Science & Technology

Catching light in a bottle: Israeli, Austrian scientists create perfect light trap 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 16, 2022
A beam of light prevents itself from escaping, allowing light to be perfectly absorbed.

By David Aragorn
A Tiny Particle May Upend Physics … And Our Own Understanding of the Universe0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 13, 2022
The W boson, one of the universe’s fundamental particles, may be heavier than scientists previously thought.

By David Aragorn
Scientists found an astonishing new material that behaves like nothing we’ve ever seen0
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- September 8, 2022
Scientists have discovered a shocking fact about a material called Vanadium dioxide (VO2). According to research published in Nature Electronics, VO2 can remember previous external stimuli. It’s an interesting discovery, and one that researchers say could completely change the future of computer and storage devices.

By David Aragorn
Can Israeli-made artificial nanodiamonds change the world of medicine?0
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- September 6, 2022
Bar-Ilan University researchers found a way to deliver medicinal and cosmetic remedies through the skin.

By David Aragorn
Suspended Google Engineer Claims LaMDA AI Can “Escape Control”0
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- August 8, 2022
Google engineer Blake Lemoine caused a stir earlier this month when he claimed that the search giant’s LaMDA chatbot has gained sentience. Following his claims, Google put him on administrative leave for violating its confidentiality policy. Previously, a researcher at Google’s DeepMind AI division also hinted that they are on the verge of achieving human-level AI.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Used Human Cells to Make Self-Healing ‘Living Skin’ for Robots 0
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- June 16, 2022
Androids that are part human, part robot are a staple of science fiction. But they’re now a step closer to reality after researchers crafted a living skin for robots out of human cells.

By David Aragorn
Gelion Claims Zinc-Bromine Gel Batteries Will Replace Lithium-Ion 0
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- March 18, 2022
Battery technologies are evolving at a rapid pace—and for good reasons. With the automotive world moving toward electrification, companies need to find solutions for producing electric vehicles on a massive scale. While lithium-ion battery technology rules the roost today, that isn’t stopping firms from developing the next big leap forward.

By David Aragorn
Does life flash before our eyes as we die? A Vancouver man’s brain scan suggests it’s possible 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 15, 2022
The brainwaves of a dying human brain were captured for the first time in a Vancouver patient

By David Aragorn
‘Metamaterial’ created capable of absorbing and unleashing vast untapped energy 0
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- March 14, 2022
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been inspired by nature to create a new, programmable super ‘metamaterial’.

By David Aragorn
Physicists Just Achieved a New Smallest Measurement of a Ghost Particle’s Mass0
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- March 2, 2022
Decaying isotopes of hydrogen have just given us the smallest measurement yet of the mass of a neutrino.

By David Aragorn