WEIRD SCIENCE
Researchers have calculated the absolute upper limit for how fast optoelectronic systems could possibly get, before quantum mechanics messes things up. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Mar 27 – It often feels like electronics will continue to get faster forever, but at some …
An existing drug has been found to restore vision loss in mice. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Mar 22 – Scientists have found that an existing drug, already used in humans to treat alcohol use disorder, could help restore vision lost to conditions …
Scientists have discovered microplastics in the human bloodstream for the first time, at concentrations equal to a teaspoon for every 1,000 liters of water. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Mar 24 – Scientists are continuing to uncover the true extent of our plastic …
Novel sensors developed at the University of Washington use solar panels (black rectangles) instead of batteries for power. Mark Stone/University of Washington – By Nick Lavars 2022 Mar 16 – The ongoing miniaturization of electronics has allowed for the creation of some incredibly small …
Shutterstock – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, Macquarie University And Gabriel Filippelli, Chancellor’s Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute, IUPUI (Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis) – Published: 2022 Mar 15 – You …
A pilot plant near the Salton Sea in California pairs lithium extraction with geothermal energy production. Michael McKibben – By Bryant Jones, Ph.D. Candidate of Energy Policy, Boise State University And Michael McKibben, Research Professor of Geology, University of California, Riverside – Published: …
Typical amounts of solar particles hitting the earth’s magnetosphere can be beautiful, but too much could be catastrophic. Svein-Magne Tunli – tunliweb.no/Wikimedia, CC BY-NC-SA – By David Wallace, Assistant Clinical Professor of Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University Published: 2022 Mar 18 – On …
New mathematical formulation means huge paradigm shift in physics would not be necessary. An image captured by the Event Horizon telescope in 2019 of light around a black hole at the center of the galaxy M87. Photograph: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration/EPA – By …
An autonomous underwater vehicle is recovered after completing a seafloor mapping mission in the Arctic Ocean. The remotely operated vehicle (foreground) is used to conduct visual surveys of the newly mapped seafloor. – By Katie Hunt, CNN Updated 2022 Mar 14 – Sign …
The ST-40 spherical tokamak fusion reactor. Tokamak Energy – By David Szondy 2022 Mar 12 – Oxford-based UK tech firm Tokamak Energy has reached a milestone in privately-funded fusion research after its ST-40 spherical Tokamak reactor reached a temperature of 100 million °C (180 …