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Monthly Archives: September, 2021

Forget Wheels, NASA Seeks Alternative Rover Motion Techniques for Exploring Robots

In 2022, university students’ robotics designs may hop, slither, crawl, balloon, tumble, levitate, or leap to victory, displaying alternative rover motion techniques during NASA’s annual...

Long-Lasting Disinfectant Protects Against Viruses for Up to 7 Days

An alum and several researchers at UCF have used nanotechnology to develop the cleaning agent, which protects against seven viruses for up to seven...

Extensive Chains of Volcanoes Provides Safety Valve for Earth’s Long-Term Climate

Fiery river in Kamchatka, Russia. Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), stabilizing temperatures at...

Mice Can Actually Learn Much Faster than Previously Thought

A new experimental setup for studying animal behavior and learning. Your commute to work may seem like a mundane thing, but it is a great...

Astronomers Use “X-Ray Magnifying Glass” To Enhance View of Distant Black Holes

Astronomers have used gravitational lensing to obtain an unprecedented look at a black hole system in the early Universe. An artist’s illustration shows how...

Groups of Laypeople Reliably Rate Stories As Effectively as Fact-Checkers

Crowds Can Wise Up To Fake News Experiment with Facebook-flagged content shows groups of laypeople reliably rate stories as effectively as fact-checkers do. In the face...

Under the Northern Lights: Mesospheric Ozone Layer Depletion Phenomenon

In geospace, the Arase satellite observes chorus waves and energetic electrons, while on the ground, EISCAT and optical instruments observe pulsating aurorae and electron...

New Insulation Material Enables More Efficient Electricity Distribution

The basis of the new material is polyethylene, which is already used for insulation in existing HVDC cables. Now, by adding very small amounts...

Dodging Bullies: Female Hummingbirds Disguise Themselves As Males To Evade Harassment

Both male and female White-necked Jacobins fan their tails during courtship or aggressive interactions. Because this bird also has its wings partially raised it’s...

One-Dimensional Fibrous Red Phosphorous Glows in Unexpected Ways

The researchers made use of the exceptional facilities of Micronova Nanofabrication Cleanroom. Credit: Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University New study published in Nature Communications is the first...

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