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Mar 21, 2019
Why an Incredible New CERN Observation Has Physicists Popping Champagne
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: physics, space
Scientists have announced the observation of “CP violation in a D meson” at CERN, a discovery that will appear in physics textbooks for years to come. You’re probably wondering what exactly it means.
The Universe is full of regular matter. There’s also antimatter, which exists even here on Earth, but there’s much less of it. This new observation is important on its own, but it also takes physicists another step closer to explaining where all the antimatter has disappeared to.
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Mar 21, 2019
Scientists have found a way to levitate objects with light
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: nanotechnology, space travel
Turns out the key to making things lighter than air is…light!
California scientists think they’ve found a way to make objects levitate using concentrated light — a theory that could even propel spacecraft farther than they’ve ever traveled before, according to a report.
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology believe that by covering the surfaces of objects with microscopic nanoscale patterns specially designed to interact with beams of light, they could be propelled without fuel — and potentially by light sources millions of miles away, according to Phys.org.
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Mar 21, 2019
Finally! A DNA Computer That Can Actually Be Reprogrammed
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, computing, information science
Mar 21, 2019
In Switzerland, a giant new machine is sucking carbon directly from the air
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: climatology, sustainability
Mar 21, 2019
Light coaxes stem cells to repair teeth: Noninvasive laser therapy could radically shift dental treatment
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A Harvard-led team is the first to demonstrate the ability to use low-power light to trigger stem cells inside the body to regenerate tissue, an advance they reported in Science Translational Medicine. The research, led by Wyss Institute Core Faculty member David Mooney, Ph.D., lays the foundation for a host of clinical applications in restorative dentistry and regenerative medicine more broadly, such as wound healing, bone regeneration, and more.
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Mar 21, 2019
China Is Building up to 20 Floating Nuclear Power Plants
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: nuclear energy
Mar 21, 2019
New Robot Is “On The Path to Machine Self-Awareness,” Says Creator
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: robotics/AI
Mar 21, 2019
Research paves way for new source for leukemia drug
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry
Chemistry researchers at Oregon State University have patented a method for making anti-leukemia compounds that until now have only been available via an Asian tree that produces them.
The synthesis of cephalotaxine and homoharringtonine (HHT) paves the way toward less-expensive, more readily available leukemia drugs whose production is not subject to the risks and inefficiencies associated with harvesting natural sources.
Also, the synthesis of cephalotaxine opens the door to preparing other, structurally related compounds for evaluation as potential new cancer drugs.
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