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- Biomechanics of skin can perform useful tactile computations
- Journey to the center of the Earth
- Strongest evidence yet that neutrinos explain how the universe exists
- Pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer human-made flight
- Speeding-up quantum computing using giant atomic ions
- New textile could keep you cool in the heat, warm in the cold
- Improving the treatment of periodontitis
- Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way help test dark matter theory
- Why the solar wind is hotter than expected
- Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volume
| Biomechanics of skin can perform useful tactile computations Posted: 15 Apr 2020 12:29 PM PDT As our body's largest and most prominent organ, the skin also provides one of our most fundamental connections to the world around us. From the moment we're born, it is intimately involved in every physical interaction we have. |
| Journey to the center of the Earth Posted: 15 Apr 2020 10:37 AM PDT In an effort to investigate conditions found at the Earth's molten outer core, researchers successfully determined the density of liquid iron and sound propagation speed through it at extremely high pressures. They achieved this with use of a highly specialized diamond anvil which compresses samples, and sophisticated X-ray measurements. Their findings confirm the molten outer core is less dense than liquid iron and also put values on the discrepancy. |
| Strongest evidence yet that neutrinos explain how the universe exists Posted: 15 Apr 2020 10:36 AM PDT New data throws more support behind the theory that neutrinos are the reason the universe is dominated by matter. |
| Pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer human-made flight Posted: 15 Apr 2020 10:36 AM PDT Pterosaurs were the largest animals ever to fly. They soared the skies for 160 million years -- much longer than any species of modern bird. Despite their aeronautic excellence, these ancient flyers have largely been overlooked in the pursuit of bioinspired flight technologies. Researchers outline why and how the physiology of fossil flyers could provide ancient solutions to modern flight problems, like aerial stability and self-launch. |
| Speeding-up quantum computing using giant atomic ions Posted: 15 Apr 2020 10:34 AM PDT Researchers have found a new way to speed up quantum computing that could pave the way for huge leaps forward in computer processing power. |
| New textile could keep you cool in the heat, warm in the cold Posted: 15 Apr 2020 10:34 AM PDT Imagine a single garment that could adapt to changing weather conditions, keeping its wearer cool in the heat of midday but warm when an evening storm blows in. In addition to wearing it outdoors, such clothing could also be worn indoors, drastically reducing the need for air conditioning or heat. Now, researchers have made a strong, comfortable fabric that heats and cools skin, with no energy input. |
| Improving the treatment of periodontitis Posted: 15 Apr 2020 10:28 AM PDT For the first time, researchers have shown that a unicellular parasite commonly found in the mouth plays a role in both severe tissue inflammation and tissue destruction. |
| Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way help test dark matter theory Posted: 15 Apr 2020 07:06 AM PDT Physicists report tiny satellite galaxies of the Milky Way can be used to test fundamental properties of 'dark matter' -- nonluminous material thought to constitute 85% of matter in the universe. |
| Why the solar wind is hotter than expected Posted: 14 Apr 2020 02:37 PM PDT When the sun expels plasma, the solar wind cools as it expands through space -- but not as much as the laws of physics would predict. Physicists now know the reason. |
| Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volume Posted: 14 Apr 2020 02:37 PM PDT Extended periods in space have long been known to cause vision problems in astronauts. Now a new study suggests that the impact of long-duration space travel is more far-reaching, potentially causing brain volume changes and pituitary gland deformation. |
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