Credit: Samuel Howell / 2020 EPFL EPFL researchers have developed high-precision technology that enables them to carve nanometric patterns into two-dimensional materials. With its pioneering nanotechnology, EPFL researchers have accomplished the impossible. They can now use heat to break the bonds between atoms with a miniature scalpel. “It is extremely …
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Star Wars Episode 1: Racer is coming to Switch and PS4
Star Wars Episode 1: RacerThe unwieldy-titled podracing video game that was perhaps the second best result of the prequel trilogy after “Duel of the Fates” has been released for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The game was initially supposed to come out in May, but the launch was delayed indefinitely. …
Read More »Ocasio-Cortez defends himself against the challenger in the House primary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBowman has a double-digit lead over Engel in the New York primaries McGrath leads Booker in Kentucky with results expected next week Ocasio-Cortez fends off challenger in House primaries MORE (DN.Y.) easily won the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th district, virtually guaranteeing himself a second House …
Read More »Nanoplastics May Build Up in Plant Roots and Slow Growth, Study Leads to Nutritional Deficiencies
Environmentalists have warned for some time that micro and nanoplastics threaten marine life in the world’s oceans. But now scientists are concerned about the negative impacts of nanoplastics on terrestrial environments. Baoshan Xing, an environmental scientist at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, along with …
Read More »Willy T. Ribbs: NASCAR’s first black driver says organization is 50 years behind schedule but welcomes culture change
“NASCAR has taken a step, it is about 50 years a bit late, but they have taken a step that you would never see at any other major sporting event,” Willy T. Ribbs said of the sport’s decision to ban the Confederate flag. CNN’s Don Lemon Monday. That same night, …
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