TZ Cassiopeaie – a Variable Star in the Constellation Cassiopeia
TZ Cassiopeaie is a very luminous Supergiant Star-type star. It is a variable star in the constellation Cassiopeia with an apparent magnitude of around +9…
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Researchers create an Electronic Microsystem that can Intelligently Respond
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst developed an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs without the need for…
Cerium(IV) Oxide – a Metal Oxide
Cerium(IV) oxide is a metal oxide with the formula CeO2. It is also known as ceric oxide, ceric dioxide, ceria, cerium oxide, or cerium dioxide,…
Humans are willing to take advantage of Benevolent and Trustworthy AI
Humans expect AI to be kind and trustworthy. According to a new study, humans are unwilling to cooperate and compromise with machines at the same…
Howland Island, United States
Howland Island (/ˈhaʊlənd/), previously Worth Island, is a coral atoll in the United States’ unorganized territory. It’s an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific…
Engineers develop a Retinal Implant that could partly reinstate Vision in Blind People
Scientists all over the world have been working to return people who are unable to move, see, or care for themselves for various reasons to…
Phenylalanine (Description, Properties, Uses)
Phenylalanine (symbol Phe or F) is an essential aromatic amino acid in humans (supplied by food). It is crucial in the structure and function of…
RoboVulture becomes First Bird to Receive a Bionic Limb Connected to the Skeleton
Artificial limbs have come a long way for humans and animals in recent years. Just last month we reported on a baby elephant who got…
Planet Vulcan: The Forgotten Ninth Planet of the 19th Century, Killed Off by Einstein
In 1846, astronomer and mathematician Urbain Le Varier sat down and tried to find a planet that had never been seen before by humans. Uranus…
Moderately Advanced Aliens could Easily Take over a Milky Way-Like Galaxy, Simulations Show
A new simulation shows how fast a medieval advanced alien civilization would take to spread itself across the galaxy, and the answer is not at…
Physicists bring Human-Scale Object to an Almost Quantum Standstill for First Time
When a quantum system is at its lowest possible energy, it is said to be in its ground state. This state is now almost acquired…
Icebergs Once Made it to Southern Florida Pushed by Epic Glacial Floods
The scorelines on the sea floors along the east coast of North America testify to the emergence of large amounts of icebergs along the bottom.…
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