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- How to make all headphones intelligent
- How the habitability of exoplanets is influenced by their rocks
- Breakthrough lays groundwork for future quantum networks
- Distant planet may be on its second atmosphere
- Not so fast, supernova: Highest-energy cosmic rays detected in star clusters
- The world's oldest crater from a meteorite isn't an impact crater after all
- Researchers solve more of the mystery of Laos megalithic jars
- Finding quvigints in a quantum treasure map
- I ain't afraid of no ghosts: People with mind-blindness not so easily spooked
- Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions
- Physicists explore the possibility of tunnels in spacetime
| How to make all headphones intelligent Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:21 AM PST How do you turn 'dumb' headphones into smart ones? Engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into smartphones, identify their users, monitor their heart rates and perform other services. Their invention, called HeadFi, is based on a small plug-in headphone adapter that turns a regular headphone into a sensing device. |
| How the habitability of exoplanets is influenced by their rocks Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:20 AM PST The weathering of silicate rocks plays an important role to keep the climate on Earth clement. Scientists investigated the general principles of this process. Their results could influence how we interpret the signals from distant worlds - including such that may hint towards life. |
| Breakthrough lays groundwork for future quantum networks Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:20 AM PST New research could help lay the groundwork for future quantum communication networks and large-scale quantum computers. |
| Distant planet may be on its second atmosphere Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:20 AM PST Scientists have found evidence that a planet orbiting a distant star may have lost its atmosphere but gained a second one through volcanic activity. |
| Not so fast, supernova: Highest-energy cosmic rays detected in star clusters Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:35 AM PST For decades, researchers assumed cosmic rays are flung into space from supernova. But new research suggests even supernovae are not strong enough to push particles to petaelectronvolts (PeVs). Instead, the researchers posit that star clusters like the Cygnus Cocoon serve as PeVatrons capable of moving particles at such high energy rates. |
| The world's oldest crater from a meteorite isn't an impact crater after all Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:41 AM PST Several years after scientists discovered what was considered the oldest crater a meteorite made on the planet, another team found it's actually the result of normal geological processes. |
| Researchers solve more of the mystery of Laos megalithic jars Posted: 10 Mar 2021 05:42 PM PST Sediment samples and Optically Stimulated Luminescence help determine age of jars of one of South East Asia's most important archaeological sites. |
| Finding quvigints in a quantum treasure map Posted: 10 Mar 2021 09:25 AM PST Researchers have struck quantum gold -- and created a new word -- by enlisting machine learning to efficiently navigate a 20-dimensional quantum treasure map. |
| I ain't afraid of no ghosts: People with mind-blindness not so easily spooked Posted: 10 Mar 2021 09:24 AM PST New research finds that people with aphantasia -- the inability to visualize mental images -- are harder to spook with scary stories. The findings suggest that imagery may have a closer link to emotions than scientists previously thought. |
| Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions Posted: 10 Mar 2021 05:47 AM PST NASA's Perseverance Rover recently made a successful landing on Mars, embarking on a two-year mission to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples. Because Mars is extremely cold -- nighttime temperatures can drop below -112 F -- heaters are required to keep the rover's battery system from freezing. Now, researchers have 3D printed porous carbon aerogels for electrodes in ultralow-temperature supercapacitors, reducing heating needs for future space and polar missions. |
| Physicists explore the possibility of tunnels in spacetime Posted: 09 Mar 2021 12:38 PM PST Researchers present a new theoretical model that makes microscopic wormholes seem less far-fetched than in previous theories. |
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