Astronomers have created the first weather map of the exoplanet WASP-127b, revealing brutal conditions with winds reaching speeds of up to 33,000 km/hr. The map was created by analyzing light transmitted through the planet’s atmosphere during a transit event. The study provides valuable insights into the planet’s atmosphere and wind patterns, which will aid in…
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Unlocking the Secrets of Static Electricity: A Breakthrough in Understanding Contact Electrification
Physicists in Austria have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding static electricity, also known as contact electrification or triboelectrification. Led by Juan Carlos Sobarzo and Scott Waitukaitis, the team found that the static electricity acquired by identical material samples can evolve differently over time, based on each sample’s history of contact with other samples. This…
Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding the phenomenon of static electricity. By studying the electric charge in experiments with a single material, they found that the charge an object picks up can depend on its history, specifically the number of times it had previously touched…
The Trump administration’s push to reduce the federal workforce has led to the termination of thousands of employees, including scientists, in government agencies. This move has sparked concerns about public health and safety, as well as the environment. Employees at health agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of…
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of a new type of ice, called plastic ice, which exists on alien planets. This hybrid phase of water has been found to exhibit traits of both solid ice and liquid water, and its existence was confirmed through experiments at high temperatures and pressures. The discovery may help researchers…
A groundbreaking study of the genomes of nearly 6,000 Greenlandic people has shed new light on the genetic history of the Inuit. The research, published in Nature, suggests that the Inuit ancestors rarely moved around after settling the island around 1,000 years ago, leading to a unique genetic makeup that may be linked to certain…
A team of researchers has detected a neutrino from space with an unprecedented energy of 220 million billion electron volts, shattering the previous record by a factor of 20. The discovery was made using the partially built Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT) in the Mediterranean Sea. This breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize our understanding…
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have made a significant discovery in the field of cancer treatment. They found that low-temperature plasma, specifically streamer discharge, can inhibit tumour recurrence after surgery by reducing the recurrence rate by roughly 50%. This breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize cancer treatment and improve patient outcomes. Forecast for 6…
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the Earth’s inner core, revealing that it is changing shape. This finding, published in Nature Geoscience, has sparked new questions about the potential effects on the planet’s magnetic field, day length, and more. Researchers analyzed seismic waves from earthquakes to determine that the inner core has been deforming…
Scientists at the KM3NeT neutrino observatory have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting an ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrino with an energy greater than 100 PeV. This finding has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of cosmic neutrino sources and may even reveal new physics beyond the Standard Model. The detection of such a high-energy neutrino opens…