Study Of Quark Speeds Finds A Solution For A 35-Year Physics Mystery
MIT physicists now have an answer to a question in nuclear physics that has puzzled scientists for three decades: Why do quarks move more slowly inside larger atoms? Quarks, along.
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CRISPR Gene Editing Makes Stem Cells ‘Invisible’ To Immune System
UC San Francisco scientists have used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system to create the first pluripotent stem cells that are functionally “invisible” to the immune system, a feat of biological engineering.
Bioethicists Call For Oversight Of Direct-To-Consumer ‘Neurotechnologies’ Promising Unproven Benefits
The marketing of direct-to-consumer “neurotechnologies” can be enticing: apps that diagnose a mental state, and brain devices that improve cognition or “read” one’s emotional state. However, many of these increasingly.
In the hunt for aliens, satellites may light the way
The Earth is expanding, satellite by satellite, every rocket launch carrying a piece of the planet’s crust into orbit. Should this incidental geoengineering venture continue, it will reshape our planet’s profile as.
The Vibrating Universe: Making Astronomy Accessible To The Deaf
Astronomers at the University of California, Riverside, have teamed with teachers at the California School for the Deaf, Riverside, or CSDR, to design an astronomy workshop for students with hearing.
How Ingredients For Water Could Be Made On Surface Of Moon
When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind careens onto the Moon’s surface at 450 kilometers per second (or nearly 1 million miles per hour), they enrich.
New Method Peeks Inside The ‘Black Box’ Of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence–specifically, machine learning–is a part of daily life for computer and smartphone users. From autocorrecting typos to recommending new music, machine learning algorithms can help make life easier. They.
MRI Scans Shows Promise In Predicting Dementia
One day, MRI brain scans may help predict whether older people will develop dementia, new research suggests. In a small study, MRI brain scans predicted with 89 percent accuracy who.
A River of Stars
A dynasty of diamonds in the sky, You stretch beyond the hemispheres of sight Scattering stardust like lavish silt as Unseen tidal forces conspire to tear you apart. A stellar.
Habitable Zone Planet Finder enables discovery of planets around cool stars
A new astronomical spectrograph built by a Penn State-led team of scientists provides the highest precision measurements to date of infrared signals from nearby stars, allowing astronomers to detect planets.