Credit: Advanced Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202409389 Superhydrophobicity is defined as the property that allows water to easily roll off without penetrating the surface. This property has numerous applications across various…
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Research suggests that Tetelihtic could be the birthplace of the Totonac culture
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have recently been conducting excavations at Tetelihtic, located in the municipality of Teteles de Ávila Castillo in Mexico’s State of…
Hoard of Mughal era coins uncovered in Chaubara
A hoard of Mughal era coins has recently been uncovered by construction workers in Chaubara, located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Initially, the workers planned to divide the…
Webb confirms a longstanding galaxy model
JWST image of the grand design spiral galaxy NGC 628. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Judy Schmidt (CC BY 2.0) Perhaps the greatest tool astronomers have is the…
Clean energy transitions continue to accelerate, but progress is uneven
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain IEA’s latest monitor shows wide variations in clean energy deployment among regions and technologies amid increased manufacturing capacity and declining costs Despite concerns about setbacks in…
Study reveals stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science
Vaccine acceptance and willingness to take future recommended boosters by trust in science in 2023. Values represent percentages of N = 1,000 respondents. Credit: Vaccine: X (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100576 A study conducted…
NASA’s 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
NASA’s venerable asteroid-hunting spacecraft is no more. The NEOWISE spacecraft from NASA, which surveyed 3,000 near-Earth objects such as asteroids in its lifetime, burned up in the atmosphere as expected…
Successful demonstration of a commercial cryogenic radio frequency power sensor paves way for quantum computing
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Radio frequency (RF) and microwave power measurements are widely used to support applications across space, defense, and communication. These precise measurements enable engineers to accurately characterize…
Personality Traits Linked to Physical Activity and Sedentary Patterns
Summary: A new study reveals that personality traits influence both physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns. People with resilient personalities, marked by high conscientiousness and extraversion, tend to engage in…
