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Mar 12, 2022

Shedding light on axion dark matter

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in the universe. Scientists have not yet observed dark matter directly. But, studies have confirmed its existence due to its gravitational pull effects on stars and galaxies. However, what kind of particle it remains elusive.

In a new study, scientists examined how axions can be described mathematically. They then presented how they relate to the fundamental symmetries of the Standard Model of particle physics.

Scientists from Durham University and Kings College London have presented a theoretical review in a new study strongly supporting the search for axion dark matter.

Mar 12, 2022

Solar+food in ethanol fields could fully power the United States

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Converting the nation’s 40 million acres of ethanol corn farms into solar-plus-food facilities would generate 1.5 times our nation’s electricity needs, while also powering a 100% electrified passenger vehicle fleet.

Mar 12, 2022

As Governments Move Past COVID-19 They Continue to Undercount Cases and Deaths

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The world continues to undercount COVID-19 cases and deaths. Seen here is a mass cremation in New Delhi.


Death count of 6 million is likely three times less than the actual number. Case count of 456 million could be 5 to 20 times higher.

Mar 12, 2022

Hubble telescope was at the perfect angle to capture this nearly impossible shot of two ‘dancing galaxies’

Posted by in categories: cosmology, futurism

You can see the galaxies warping in three dimensions.


The best Hubble Space Telescope images of all time!Hubble eyes two stunning galaxies before future James Webb Space Telescope observationsDistant galaxies appear to overlap in new Hubble telescope image

It’s also fortunate that the instrument took this image in visible light. Both IC 1,559 and NGC 169 have active galactic nuclei (AGN), meaning their cores are “monumentally energetic,” per NASA. In other words, they have supermassive black holes expelling vast quantities of energy in the full range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Mar 12, 2022

New tool allows unprecedented modeling of magnetic nanoparticles

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, computing, nanotechnology

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new computational tool that allows users to conduct simulations of multi-functional magnetic nanoparticles in unprecedented detail. The advance paves the way for new work aimed at developing magnetic nanoparticles for use in applications from drug delivery to sensor technologies.

“Self-assembling , or MNPs, have a lot of desirable properties,” says Yaroslava Yingling, corresponding author of a paper on the work and a Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State. “But it has been challenging to study them, because computational models have struggled to account for all of the forces that can influence these materials. MNPs are subject to a complicated interplay between external magnetic fields and van der Waals, electrostatic, dipolar, steric, and .”

Many applications of MNPs require an understanding of how the nanoparticles will behave in complex environments, such as using MNPs to deliver a specific protein or drug molecule to a targeted cancer affected cell using external magnetic fields. In these cases, it is important to be able to accurately model how MNPs will respond to different chemical environments. Previous computational modeling techniques that looked at MNPs were unable to account for all of the chemical interactions MNPs experience in a given colloidal or biological environment, instead focusing primarily on physical interactions.

Mar 12, 2022

NASA opens sample taken from the Moon 50 years on

Posted by in categories: materials, space

The Apollo missions to the Moon brought a total of 2,196 rock samples to Earth. But NASA has only just started opening one of the last ones, collected 50 years ago.

For all that time, some tubes were kept sealed so that they could be studied years later, with the help of the latest technical breakthroughs.

NASA knew “science and technology would evolve and allow scientists to study the material in new ways to address new questions in the future,” Lori Glaze, director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters, said in a statement.

Mar 12, 2022

DeepMind’s Work on Abstract Reasoning and an IQ Test for Deep Learning

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

A recent paper tries to quantify the ability of neural networks to generalized abstract concepts.

Mar 12, 2022

Teleportation Is Real, and It is Going To Change The World!

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, Elon Musk, space travel

What if you could travel to the country of your choice in just 1 click? If that was possible, your train of thought would be, Let’s go to Switzerland, no Iceland…you know what, let’s go everywhere. Teleportation is a common part of science fiction characters but is it achievable?

The pandemic has been hard on us and forced us to step out only when it is absolutely necessary. But you know what, Teleportation can be the perfect thing for you. And Earth is not the limit, you can put on a suit and some oxygen cylinder and you can just teleport to the moon…Elon Musk, you there?😃

But as far as we know, everyone told us while watching science fiction, this is not possible but you know what they are not entirely correct.

Mar 12, 2022

Top 25 Most Promising AI Startups in 2021

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Artificial intelligence is making its significance in most of the major sectors these days. The top AI startups are making a buzz in the market that has the potential to revolutionize the world. There are thousands of AI startups available today and this blog will share some of the most promising AI Startups that are making waves in the AI technology field.

Before jumping into sharing about these startups, let’s understand what area of field AI is contributing to. Mentioned below are some of the major fields where AI is contributing and bringing a change.

Mar 12, 2022

Inside NASA’s Bold Proposal to Probe the Mysteries of Dark Matter

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

Two scientists as different as could be — one a bookish astrophysicist who formerly served as NASA’s chief scientist, the other a charismatic mathematician who moonlights as a painter — have teamed up to unlock the secrets of dark matter.

From his Washington, DC office at NASA headquarters, Dr. Jim Green admitted that although he retired as NASA’s top scientist in January, he was already back as a consultant. He told Futurism the story of meeting up with his friend, Yeshiva University mathematician Ed Belbruno, when the latter invited the former to speak at the University of Augsburg in Germany.

Over lunch, they got to talking about the Pioneer Anomaly, the astrophysics-speak term for the bizarre slowing down effect witnessed by Pioneers 10 and 11. One thing led to another, and the pair soon found themselves with a long shot concept for an “Interstellar Probe” mission that they say could gather unprecedented data about dark matter and its place in the cosmos.