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https://phys.org/news/2017-08-scientists-probe-conditions-stellar-interiors.html Scientists probe the conditions of stellar interiors to measure nuclear reactions August 7, 2017 Most of the nuclear reactions that drive the nucleosynthesis of the elements in our universe occur in very extreme stellar plasma conditions. This intense environment found in the deep interiors of stars has made it nearly impossible for scientists to perform nuclear measurements in these conditions - until now. In a unique cross-disciplinary collaboration between the fields of plasma physics, nuclear astrophysics and laser fusion, a team of researchers including scientists from …

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-standard-universe-precise-dark-energy.html Standard model of the universe withstands most precise test by Dark Energy Survey (Update) August 3, 2017 Map of dark matter made from gravitational lensing measurements of 26 million galaxies in the Dark Energy Survey. Red regions have more dark matter than average, blue regions less dark matter. Credit: Chihway Chang/University of Chicago/DES collaboration Astrophysicists have a fairly accurate understanding of how the universe ages: That's the conclusion of new results from the Dark Energy Survey (DES), a large internat…

The Telegraph reports: Facebook A.I. researchers had to shut down a pair of artificial intelligence programs after they developed their own "incomprehensible" language. No doubt they were plotting in secret the demise or subjugation of the hairless chimps that created them. This story is both humorous and disturbing. Enjoy!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-40740422 Pictures of the biggest bang actually we have observed in the universe plus discussion.

In case you are not aquainted with Star Wars and The Force, "Midi Chlorians" are a microscopic life form that lives in cells. High levels of midi-chlorians in your body give you a big chance to become a great Jedi warrior...or a Sith lord if you prefer. The groundbreaking study can be found here: https://arjonline.org/uploads/articleInPress/2/70118ARJB2017005.pdf The article on this hoax is here: http://www.sciencealert.com/a-neuroscientist-just-tricked-4-journals-into-accepting-a-fake-paper-on-midi-chlorians

National Geographic Chasing Genius Sustainable Planet, Edition Check this out....its off the grid. Green, Sustainable, On site, no cost electricity production. Erin Nelson developed modifications both in VPSA adapting to a multi species simultaneous generation and in Fuel Cell technology, using ball graphite as a lower cost and greater conduction than platinum. The result, hydrogen electricity, up to 60 mgw/d http://www.natgeochasinggenius.com/video/230

Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian math genius, the first woman to win the fields medal dies of cancer at 40. http://ifpnews.com/exclusive/iran-math-genius-die-cancer/

There is a bunch of work being done by many scientists on the origin and early years of the solar system. An important datum is the age of Jupiter. This is because, as the largest planet in the system, it has a profound effect on the others. The presence of the asteroid belt rather than a planet at that distance is an example. A team of researchers have used an interesting approach to try to define this. "using molybdenum and tungsten isotope measurements on iron meteorites, [they demonstrated] that meteorites derive from two genetically distinct nebular reservoirs that coexisted and remained spatially separated between ∼1 My and ∼3–4 My after Solar System formation."…

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a hands-on answer to a challenge linked to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. The researchers used laser light to link caesium atoms and a vibrating membrane. The research, the first of its kind, points to sensors capable of measuring movement with unseen precision. In a scientific report published in this week's issue of Nature, NBI researchers demonstrate that Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle can be neutralized to some degree. https://phys.org/news/2017-07-smart-atomic-cloud-heisenberg-problem.html#jCp

http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/study-finds-link-between-brain-damage-and-religious-fundamentalism The study can be found here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028393217301318

The LHCb team stated yesterday that it "is charmed to announce observation of a new particle with two heavy quarks". The paper describing the discovery can be found here: https://press.cern/sites/press.web.cern.ch/files/file/press/2017/07/lhcb_paper_2017.07.06.pdf

Cashmere is known for its rarity, hence the hefty price tag on your cashmere sweater. But there’s a chance that it could even become rarer than it is now. There’s a threat in the cashmere industry and yet there might also be a solution that could cure all… The rarity of cashmere wool comes from the fact that it is created from the wool on a goat’s undercoat that only grows in winter. One goat produces as much as four ounces annually, resulting in not nearly as much production as the other fabrics that we can get. Its rarity is what makes cashmere ever so luxurious. If it’s that hard to get more production, since it takes 2 goats to create one cashmere sweater, th…

I'm betting the Orcas are getting high! https://www.livescience.com/59056-orcas-may-be-killing-great-white-sharks.html

I came across this article...... http://newatlas.com/wiper-elephant-collar/49962/ Sensor sounds alert when elephants are shot at Ben Coxworth June 8, 2017 A radio-collared elephant in India (Credit: Narotham.r) Many wild elephants already wear GPS-equipped collars, which let wildlife officials track their whereabouts via radio signals. A hardware upgrade to those collars, however, could soon allow those officials to instantly know when poachers are shooting at the elephants, along with the location where it's occurring. Known as WIPER, the technology was developed in a collaboration between Vanderbilt University and Colorado State University. It consists of…

https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/scientists-may-have-finally-cracked-the-greatest-mystery-behind-the-bermuda-triangle-254460/?utm_source=fb_r69f33&utm_campaign=1ced3c682779&utm_medium=cpm Amazing.

According to this article in the journal Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, ​researchers have discovered that our brain forms "cliques" of neuron into as many as 11 geometric dimensions. Although I'm still digesting this discovery and it's implication, I've provided this post and link as it does indeed appear to be on the frontier of neuroscience. Enjoy!

Penn State University scientists have discovered a way to build a flow battery that converts carbon dioxide into usable energy While this technology might not be commercially available for a long time, it could eventually help to drastically decrease carbon emissions as we move away from fossil fuels Here’s how this inexpensive flow battery works. Flow batteries normally contain two channels of liquid divided by a membrane that prevents them from mixing. In this recent discovery, the scientists placed a sodium bicarbonate and water solution with air on one side, and dissolved CO2 in between manganese oxide electrons on the other. This resulted in a higher concentr…

June 1, 2017: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory has made a third detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, demonstrating that a new window in astronomy has been firmly opened. As was the case with the first two detections, the waves were generated when two black holes collided to form a larger black hole. Source

According to this Time article, which contains a link to a UT SW Medical Center announcement, researchers have determined that a KROX20 protein is responsible for hair growth and that the deletion of a stem cell factor gene it affects causes graying. Enjoy!

http://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-space-probes-have-detected-a-human-made-barrier-shrouding-earth According to this NASA research, we have built up a shield surrounding earth which alters the properties of space surrounding earth - one of the features being we are shielded from some forms of radiation. This would, in theory, make it possible for someone else to detect artificial changes to space, indicating life.

Hi, I back again Apple Company has been filled a patent in 2016 for new technology to prevent recording videos or capturing images for special events by using I-Phone mobile in Concerts Venues, in Cinemas or Theatres. It can prevent recording events in specific direction only, so if we turn our phone 90 degree (toward our friends), it will start recording in that event. But, one of disadvantages of that technology, that someone talent expert may dismantled the smart phone & then put IR absorber material on sensor & then camera will work anywhere. Also you may use another easy trick without previous risk method. Any kind of camera or phone except I…

A suggestion that tiny fluctuations of expansion and contraction can average out to reduce the effect of vacuum energy. https://www.universetoday.com/135570/new-explanation-dark-energy-tiny-fluctuations-time-space/ https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.95.103504 https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.00543