Science & Technology

NASA Can Use Paint To Save Earth From Asteroid Impact 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- March 26, 2018
Asteroid Bennu, a space rock the size of the Empire State Building, is expected to fly by close to Earth in 2135.

By David Aragorn
Scientists unveil high-sensitivity 3-D technique using single-atom measurements 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 24, 2018
Researchers at Griffith University working with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have unveiled a stunningly accurate technique for scientific measurements which uses a single atom as the sensor, with sensitivity down to 100 zeptoNewtons.

By David Aragorn
Quantum spin liquid could shed new light on superconductivity 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 24, 2018
A new type of quantum spin liquid has been unveiled by an international team of physicists and chemists.

By David Aragorn
Biology Explains Why Your Teen Seems ‘Crazy’0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 24, 2018
The “crazy teenager” is one of the oldest social tropes around. But adolescents aren’t really crazy at all—in fact, they’re usually acting pretty rationally considering the biological earthquake raging inside their heads, prominent neuroscientist Dr. Frances Jensen explained during the 3rd annual Fortune Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, CA.

By David Aragorn
Nanodiamond research shines brightly on S&T chemistry student’s success 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 24, 2018
With an enthusiasm for chemistry that’s hard to miss, and scientific achievements that defy her age, Cholaphan Deeleepojananan, a senior in chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, chose her path while in high school in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

By David Aragorn
Scientists control molecular alignment on a graphene surface 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 23, 2018
A fluke discovery could pave the way towards improved graphene-based electronics

By David Aragorn
What You Need to Know About Stephen Hawking’s Final Physics Paper 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 23, 2018
Less than two weeks before his death on March 14, beloved cosmologist Stephen Hawking put the final touches on a research paper about the origin and nature of the Universe. Some media outlets have been pouring praise onto the paper, saying it could be the most important thing he ever did. On closer inspection, however, the new study isn’t likely to shatter our conceptions of the cosmos—at least not yet.

By David Aragorn
Scientists use diamond in world’s first continuous room-temperature solid-state maser 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 22, 2018
The maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation), the older microwave frequency sibling of the laser, was invented in 1954. However unlike lasers, which have become widespread, masers are much less widely used because in order to function they must be cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero (-273°C).

By David Aragorn
Oldest DNA from Africa offers clues to mysterious ancient culture 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 21, 2018
Ancient DNA from this skeleton, found in a Moroccan cave, is the oldest known from Africa.

By David Aragorn
How we recreated a lost African city with laser technology 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 20, 2018
There are lost cities all over the world. Some, like the remains of Mayan cities hidden beneath a thick canopy of rainforest in Mesoamerica, are found with the help of laser lights.

By David Aragorn