Akash Dixit, a former University of Chicago postdoctoral researcher, participated in the project at Fermilab to stimulate photon emission. Credit: Ryan Postel, Fermilab Scientists cannot observe dark matter directly, so…
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Weak yen helps Toyota compensate for Japan problems
Toyota aims to sell 1.5 million pure electric vehicles annually by 2026 and 3.5 million by 2030. Toyota reported a modest rise in first-quarter net profits on Thursday as a…
North Carolina Medicaid recipients can obtain OTC birth control pills at pharmacies at no cost
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain North Carolina Medicaid recipients can begin receiving over-the-counter birth control pills at no cost this week through hundreds of participating pharmacies. The oral conceptive Opill will…
Around 160,000 UK joint replacement surgeries missed during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nearly nine months’ worth of joint replacement surgery has been missed in the UK—around 160,000 operations—since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led…
Cannabigerol (CBG) Reduces Anxiety and Improves Memory
Summary: A new study shows that Cannabigerol (CBG) significantly reduces anxiety without the intoxicating effects of THC. The clinical trial found that 20 mg of CBG reduced anxiety and stress…
After debris concerns, SpaceX to shift Dragon capsule landings from Florida to California
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Evidence of debris stemming from return trips of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has prompted the company to shift future landing operations from Florida to California. The move…
Layered superconductor coaxed to show unusual properties with potential for quantum computing
Conceptual illustration showing a pair of electrons spinning in opposite directions. Credit: Duan Research Group/UCLA A team led by researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA has designed a…
Co-pilot’s dog tag found at wreck site of WWII B-17 Flying Fortress
Archaeologists excavating the crash site of the B-17 “Little Boy Blue” have recovered a dog tag belonging to USAAF Co-Pilot Aaron Brinkoeter. During WWII, the United States Army Air Force…
Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US
A health care worker walks by the Big Red Bus from OneBlood outside at Cano Health in Hialeah, Fla., July 29, 2020. Oneblood, which serves much of the southeast United…
Quantum information theorists shed light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
Two magnets oriented vertically can measure an electron’s vertical spin. After moving through the magnets, the electron is deflected either up or down. Similarly, two magnets oriented horizontally can measure…
