Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Domestic Violent Extremists Will Be Harder to Combat Than Homegrown Jihadists, The Rand BlogTopics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism, Human RightsSource:…
Friday
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The disinfectant powder is stirred in bacteria-contaminated water (upper left). The mixture is exposed to sunlight, which rapidly kills all the bacteria (upper right). A magnet collects the metallic powder after disinfection (lower right). The…
Thursday
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The LRESE parabolic dish: the solar reactor converts solar energy to hydrogen with an efficiency of more than 20%, producing around 0.5 kg of "green" hydrogen per day. (Courtesy: LRESE EPFL)Topics: Applied Physics, Energy, Environment, Research,…
Wednesday
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Modified wood modulates electrical current: researchers at Linköping University and colleagues from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed the world’s first electrical transistor made of wood. (Courtesy: Thor Balkhed)Topics: Applied…
May 22
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Dark Side, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days, perilous times shall come.This is NOT an eschatology blog. The second verse is a common…
May 19
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The new composition for fluorine-containing electrolytes promises to maintain high battery charging performance for future electric vehicles even at sub-zero temperatures. (Image by Shutterstock.)Topics: Battery, Chemistry, Climate Change, Global…
May 18
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Fractals are a never-ending pattern that you can zoom in on, and the image doesn’t change. Fractals can occur in two dimensions, like frost on a window, or in three dimensions, like tree limbs. A recent discovery from Purdue University researchers…
May 17
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Conceptual artwork of a pair of entangled quantum particles. Credit: Science Photo Library/Alamy Stock PhotoTopics: Modern Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Theoretical PhysicsQuantum entanglement is a complex phenomenon in physics that…
May 16
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A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team used a first-of-its-kind technique to measure the Universe's expansion rate, providing insight that could help more accurately determine the Universe’s age and help physicists and astronomers better…
May 15
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Source - Jati: The Caste System in India, Asia SocietyTopics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, COVID-19, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights“In America, this battle to wipe out whole ethnic groups was fought not by…
May 7
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New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the University of Freiburg, Germany, shows that wounds on cultured skin cells heal three times faster when stimulated with electric current. The project was recently granted more…
Apr 27
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Multiple images of a background image created by gravitational lensing can be seen in the system HS 0810+2554. Credit: Hubble Space Telescope / NASA / ESATopics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Dark Matter, Einstein, General RelativityPhysicists believe…
Apr 26
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The new self-powered thermoelectric generator device uses an ultra-broadband solar absorber (UBSA) to capture sunlight, which heats the generator. Simultaneously, another component called a planar radiative cooling emitter (RCE) cools part of the…
Apr 25
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Graphical abstract. Credit: Nanomaterials (2023). DOI: 10.3390/nano13081404Topics: Biology, Environment, Nanomaterials, NanotechnologyAmong the biggest environmental problems of our time, micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) can enter the body in…
Apr 24
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Credit: CC0 Public DomainTopics: Applied Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Metamaterials, Quantum MechanicsThe behavior of so-called "strange metals" has long puzzled scientists—but a group of researchers at the University of Toronto may be one…
Apr 18
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The Biofire Smart Gun. Photographer: James Stukenberg for Bloomberg BusinessweekTopics: Biometrics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Democracy, Materials Science, Semiconductor TechnologyTech Target (Alyssa Provazza, Editorial Director): "A…
Apr 17
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