Monthly Archives: August 2020

Meteorite strikes can create unexpected forms of silica

X-ray diffraction images showing the new form of silica created by sending an intense shock wave through a sample of quartz with a specialized gas gun. As the X-rays repeat repeating faces of a crystalline structure, they scatter. This provides a distinctive ring pattern. Each ring is associated with a …

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Following the suspect in the deadly Kenosha Shootings

A teenager who was walking among protesters in Kenosha, Wis., With a military-style semi-automatic rifle, was arrested and is facing a charge of first-degree intentional manslaughter in connection with shootings that killed two people Tuesday night. Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Illinois resident, appeared on multiple videos taken overnight by protesters …

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