A team of scientists is calling for more research into how sunlight inactivates SARS-CoV-2 after realizing there is a clear difference between recent theory and experimental results. Paolo Luzatto-Fagis, a mechanical engineer at UC Santa Barbara, and colleagues found that the virus became inactive eight times faster in experiments predicting …
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In less than three years, astronauts will return to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era. As part of the Artemis program, the purpose is not just to find and collect specimens on a mission crewed to the moon’s surface. At this time, there is also the …
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Scientists have created a super white paint called Vantablake’s Yang to Yin. Ultra black materials today can absorb more than .9999.66 percent sunlight, this new super white coat can reflect .5..5 percent of all the photons it strikes. Instead of heating under direct light, items painted with this new acrylic …
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The Fall Equinox arrives this Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. ET (1:30 pm UTC). Although not the best time to balance eggs (that’s the story of older wives), the Northern Hemisphere has autumn, cold temperatures, and short days that make up about 90 percent of the Earth’s population. For the Southern …
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Technology that can turn salty seawater into brackish water into safe, clean drinking water has the potential to transform millions of lives around the world, which is why so many scientists are working on projects to do just that. Now, a new innovation developed by scientists in Australia could be …
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