The Sci-Fi Dream of a ‘Molecular Computer’ Is Getting More Real
[ad_1] The reason they could opt for a more information-dense bit is because of the physics of the reading head. When the head sticks to a -1, it contorts in…
The Spooky Science of How Undead Spores Reanimate
[ad_1] Here’s a spooky conundrum: Is a spore alive or dead? Gürol Süel, a biologist at the University of California, San Diego, wouldn’t blame you if you voted for dead:…
Mathieu Flamini Has a Plan to Decarbonize the Chemical Industry
[ad_1] In 2008, the soccer player Mathieu Flamini moved from Arsenal, where he’d spent four years as a tough but classy midfielder, to AC Milan in Italy’s Serie A. At…
A New Tool for Eruption Forecasting: Carbon-Catching Drones
[ad_1] She and her team flew these drones while they were standing inside the crater to compare faraway atmospheric measurements with those closer to the source. They also used traditional…
The Mediterranean Sea Is So Hot, It’s Forming Carbonate Crystals
[ad_1] It’s also worth noting that the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most microplastic-polluted water bodies in the world: In 2020, scientists reported finding 2 million particles in a…
The Secret Microscope That Sparked a Scientific Revolution
[ad_1] “It almost seems as if Van Leeuwenhoek knew that a new microworld was to unfold,” Cocquyt told me. One of his scientific rivals, Johannes Hudde, later said, “isn’t it…
Can a Particle Accelerator Trace the Origins of Printing?
[ad_1] Other Asian innovations, like paper and gunpowder, have a clear record of dissemination to Europe, with artifacts and record-keeping that trace their travel westward along routes of trade and…
Life Helps Make Almost Half of All Minerals on Earth
[ad_1] “Each one of those kinds of pyrite is telling us something different about our planet, its origin, about life, and how it’s changed through time,” said Hazen. For that…