Revealing the complex magnetization reversal mechanism with topological data analysis - Science Daily
Science Daily (December 12, 2022, 9:38 pm) - The reliability of data storage and writing speed in advanced magnetic devices depend on drastic, complex changes in microscopic magnetic domain structures. However, it is extremely challenging to quantify these changes, limiting our understanding of magnetic… Read more
Bengaluru to witness dazzling Geminids showers. Here's how and where to watch | Mint - Mint
Livemint (December 12, 2022, 9:14 pm) - The Geminids showers will peak between 2 am and 3 am with over 100 meteors approaching earth Read more
Optimizing rhizobacterial genetic circuit designs for agricultural sustainability - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (December 12, 2022, 9:03 pm) - Rhizobacteria colonize plant roots and have a significant impact on their growth and sustenance. Engineering genetic circuits in these bacteria can be used to indirectly improve plant stress resilience. Now, researchers from Stanford University have explored … Read more
Reliance on moose as prey led to rare coyote attack on human - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (December 12, 2022, 9:03 pm) - Wildlife researchers have completed a study that may settle the question of why, in October 2009, a group of coyotes launched an unprovoked fatal attack on a young woman who was hiking in a Canadian park. Researchers concluded that the coyotes were forced to … Read more
A step in the direction of artificial organs. Scientists find out what stem cell networks look like and where they came from - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (December 12, 2022, 9:03 pm) - An ancient fish called a 'living fossil' has helped researchers understand the basics of stem cells. This will further stem cell research and be a step in the direction of creating artificial organs Read more
Revealing the complex magnetization reversal mechanism with topological data analysis - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (December 12, 2022, 9:03 pm) - The reliability of data storage and writing speed in advanced magnetic devices depend on drastic, complex changes in microscopic magnetic domain structures. However, it is extremely challenging to quantify these changes, limiting our understanding of magnetic… Read more
Understand anisotropy dependence of damage evolution and material removal during nanoscratch of MgF2 single crystals - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (December 12, 2022, 9:03 pm) - The research team, led by A/Prof. Chen Li from the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT), Harbin Institute of Technology, China, has shown the anisotropy dependence of the damage evolution and removal behaviors involved in ultra-precision machinin… Read more
Scientists find new hints that dark matter could be made up of dark photons - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (December 12, 2022, 9:03 pm) - Dark matter could be made up of ultralight dark photons that heated up our universe: this is a new scenario proposed in a study recently published in the scientific journal "Physical Review Letters". This hypothesis, the authors say, is in excellent agreement… Read more
Bacterium on International Space Station Developing Drug Resistance - Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom
Cornell.edu (December 12, 2022, 8:16 pm) - Acinetobacter pittii (A. pittii), a type of bacteria, is evolving to become more resistant to antibiotics and is finding ways to survive in the harsh environment of the International Space Station. Read more
Not yet over the moon: Here's what's on the horizon for Canadian space exploration - Cochrane Today
Cochrane Today (December 12, 2022, 8:15 pm) - OTTAWA — When Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette was young, she didn't see many stars in the bright skies over Montreal. Read more
Newly Found Light Around Our Solar System Is Pollution From Comets Caught In Sunbeams, Say Scientists - Forbes
Forbes (December 12, 2022, 8:00 pm) - The source of the "extra light" coming from inside our solar system could be sunlight reflecting off a tenuous sphere of dust from comets falling into the solar system, according to new research. Read more
Orion Capsule Returned to Earth With a Splash - 9NEWS
YouTube (December 12, 2022, 7:28 pm) - The Orion capsule returned to Earth, with a picture perfect splashdown in the pacific ocean, bringing NASA one step closer to returning astronauts to the moo... Read more
True giant wombat gives Diprotodon podium a wobble - Science Daily
Science Daily (December 12, 2022, 7:13 pm) - While the Diprotodon -- the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was the size of a small car -- is commonly (but incorrectly) thought of as Australia's 'giant wombat', researchers have shed light on a large species that does belo… Read more
First ultraviolet imaging of Sun's middle corona: Researchers observed long, web-like structures that discharge particles from the Sun into space - Science Daily
