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Think you understand evaporation? Think again, says MIT
We all know that water evaporates when the temperature climbs, but researchers have just shown that...
Sorry for ruining Wordle for you
What if your Wordle strategy was to always start with the same 4 words, all with...
New window film drops temperature, slashes energy consumption
Assisted by quantum physics and machine learning, researchers have developed a transparent window coating that lets...
The speed of sight: Individual variation in critical flicker fusion thresholds
Open Access Peer-reviewed The critical flicker fusion threshold is a psychophysical measure commonly used to quantify...
World’s fastest camera shoots at 156.3 trillion frames per second
Engineers at INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre in Canada have developed the world’s fastest camera,...
Common bug's tiny, complex balls bestow UV-blocking superpowers
We humans like to think we’re so clever, but in many cases nature has beaten us...
Ultraviolet eyes will explore the universe under new NASA mission
NASA has officially selected a new mission – the Ultraviolet Explorer, or UVEX. By scanning the...
Insects aren't attracted to lights at all – they just get vertigo
It’s a question we’ve all wondered at some point in our lives: why do insects spend...
A Bird’s-Eye View of a Technicolor World
Scientists have devised a new video system that reveals how animals see color, and us.
Easy artificial evolution makes for solar-powered yeast
Scientists have given yeast a brand new ability – gaining energy from light. The technique was...
