shops we frequent and the places we …
The Proteus WAM-V: 100 ft long, 50 ft wide, 30-knot top speed, and the bottom of the pontoons sit just 16 inches under the surface. Marine Advanced Robotics View 9 Images – By Loz Blain 2022 May 20 – California’s Marine Advanced Robotics has …
A UNSW team has measured the first power generation from a thermoradiative diode, which could be used to harvest re-emitted solar energy at night. UNSW – By Loz Blain 2022 May 18 – In a world first, a team at the University of New …
Artist’s concept of a future Moon base. Sandia National Laboratories/Eric Lundin – By David Szondy 2022 May 15 – To keep the lights on in NASA’s Artemis human lunar outpost, Sandia National Laboratories is developing electrical micro-grids to handle the power distribution from the …
By studying isotopes scientists hope to gain insight into how elements within exploding stars came to be. Researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. Photograph: Mel Russell III/FRIB – Linda Geddes Science correspondent Updated: 2022 May 16 – From carbon to uranium, oxygen …
A flexible, self-charging battery technology harvests energy from moisture in the air. Depositphotos – By Loz Blain 2022 May 11 – Half of the solar energy that bathes the Earth in warmth goes into a single process, according to some researchers: evaporating the water …
After 12 weeks of daily blueberry supplements researchers saw small cognitive improvements in trial participants. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 May 12 – New research from the University of Cincinnati has found daily consumption of blueberries in middle-age could reduce a person’s risk …
A new algae-based energy harvester, about the size of a AA battery. Paolo Bombelli – By Michael Irving 2022 May 12 – As the number of electronic devices grows, we’re going to have to get creative with our energy sources. Cambridge researchers have now …
Prepare to be stunned by a technology that nature perfected. maradek/iStock via Getty Images – By Timothy J. Jorgensen, Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University Published: 2022 May 09 – As the …
Researchers at the University of Florida planted thale cress in harsh lunar dirt returned by Apollo 11 astronauts. Researchers at the University of Florida have grown plants in soil from the moon for the first time. Photograph: Tyler Jones/AP – Associated Press Last …
