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May 14, 2024

Blurred lasers make for better 3D printed optics, study finds

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Canadian researchers have found that blurring tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing lasers improve optical printouts.

May 13, 2024

Amid Crisis, Tesla Has Removed Almost Every Single US Job Listing

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According to its official career page, Tesla has just three job listings in the United States, as layoffs continue.

May 13, 2024

Enhancing Boiling Processes for Lunar and Martian Exploration

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How will liquids boil under reduced gravity, specifically on the Moon and Mars? This is what a recent project hopes to address as a team of researchers led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and working with Texas A&M University investigated the behavior of boiling liquids under reduced gravity using parabolic flights that are designed to simulate reduced gravity conditions. This project holds the potential to help researchers and future astronauts better understand how to manage boiling liquids during long-term space missions to the Moon and Mars where the gravity is one-sixth and one-third of the Earth’s, respectively.

From left to right: SwRI Research Engineer, Emilio Gordon, Texas A&M University Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, and SwRI Research Engineer, Dr. Eugene Hoffman, examine the experimental payload right before its parabolic flight on April 24th, 2024. (Credit: Southwest Research Institute)

“We have so little data about how boiling works in reduced gravity,” said Kevin Supak, who is a program manager at SwRI and the project lead. “Our experiment studies boiling in conditions that simulate lunar and Martian gravity levels using four different surfaces to examine how bubbles initiate and detach.”

May 13, 2024

This marine alga is the first known eukaryote to pull nitrogen from air

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An alga’s bacterial symbiote has evolved into an organelle that turns atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, making the alga unique among eukaryotes.

May 13, 2024

Scientists discover ‘weird’ statistics of electrons ejected by intense quantum light

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Photon-number distributions of various light sources have been studied extensively. However, little is known about the statistical distribution of electrons emitted under the effect of intense light.

May 13, 2024

Microcapacitors with ultrahigh energy and power density could power chips of the future

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In the ongoing quest to make electronic devices ever smaller and more energy efficient, researchers want to bring energy storage directly onto microchips, reducing the losses incurred when power is transported between various device components. To be effective, on-chip energy storage must be able to store a large amount of energy in a very small space and deliver it quickly when needed—requirements that can’t be met with existing technologies.

May 13, 2024

Toyota’s largest-ever investment charging up in rural North Carolina

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Polymer changes temperature, shape when charged, moving to where the heat needs to be.

May 13, 2024

Sleights of Mind by Macknik and Martinez Conde Audiobook

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May 13, 2024

Over 53 New Alien Dyson Sphere Candidates Detected

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An exploration of two new papers regarding Dyson Sphere candidates in infrared studies yielding over 53 candidates.

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May 13, 2024

Last and First Men & Last Men in London [1/3] by Olaf Stapledon (Ray Landers)

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Last and First Men & Last Men in London [1/3]by Olaf StapledonRead by Ray LandersThis collection was first published in 1972Audio originally issued by NLS on…

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