deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
How comets are formed
[caption id="attachment_9446" align="alignright" width="305"] Rosetta's comet[/caption] Detailed analysis of data collected by Rosetta show that comets are the ancient leftovers of early Solar System formation, and not younger fragments resulting from subsequent collisions between other,…
28 July, World Hepatitis Day
WHO encourages countries to act now to reduce deaths from viral hepatitis WHO is urging countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about the disease, and to increase access to testing and treatment services.…
Controlling anisotropy
Device architecture that can tune a material’s magnetic properties could reduce the power consumption of memories. [caption id="attachment_9435" align="alignright" width="300"] Spin-transfer torque magnetic random-access memories work by using magnetic thin films to control the ‘spin’…
Macular degeneration insight identifies promising drugs to prevent…
[caption id="attachment_9431" align="alignright" width="206"] Aparna Lakkaraju[/caption] In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a University of Wisconsin—Madison research team pinpoints how immune abnormalities beneath the retina result in macular degeneration,…