AvatarRichard SmithAvatarAvatarThe Cerebellum Has a Function We Didn't Even Know About, New Research Revealsverified_publisherScienceAlert - David NieldGiven the complexity of the human body, it's no surprise that we're still making new discoveries about the different parts we're made up of – and …
AvatarRichard SmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThis is Crazy: Scientists See Two Versions Of Reality Existing At The Same Time In A Quantum Experimentthespaceacademy.orgSeptember 27, 2022 parallel universe Edit this post We are aware of how skewed our perception of reality is. How we see the world is shaped by our …
AvatarRichard SmithAvatarAvatarWhy does time go forwards, not backwards?verified_publisherBBC Future - Martha HenriquesThe arrow of time began its journey at the Big Bang, and when the Universe eventually dies there will be no more future and no past. In between, what is it that drives time onward?
AvatarRichard SmithAvatarAvatarAfter 50 Years, Scientists Finally Figure Out How Bacteria Actually Moveverified_publisherScienceAlert - Tessa KoumoundourosBy peering through a high-tech microscope at flash-frozen proteins, researchers have just solved a 50-year-old mystery of how bacteria, and their …
AvatarRichard SmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOrganic photovoltaics: the path to lightweight, flexible and transparent solar cellsnature.comResearchers at Hiroshima University are creating organic photovoltaics that are sustainable and offer many benefits over traditional silicon-based …
AvatarRichard SmithAvatarAvatarFungi find their way into cancer tumors, but what they're doing there is a mysterySTAT - Angus ChenFor a while, scientists thought the trillions of microbes on our bodies lived in landscapes connected to the outside world — our skin, hair, and gut …
AvatarRichard SmithAvatarAvatar‘Soil batteries’: Solar power could one day be stored in the ground beneath our feetverified_publisherEuronews - By Lottie LimbThe soil battery is one of dozens of 'adventurous' projects that have just been granted €17 million from the UK government. Solar power could one day …
AvatarRichard SmithAvatarAvatarScientists Create AI-Powered Laser Turret That Kills Cockroachesverified_publisherVICE - Hannah Docter-LoebThe technology is open-source and cheap to acquire, but its creator says it's "a little dangerous." Everyone wants to be able to just zap a bug and have it go away. But now, thanks to a recent development from Ildar Rakhmatulin, a research associate at Heriot-Watt University interested in machine …
AvatarRichard SmithStoryboard"Brick toaster" aims to cut global CO2 output by 15% in 15 years. Seriously.AvatarCurated byNew AtlasIndustrial heat consumes a huge proportion of global energy. Rondo Energy says its brick-toasting heat storage device is so cheap and efficient that it makes decarbonization an instant no-brainer across a huge range of industries. Bill Gates agrees.
AvatarRichard SmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmazing new technology extracts oxygen from water using magnetsthebrighterside.news - Joseph ShavitNew study involving University of Warwick chemist demonstrates method of using magnets to generate oxygen from water. Making oxygen in low gravity …
AvatarRichard SmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists may have found a fifth force of nature, 10 years after the God particlesmh.com.au - Sherryn GrochIn these Explainers, journey with us to far-flung regions (and some closer to home) to understand the tensions shaping our world.See all 27 …
AvatarRichard SmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMIT scientists think they’ve discovered how to fully reverse climate changebgr.com - Joshua HawkinsMIT scientists have proposed a new plan to reverse climate change that uses 'space bubbles' to shield the Earth from the Sun's radiation.