Nothingness Has Friction, And The Fastest Spinning Object Ever Made Could Measure It
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Nothingness Has Friction, And The Fastest Spinning Object Ever Made Could Measure It
Scientists have created the fastest spinning object ever made, taking them a big step closer to being able to measure the mysterious quantum forces at play inside 'nothingness'.
Astronomers Detect a Burst of Gravitational Waves From The Direction of Betelgeuse
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Astronomers Detect a Burst of Gravitational Waves From The Direction of Betelgeuse
Gravitational waves are caused by calamitous events in the Universe. Neutron stars that finally merge after circling each other for a long time can create them, and so can two black holes that collide with each other. But sometimes there's a burst
Here's What Scientists Know So Far About The 'Novel Coronavirus' From China
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Here's What Scientists Know So Far About The 'Novel Coronavirus' From China
A new SARS-like virus has killed six people in China and infected nearly 300 others.
Snakes Are The Likely Source of China's Deadly Coronavirus. Here's Why
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Snakes Are The Likely Source of China's Deadly Coronavirus. Here's Why
Snakes – the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra – may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter.
Caltech Team Builds a Camera That Captures The Invisible at a Trillion Frames Per Second
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Caltech Team Builds a Camera That Captures The Invisible at a Trillion Frames Per Second
Scientists continue to push the boundaries of what cameras are capable of – like a newly developed phase-sensitive compressed ultrafast photography (pCUP) device, which is capable of snapping an impressive one trillion frames every second.
SpaceX Is About to Launch a Historic Mission This Spring With Actual People on Board Crew Dragon
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SpaceX Is About to Launch a Historic Mission With Actual People on Board Crew Dragon
SpaceX is poised to launch its first astronauts into space this spring: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
Two Satellites Might Collide in Earth Orbit This Week. Here's Why That's a Problem
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Two Satellites Might Collide in Earth Orbit This Week. Here's Why That's a Problem
There's a lot of stuff up there, whizzing around in low-Earth orbit. Given the thousands of old, defunct satellites that can no longer communicate with Earth, it's surprising how seldom they collide; but just such a collision might happen this week
Here's The Science on How Serious The Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Actually Is
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Here's The Science on How Serious The Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Actually Is
How serious is the coronavirus outbreak? What are its symptoms and how contagious is it? Experts studying the new virus still have key questions to answer before they can assess its danger.
Lab-Grown Heart Muscles Have Been Transplanted Into a Human For The First Time
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Lab-Grown Heart Muscles Have Been Transplanted Into a Human For The First Time
On Monday, researchers from Japan's Osaka University announced the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind heart transplant.
It's Official: WHO Just Declared The Wuhan Coronavirus a Global Health Emergency
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It's Official: WHO Just Declared The Wuhan Coronavirus a Global Health Emergency
The UN health agency on Thursday declared an international emergency over the deadly novel coronavirus from China - a rarely used designation that could lead to improved international co-ordination in tackling the disease.
This Hardcore Planet Is So Extremely Hot, It's Ripping Apart Its Own Atmosphere
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This Hardcore Planet Is So Extremely Hot, It's Ripping Apart Its Own Atmosphere
A couple of years ago, astronomers marvelled over the discovery of the hottest planet in the known Universe. And just when you thought KELT-9b couldn't get even more insane, it goes and outdoes itself.
Scientists Made a Colour-Changing Bandage Designed to Detect Bacterial Infections
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Scientists Made a Colour-Changing Bandage Designed to Detect Bacterial Infections
Scientists have developed a new type of smart bandage that can signal the type of bacterial infection it's protecting, just like a traffic light, as well as release the right type of drugs on demand.
Virologists Find Coronavirus Is 80% The Same as SARS, Which May Help Us Neutralise It
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Virologists Find Coronavirus Is 80% The Same as SARS, Which May Help Us Neutralise It
The new coronavirus spreading in China appears to be similar to SARS in two important ways: They share 80 percent of their genetic codes, and both originated in bats.
New Research Explains How Solar Panels Could Soon Be Generating Power at Night
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New Research Explains How Solar Panels Could Soon Be Generating Power at Night
As beneficial as current solar panel technology has been in our quest to switch to renewable energy, such panels can't generate electricity at night. Now, new research suggests it could be possible to design panels that can operate around the clock