The University of Osaka researcher shows that solid-state hysteresis can be described using thermodynamic state variables When the input variable X is changed as X0→X1→X0, the response Y of the system varies as A→B→C →D→A.…
The data speak: Stronger pandemic response yields better…
Study of 1918 flu pandemic shows U.S. cities that responded more aggressively in health terms also had better economic rebounds. With much of the U.S. in shutdown mode to limit the spread of the Covid-19…
Electron-eating neon causes star to collapse
Figure 1: An artist’s impression shows how an imaginary deep-sea fish "football-fish" (having Neon-Sign) eats away at the electrons inside a star core. Credit:KAVliIPMU An international team of researchers has found that neon inside a…
UAE Coronavirus financial relief measures may be deathtrap…
As countries around the world go into lockdown in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, businesses and individuals face the possibility of financial ruin. Expats in the UAE are no exception. The UAE has imposed severe…
ESA to conduct BepiColombo flyby amid coronavirus crisis
Controllers at ESA’s mission control centre are preparing for a gravity-assist flyby of the European-Japanese Mercury explorer BepiColombo. The manoeuvre, which will see the mission adjust its trajectory by harnessing Earth’s gravitational pull as it…