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- Researchers track slowly splitting 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field
- Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole
- Experiments replicate high densities in 'white dwarf' stars
- Scientists use photons as threads to weave novel forms of matter
- Graph theory: Solution t o '3 utilities problem' could lead to better computers
- Ocean microbes could interact with pollution to influence climate
- Bio-based communication networks could control cells in the body to treat conditions
- To perceive faces, your brain relies on a process similar to face recognition systems
| Researchers track slowly splitting 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field Posted: 17 Aug 2020 11:41 AM PDT Scientists in geomagnetic, geophysics, and heliophysics research groups observe and model the SAA, to monitor and predict future changes - and help prepare for future challenges to satellites and humans in space. |
| Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole Posted: 17 Aug 2020 09:30 AM PDT Scientists have detected a mysterious gamma-ray heartbeat coming from a cosmic gas cloud. The inconspicuous cloud in the constellation Aquila is beating with the rhythm of a neighbouring precessing black hole, indicating a connection between the two objects. |
| Experiments replicate high densities in 'white dwarf' stars Posted: 17 Aug 2020 09:30 AM PDT Engineers have simulated the crushing pressure created as white dwarf stars cease to produce their own fuel, leaving only an extremely dense core. The results add to growing evidence about the evolution of astrophysical bodies -- and possible approaches to creating novel materials in laboratories on Earth. |
| Scientists use photons as threads to weave novel forms of matter Posted: 17 Aug 2020 09:30 AM PDT New research has successful discovered a way to bind two negatively charged electron-like particles which could create opportunities to form novel materials for use in new technological developments. |
| Graph theory: Solution t o '3 utilities problem' could lead to better computers Posted: 17 Aug 2020 09:30 AM PDT Researchers thought that they were five years away from solving a math riddle from the 1980's. In reality, and without knowing, they had nearly cracked the problem and had just given away much of the solution in a research article. The solution could be used to improve tomorrow's phones and computers. |
| Ocean microbes could interact with pollution to influence climate Posted: 17 Aug 2020 07:43 AM PDT Little is known about how gases and aerosols made by ocean microbes affect weather and climate, or how pollution could influence this process. Today, scientists report they've used an 'ocean-in-a-lab' to show that air pollution can change the makeup of gases and aerosols that sea spray releases into the atmosphere, potentially altering weather patterns. |
| Bio-based communication networks could control cells in the body to treat conditions Posted: 17 Aug 2020 07:43 AM PDT Electronic devices and biological cells communicate through very different mechanisms. Now, scientists report progress on tiny communication networks that overcome this language barrier, allowing electronics to eavesdrop on cells and alter their behavior -- and vice versa. Potential applications include a capsule that could be swallowed to track blood sugar and make insulin when needed. |
| To perceive faces, your brain relies on a process similar to face recognition systems Posted: 17 Aug 2020 07:42 AM PDT Imagine if every time you looked at a face, one side of the face always appeared distorted as if it were melting, resembling a painting by Salvador Dalí. This is the case for people with hemi-prosopometamophosia (hemi-PMO). A new study finds that people with hemi-PMO see distortions to the same half of a person's face regardless of how it is viewed. The results show how the the brain uses a process similar to computer face recognition systems to perceive faces. |
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