Collaborate Disseminate
As urban underground landscapes heat up, the swelling and contraction they’re experiencing is putting stress on the buildings above that they weren’t designed to handle. So says a new study that calls the effect a “silent hazard.”Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Subterranean warming in cities likely destabilizing the buildings above
Besides the Big Bang itself, gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic events in the universe. Astronomers knew of a few mechanisms that can produce them, but now an oddball GRB hints at a brand new origin – a stellar “demolition derby.”Continue R… Continue reading Bizarre gamma ray burst hints at unseen “stellar demolition derby”
Until now, we’ve only detected gravitational waves originating in binary systems, from the merger of black holes or neutron stars. But researchers from Northwestern University have potentially discovered a new non-binary source of gravitational waves: … Continue reading Dying star’s ‘cocoon’ a potential new source of gravitational waves
Researchers have successfully stimulated hair growth in mice using microRNA to genetically manipulate hair follicle stem cells, meaning that balding pate may one day be sporting a mane of luscious locks.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Hair, Bald… Continue reading Molecular manipulation stimulates hair growth in mice
Decades ago the astronomy world was taken aback by the discovery of strange vertical filaments of light spiking out from our galaxy’s central black hole. Now, the astronomer responsible for that finding has spotted more filaments, only these are orient… Continue reading Milky Way’s center found to be strung with more mysterious filaments
Removing heavy metal pollutants from water could soon be easier than ever, thanks to an experimental new sponge. With just one treatment, the device brought contaminated water down to safely drinkable levels.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, Scien… Continue reading Reusable nanoparticle-coated sponge removes heavy metals from water
A team of researchers led by Northwestern University and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) have developed a novel graphene heart implant that’s about the thickness of a strand of hair and monitors and corrects abnormal heart rhythms using light.Co… Continue reading Implantable graphene e-tattoo uses light to monitor, correct arrhythmias
Gestational diabetes, a potentially dangerous medical condition affecting pregnant women, has been seeing a worrisome spike in recent years. New research shows that the reason may have to do with how much excess light a woman encounters before sleeping… Continue reading Pre-sleep light exposure linked to gestational diabetes
While there are already a variety of implants that dispense medication within the body, most of them either can’t be externally controlled, or they eventually have to be surgically removed. A new one, however, uses light to avoid both problems.Continue… Continue reading Light-activated biodegradable implant delivers meds on demand
Astronomers have discovered a bizarre star system containing two ultra-cool dwarf stars that are so close together they orbit each other in less than a day. Oh, and they’re invisible to the human eye.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Astron… Continue reading Pair of invisible stars found locked in tight 17-hour orbit