Science Daily (December 12, 2022, 7:01 pm) - Researchers have discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun's middle corona. The researchers describe their innovative new observation method, imaging the middled corona in ultraviolet (UV) wavelength. The findings could lead to a better understanding o… Read more
Sample Recovery Helicopter Model Gets a Test - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA (December 12, 2022, 7:01 pm) - A model Sample Recovery Helicopter drives and positions itself over a sample tube during a test in the Mars Yard at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Read more
Model of Proposed Mars Science Helicopter - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA (December 12, 2022, 7:01 pm) - A model of NASA's Mars Science Helicopter concept is shown in this photo. This helicopter concept is a more capable proposed follow-on to NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. Read more
NASA's Orion capsule returns to Earth as ispace's lunar lander takes flight - TechCrunch
TechCrunch (December 12, 2022, 6:35 pm) - The capsule traveled 1.4 million miles in its 25-day mission around the moon and back. Read more
A Coyote Unexpectedly Killed a Human in 2009. Scientists Now Know Why - CNET
CNET (December 12, 2022, 6:27 pm) - It's likely due to an unexpected dietary adaptation. Read more
The Impressive Geminids Meteor Shower Is Peaking in New Zealand's Night Skies This Week - Concrete Playground
Concreteplayground.com (December 12, 2022, 6:27 pm) - The spectacular starry event only happens once a year — and it'll be at its peak overnight between December 14 and 15. Read more
Laser islands: Researcher shows how to fully integrate VCSELs on silicon - Phys.org
Phys.Org (December 12, 2022, 5:40 pm) - How does your phone know it's you when you use facial recognition to unlock it? An array of tiny lasers light up your face, and your phone uses the reflection to construct a 3D model—not unlike a topographical map of your face. The phone's software then uses … Read more
Anisotropy dependence of damage evolution and material removal during nanoscratching of MgF₂ single crystals - Tech Xplore
Tech Xplore (December 12, 2022, 5:30 pm) - The research team, led by A/Prof. Chen Li from the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT), Harbin Institute of Technology, China, has shown the anisotropy dependence of the damage evolution and removal behaviors involved in ultra-precision machinin… Read more
When and How to See the Geminid Meteor Shower in December 2022 - Lifehacker
Lifehacker.com (December 12, 2022, 5:30 pm) - Set your calendar for Dec. 14 – 15 to see one of the year's most spectacular meteor showers. Read more
Why going to the Moon still matters - Princeton University Press
Princeton University (December 12, 2022, 5:06 pm) - The Moon is back on the space agenda. NASA's Apollo project succeeded half a century ago in placing the first men on the Moon. We haven't been back since 1972, but there is now great interest in returning. Read more
True giant wombat gives Diprotodon podium a wobble - Phys.org
Phys.Org (December 12, 2022, 5:03 pm) - If you thought Australia was home to only one ancient "giant wombat," think again. Read more
Space station solutions for Artemis missions to the moon and beyond - Phys.org
Phys.Org (December 12, 2022, 4:44 pm) - Getting a spacecraft to the moon or Mars is quite literally rocket science. While rocket science helps deliver the spacecraft to the moon, other areas of science are needed to sustain life and enable activities during trips to the moon and while on the lunar … Read more
NASA launches Lunar Flashlight; follow the mission in real time - Phys.org
Phys.Org (December 12, 2022, 4:43 pm) - NASA's Lunar Flashlight has communicated with mission controllers and confirmed it is healthy after launching Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2:38 a.m. EST (Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11:38 p.m. PST) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. About 53 minutes after l… Read more
Chemists create quantum dots at room temperature using lab-designed protein - Phys.org
Phys.Org (December 12, 2022, 4:33 pm) - Nature uses 20 canonical amino acids as building blocks to make proteins, combining their sequences to create complex molecules that perform biological functions. Read more
SpaceX Launches Japan's Private Lunar Mission Following Delays - Gizmodo
Gizmodo.com (December 12, 2022, 4:30 pm) - If it lands on the Moon, Hakuto-R will be the first private mission to accomplish such a feat. Read more
Optimizing rhizobacterial genetic circuit designs for agricultural sustainability - Phys.org
Phys.Org (December 12, 2022, 4:27 pm) - Facilitating interactions between a plant's roots and its external environment is key to tackling various impending food, energy, and sustainability related challenges. For example, plants with modified root architecture can reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide … Read more
