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Nov 6, 2024

Majestic ‘8th continent’ collects and recycles plastic from the ocean

Posted by in categories: innovation, sustainability

Award-winning architect Lenka Petráková is pioneering a new way to tackle ocean pollution with an ambitious project named “The 8th Continent.” Her innovative design aims to recycle ocean plastic while functioning as a completely self-sustaining floating structure. If realized, it could mark a significant advancement in global conservation efforts.

“The 8th Continent” is an intricate, five-part structure designed to float on the ocean, equipped with greenhouses, living quarters, and biodegradable waste collectors. It represents more than just a plastic-collection unit; it’s a potential catalyst for restoring damaged marine ecosystems.

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Nov 6, 2024

This laser exceeded the speed of light: It broke a law of the universe

Posted by in category: space

The laser violated a law of the universe by travelling faster than light. A relative theory by Einstein was not believing that this could be possible.

Nov 6, 2024

Physicists Spot Quantum Tornadoes Twirling in a ‘Supersolid’

Posted by in categories: climatology, quantum physics, space

New observations of microscopic vortices confirm the existence of a paradoxical phase of matter that may also arise inside neutron stars.

Nov 6, 2024

See Spacecraft Views: Sun Blasts Massive X4.5-Class Solar Flare

Posted by in categories: nuclear energy, space travel

Researchers have been performing these experiments for nearly 30 years but they always encounter the same problem: the bottle technique yields an average neutron survival time of 880 s, while the beam method produces a lifetime of 888 s. Importantly, this eight-second difference is larger than the uncertainties of the measurements, meaning that known sources of error cannot explain it.

A mix of different neutron states?

A team led by Benjamin Koch and Felix Hummel of TU Wien’s Institute of Theoretical Physics is now suggesting that the discrepancy could be caused by nuclear decay producing free neutrons in a mix of different states. Some neutrons might be in the ground state, for example, while others could be in a higher-energy excited state. This would alter the neutrons’ lifetimes, they say, because elements in the so-called transition matrix that describes how neutrons decay into protons would be different for neutrons in excited states and neutrons in ground states.

Nov 6, 2024

X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on Its Way to Takeoff

Posted by in categories: energy, transportation

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NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft.

These engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine. In previous tests, the X-59 used external sources for power. The engine-run tests set the stage for the next phase of the experimental aircraft’s progress toward flight.

Nov 6, 2024

Soft Polymer Wireless Devices Can Gently Wrap Around Neurons

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience, wearables

A study presents battery-free, polymer-based wearable devices that wrap around neurons, allowing for real-time monitoring and modulation of cellular activity. This innovation aims to restore neuronal function in conditions like multiple sclerosis.

Nov 6, 2024

Scientists can tweak one gene to extend lifespans by up to 30%

Posted by in category: life extension

A new study could help further attempts to slow human aging as gene tweaking experiments have improved the lifespans of fruit flies by 30%.

Nov 6, 2024

Hawaii’s underwater volcano rocked by dozens of earthquakes since the weekend

Posted by in category: futurism

An undersea volcano off the southeastern coast of the Big Island of Hawaii has been rocked by a swarm of more than 70 earthquakes since the weekend, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Nov 6, 2024

Perplexity AI in Final Stages of Raising $500 Million Round at $9 Billion Valuation

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The startup competes against the likes of Google and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

Nov 6, 2024

Breakthrough In Growing Lip Cells In The Lab Could Help Develop Medical Treatments

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

More than paying lip service, the cells may offer new opportunities to research and treat various lip conditions.

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