Villages near Lake Issyk-Kul, in what is now northern Kyrgyzstan, were experiencing an epidemic of deaths between 1338 and 1339. When people died during this time period, many of their tombstones blamed a generic “pestilence.” Yersinia pestis, which caused the Black Death in Europe only a few years later, was found in old bacterial DNA…
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This year marks the first time in over a century that a California condor has landed on Yurok ancestral grounds. As a result of the plane’s harsh landing, Condor 746 became agitated. The three-hour drive to the tribe’s newly constructed condor facility in Redwood National Park bounced him around in a huge dog box. In…
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Contact lenses with built-in sensors have been available from Mojo Vision, a California-based firm, as of 2015. You can use AR visuals in front of your eyes like smart glasses to help you with everyday chores. Once we have a working prototype, we are closer to seeing a finished product in the works. A “feature-complete…
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Physicists at Rice University now have a better understanding of spin-charge separation because to the installation of a quantum simulator. The findings of this study have ramifications for electronics and quantum computing using cables the size of atoms. Subatomic electrons, according to material science, are indistinguishable from one another and so cannot be torn apart….
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Researchers at Rice University have erected a quantum simulator that allows them to study spin-charge separation in a similar way to a magician’s trick of slicing a person in half. Nanoscale wires might be used in electronics and quantum computing, according to new study. An electron is a tiny subatomic particle that cannot be divided,…
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The Starlink subsidiary of SpaceX is working on the design of a new ruggedized satellite dish that will be able to function normally in a range of temperatures. This is the second ruggedized Starlink dish that the business has shown off; the previous one is intended for use on vehicles, ships, and planes, whilst the…