Sensory deprivation therapy is a body- and time-bending treatment, with big anti-stress benefits. Sensory deprivation therapy is a body- and time-bending treatment, with big anti-stress benefits. Mind All Articles | Discover Magazine
A research team has successfully synthesized three different crystalline phases of molybdenum boride with a strong Raman signal enhancement performance. A research team has successfully synthesized three different crystalline phases of molybdenum boride with a strong Raman signal enhancement performance. Nanophysics Nanomaterials Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have established a highly permissive cell line GiCS derived from the skin tissue of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio). This cell line, along with a novel diagnostic method, offers robust tools for the early detection and study of Carassius auratus herpesvirus (CaHV), according to two studies…
In our communication-centered society, Moore’s law sets a high expectation for the increasing rate of the packing density of Si-based transistors. This drives the search for thickness-scalable high dielectric constant (high k) gate layers. Current material candidates, from simple binary oxides to complex polar oxides, all have failed to solve the “polarizability-scalability-insulation robustness” trilemma, hence…
Santa Catalina Island’s evasive mule deer dodged a bullet—or several—May 29. At a special meeting of the Los Angeles County Fish and Wildlife Commission, the Catalina Island Conservancy, which controls 88% of the island, announced it was scrapping plans to eradicate the nonnative species by shooting them from helicopters with high-powered rifles. Santa Catalina Island’s evasive…
Using ESA’s Gaia satellite and the MMT Observatory, astronomers have investigated a peculiar stream of stars in our galaxy named Theia 456. Results of the study, published May 21 on the pre-print server arXiv, deliver important insights into the properties and origin of this stellar stream. Using ESA’s Gaia satellite and the MMT Observatory, astronomers have…
A star in a distant galaxy appears to have been almost torn apart in a close shave with a supermassive black hole, not once but twice – and astronomers hope to see it happen again A star in a distant galaxy appears to have been almost torn apart in a close shave with a supermassive black…
Ponds have long been neglected by science, but we can’t overlook these diverse and important nature hotspots any more, say Jeremy Biggs and Penny Williams Ponds have long been neglected by science, but we can’t overlook these diverse and important nature hotspots any more, say Jeremy Biggs and Penny Williams New Scientist – News
Lake Mead’s five-year outlook is slightly better after two wet winters, according to projections released May 29 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Lake Mead’s five-year outlook is slightly better after two wet winters, according to projections released May 29 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
About 60 miles north of Sacramento, the Sutter Buttes rise starkly from the floor of the Central Valley, the remnants of a volcano active more than 1.4 million years ago. Their cathedral-like spires twist upward, some reaching more than 2,000 feet into the sky—an imposing circular formation, 10 miles in diameter, that’s been called “the…