Map of the study area. The black frame indicates the coverage of the Sentinel-1 SAR image acquired at 07:29:11 UTC on 2021 August 25. The red frame delineates the ROI containing the ice-edge eddy BEIJING…
Which piece resembles your color perception for #theDress…
A novel algorithm to simulate the color appearance of objects under chromatic illuminants has been proposed by Ichiro Kuriki of Tohoku University. [caption id="attachment_14803" align="alignright" width="427"] Simulation of individual differences in the appearance of #theDress…
Microorganisms can escape from a dead end by…
Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have shown that microorganisms can ingeniously escape from a dead end by swimming. The results pave the way to understanding the spread of infectious diseases. [caption id="attachment_14800" align="alignnone" width="654"]…
Superconductivity in an Alloy with Quasicrystal Structure
Japanese researchers have observed superconductivity in a quasicrystal for the first time. [caption id="attachment_14796" align="alignnone" width="1280"] An electron diffraction pattern of Al-Zn-Mg quasicrystal with a dodecahedron forming a Bergman-type cluster.Credit : Keiichiro Imura, Noriaki K.…
Chaotic web of filaments in a Milky Way…
[caption id="attachment_14793" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: ESA/Herschel/PACS, SPIRE/Hi-GAL Project. Acknowledgement: UNIMAP / L. Piazzo, La Sapienza - Università di Roma; E. Schisano / G. Li Causi, IAPS/INAF, Italy[/caption] The plane of the Milky Way is rich…