Scientists at the University of South Florida have reached a new milestone in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules â the building blocks that make areas of nanotechnology and nanomaterial advancement possible. Since the 2004 discovery of graphene, the worldâs thinnest (one atom thick) and strongest (200 times stronger than steel) material, researchers have been working to further develop…
Tiny Animal Carcasses Found In Buried Antarctica Lake
Scientists drilling into a buried Antarctic lake 600 kilometres from the South Pole have found surprising signs of ancient life: the carcasses of tiny animals preserved under a kilometre of ice. The crustaceans and a tardigrade, or âwater bearâ â all smaller than poppy seeds â were found in Subglacial Lake Mercer, a body of…
#FACT CHECK:- Genetic Variant staves off Alzheimer’s in some people
People with a gene variant that puts them at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease are protected from its debilitating effects if they also carry a variant of a completely different gene, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators report in a large new study. Their findings, to be published Apr. 13 in JAMA Neurology, suggest that…
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“To preserve my brains I want food and this is now my first consideration. Any sympathetic letter from you will be helpful to me here to get a scholarship.” ~By Srinivasa Ramanujan
QUANTUM PHYSICS
Quantum is the Latin word for amount and, in modern understanding, means the smallest possible discrete unit of any physical property, such as energy or matter. Quantum came into the latter usage in 1900, when the physicist Max Planck used it in a presentation to the German Physical Society. What is Quantum Physics? Put simply, it’s the physics that explains how everything…
Stretchy Artificial ‘Skin’ Could Give Robots a Sense of Touch
Rubber electronics and sensors that operate normally even when stretched to up to 50 percent of their length could work as artificial skin on robots, according to a new study. They could also give flexible sensing capabilities to a range of electronic devices, the researchers said Like human skin, the material is able to sense…
Ancient Antarctica Rainforest Discovery Suggests Prehistoric World Much Warmer Than Thought
Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate was exceptionally warm at the time. A team from the UK and Germany discovered forest soil from the Cretaceous period within 900 km of the South Pole. Their analysis of the preserved roots, pollen and spores shows that…
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“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.” ~ By Louis Pasteur
Mars Could Have at Least Two Ancient Reservoirs of Water Deep Underground
Mars. Water. You’d never find two more unlikely companions, even in a buddy cop movie. But once upon a time, the dry, red dustbowl of Mars was lush and soggy. We’re still unravelling the history of that water, and planetary scientists have just discovered at least two distinct reservoirs of ancient water could be preserved…
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