Science-Technology

What Causes the Northern Lights--And where you should see them

With the help of mass spec, archaeologists are turning to proteins, which degrade less quickly than DNA, to learn about the past

Researchers have figured out which substances make up dark chocolate’s aroma

Scientists mine for potential drugs in the Berkeley Pit and other industrial sites

Researchers have discovered why some red wines taste ‘dry.’

Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and Their Association with Biomarkers of Aging: A Multipollutant Approach

The classic childhood toy, Shrinky Dinks®, is being repurposed as grippers that could be used in soft robotics

An Orwellian nightmare where Big Brother reigns supreme

Wind Turbines, Solar Panels, 5G Wifi, Geoengineering, Robotics

Researchers can now more accurately distinguish between the intake of a substance and external contamination of the hair

Just like the robots in the Terminator movies, new liquid metals can be manipulated in 3D space.

Researchers are developing chemical analyses and advanced DNA techniques to get more evidence out of fingerprints

Light coming from lamps scattered around the room could one day be used to run electronic devices, thanks to special light harvesters.

I do like the "longer days" (under DST) in summer and I also like to have the "extra" hour of sleeping time in the fall when reverting back to ST again. Who could argue with that?

Wearable technology has revolutionized the way we do things in a number of ways right from the way we care for our health to different activities we engage in our daily lives

From an experimental observation involving two fungal species to speculate about "street lighting" is more than a simple extrapolation

A hot object can be fully hidden from infrared detection by adding polyethylene glycol to an aerogel film

A new biomarker of cyanide exposure is reported.

5G could require cell towers on every street corner

A polymer additive stabilizes asphalt made with used tire components

An "unclonable" tag that can't be replicated was developed to combat counterfeit goods

In short, I think the envisaged 5G systems need to be tested very thoroughly in multiple double-blind field trials, with actual transmission towers and test systems that use both a variety of biological and non-biological 5G-EMW receptive "species" b

Researchers have identified the key compounds responsible for the taste of pufferfish (Takifugu obscurus).