WEIRD SCIENCE
Moving from HOT to HAT, a dazzling new acoustic technology. By Robby Berman – Scientists announce the ability to simultaneously manipulate individual levitated objects. Using high-frequency sound waves may provide a safer alternative to laser microsurgery. Video of the research looks like a …
Humans evolved to live in the cold through a number of environmental and genetic factors. By Mike Colagrossi – According to some relatively new research, many of our early human cousins preceded Homo sapien migrations north by hundreds of thousands or even millions …
There might be hope for our oceans, thanks to one clumsy moment in a coral tank. Evan Fleischer – David Vaughan at the Mote Laboratory is growing coral 40 times faster than in the wild. It typically takes coral 25 to 75 years …
Nick Lavars – A new study has found microplastics in the guts of 102 sea turtles. (Credit: lilithlita/Depositphotos). There remains a lot we don’t know about the whereabouts of the all the plastic waste that washes into the ocean each year, but …
Giving our solar system a “slap in the face.” By Robby Berman – A stream of galactic debris is hurtling at us, pulling dark matter along with it It’s traveling so quickly it’s been described as a hurricane of dark matter Scientists are …
Domestic nuclear testing wreaked havoc on thousands of families. By Matthew Davis – Operation_Upshot-Knothole_-_Badger_001 – Wikipedia. Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands. But new research shows that domestic U.S. nuclear tests likely killed more. The new research tracked …
Michael Irving – A new hybrid device could use artificial photosynthesis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, and capture some of the excess energy as electricity. (Credit: Sashkin7/Depositphotos). One of the main methods of producing hydrogen for fuel cells is to …
David Szondy – Sandia National Laboratories researcher Leonard Martínez connects a high-voltage-insulating line that circulates oil between a coaxial transmission line (white tube on the left) and the blue oil-filled transmission horn. of the EMES machine. (Credit: Sandia National Laboratories/Randy Montoya). Electromagnetic …
By Rich Haridy – Based on a new study, researchers are aiming to reclassify Alzheimer’s disease into a set of six biologically different conditions. (Credit: ADragan/Depositphotos). A large team of researchers has developed a new way to classify patients with Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting we …
MIT’s cyborg plant can drive itself into the light By Michael Irving – – MIT Media Lab has created Elowan, a cyborg plant that can drive itself towards light sources. (Credit: Harpreet Sareen). They may seem pretty boring and simple from our …
