Experimental cosmologist group launches its first iterations of space-traveling 'wafercraft'
These are the adventures of the "StarChip Wafersize."
Space Exploration
May 07, 2019
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Fewer cars a sensible plan for a liveable future
More shared spaces, safer streets and fewer cars in the city are all part of a newly released ten-year plan by the City of Melbourne. This evening, Town Hall will consider the ambitious draft transport strategy that would ...
Automotive
May 07, 2019
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Airbnb vs. hotels: New research sheds light on how they can compete and benefit
Researchers from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science which sheds new light on the impact Airbnb and similar "sharing economy" companies ...
Economics & Business
May 06, 2019
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Phonon-mediated quantum state transfer and remote qubit entanglement
Quantum information platforms are based on qubits that talk to each other and photons (optical and microwave) are the carrier of choice—to date, to transfer quantum states between qubits. However, in some solid-state systems, ...
Avengers: Endgame exploits time travel and quantum mechanics as it tries to restore the universe
At the end of Avengers: Infinity War half the people (including heroes and villains) in the universe were gone in the snap of a finger from Thanos (Josh Brolin).
General Physics
Apr 25, 2019
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Travel through wormholes is possible, but slow
A Harvard physicist has shown that wormholes can exist: tunnels in curved space-time, connecting two distant places, through which travel is possible.
General Physics
Apr 15, 2019
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To get to the Moon in 2024, the rocket is just NASA's first headache
In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, Alan Campbell, a project manager for space systems at the famed Draper Laboratory that built the computer which took astronauts to the Moon 50 years ago, is waiting for news from NASA.
Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2019
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Aviation faces challenge to reduce pollution
Aviation has boomed in the past decades, with low-cost airlines helping make travel affordable to more people, but the industry faces a major challenge to play its part in cutting emissions responsible for global warming.
Environment
Apr 10, 2019
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'Flight shame' has Swedes rethinking air travel
Saddled with long dark winters at home, Swedes have for decades been frequent flyers seeking out sunnier climes, but a growing number are changing their ways because of air travel's impact on the climate.
Environment
Apr 10, 2019
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Rocket fuel that's cleaner, safer and still full of energy
Research published this week in Science Advances shows that it may be possible to create rocket fuel that is much cleaner and safer than the hypergolic fuels that are commonly used today. And still just as effective. The ...
Materials Science
Apr 05, 2019
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