Researchers at the University of Washington used an infrared laser to cool a solid semiconductor material, labeled “cantilever” here, at least 20 degrees C, or 36 F, below room temperature. Credit: Anupum Pant For the general public, lasers heat objects. And in general, that would be correct. But lasers also …
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GW190814: A colliding black hole and neutron star, or something even more unusual? Carl Knox Center of Excellence / OzGrav ARC On August 14, 2019, a gravitational wave, a massive wave through the fabric of space-time, spread across Earth. The wave was detected by sophisticated and tuned lasers in the …
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After falling behind its competitors at the start of clinical trials, French drug maker Sanofi announced plans to speed up a vaccine development timeline that could gain regulatory approval sometime next year, perhaps in the first half of 2021, the company announced Tuesday. The company and its partner in the …
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With the help of his former boss, presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden raised a record $ 11 million on Tuesday at a fundraiser jointly organized by former President Obama. The journey in grassroots fundraising – $ 7.6 million from 175,000 grassroots supporters and other top-tier donors – breaks the …
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Sacrament – California cannot require a cancer warning label on Roundup, the world’s most widely used herbicide, a federal judge ruled Monday. Federal District Judge William Shubb issued a permanent injunction against labeling, saying the state could not meet a legal standard for such a requirement, the San Francisco Chronicle …
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