WEIRD SCIENCE
By Michael Irving – – Scientists at Stanford and the University of California have found evidence of Majorana fermions – particles that are their own antiparticles. (Credit: spgirolamo/Depositphotos). Every fundamental particle in the universe has an antiparticle, which has the same mass …
By Rich Haridy – – A newly published study adds weight to the growing body of evidence suggesting cognitive decline can be tracked through changes in the eye. (Credit: Wavebreakmedia/Depositphotos). A compelling new study, published in the journal Ophthalmology Retina, has reported that …
By Loz Blain – – ADIFO could resurrect the idea of flying saucers, promising extreme speed, efficiency and aerial agility. (Credit: ADIFO Aircraft). At low speed, it operates like a quadcopter, at high speed, it’s a jet-propelled, highly efficient supersonic aircraft whose entire body acts …
By Michael Irving – – – A new system of “particle robots” can swarm together to achieve things that individual units can’t alone. (Credit: Felice Frankel). Most robots are usually made to do one particular job, so they’re not very adaptable to new situations. But …
By Rich Haridy – – – Marijuana with THC levels above 10 percent has been associated with greater incidences of psychotic episodes. (Credit: JanMika/Depositphotos). A major new study examining the association between potent marijuana, frequency of use and rates of psychosis has confidently …
By Rich Haridy – A new hypothesis suggests as we grow old our brains process less images at a slower pace, and it is this that speeds up our sense of time passing. (Credit: lightsource/Depositphotos), The subjective sense that time moves faster as …
By Ben Coxworth – – The MetaFly can be flown both indoors and outdoors (if the winds aren’t too strong). Five years ago, French aeronautical engineer Edwin Van Ruymbeke successfully crowdfunded his Bionic Bird – it’s a remote-control model that flies by flapping …
By Michael Irving – – Harvard researchers have uncovered the chemical chain reaction that links a lack of sleep to cardiovascular disease. (Credit: suriyaphoto/Depositphotos). Responsible for a staggering 31 percent of all deaths worldwide, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the …
By Michael Irving – – Physicists have measured how long it takes particles to quantum tunnel through barriers, and found it to be effectively instantaneous. (Credit: fredmantel/Depositphotos). If you throw a ball at a wall, it’s going to bounce back at you – …
By Ben Coxworth – – Researchers study the eggshell material, with some help from a scanning electron microscope. (Credit: Daniel Messling, HIU/KIT). They’ve been used as a rubber additive, a carbon-capture medium and a bioplastic ingredient. Now, discarded eggshells may have yet another use. …
