Scientists are shedding new light on the importance of light-sensing cells in the retina that process visual information. The researchers isolated the functions of melanopsin cells and demonstrated their crucial …read more Source:: Science
Month: August 2019
Wearable sensors detect what’s in your sweat
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•A team of scientists is developing wearable skin sensors that can detect what’s in your sweat. In a new article, the team describes a sensor design that can be rapidly …read more Source:: Science
July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet
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•Much of the planet sweltered in unprecedented heat in July, as temperatures soared to new heights in the hottest month ever recorded. The record warmth also shrank Arctic and Antarctic …read more Source:: Science
Goodbye PCs, it’s been nice knowing you. Hello, desktop as a service
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•We’ll still have PCs on our desks, but with the rise of desktop-as-a-service and software-as-a-service, we’re returning to smart-terminals and time-sharing services. …read more Source:: Linux
Moon glows brighter than sun in images from NASA’s Fermi
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•If our eyes could see gamma rays, the Moon would appear brighter than the Sun! That’s how NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has seen our neighbor in space for the …read more Source:: Science
Young Jupiter was smacked head-on by massive newborn planet
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•A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, could explain surprising readings from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, according to …read more Source:: Science
New study shows how autism can be measured through a non-verbal marker
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•Researchers have identified a non-verbal, neural marker of autism. This marker shows that individuals with autism are slower to dampen neural activity in response to visual signals in the brain. …read more Source:: Science
Microplastic drifting down with the snow
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•Over the past several years, microplastic particles have repeatedly been detected in sea-water, drinking water, and even in animals. But these minute particles are also transported by the atmosphere and …read more Source:: Science
Best Chromebook laptops for school
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•And, as it happens, they’re also the best Chromebook laptops for home or work, too. …read more Source:: Linux
Schrödinger’s cat with 20 qubits
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•Dead or alive, left-spinning or right-spinning — in the quantum world particles such as the famous analogy of Schrödinger’s cat can be all these things at the same time. An …read more Source:: Science