Cool Science

Here you will find interesting scientific discoveries, everyday things you wondered how they work, and cool inventions.

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Physics
CERN’s LHCb breakthrough will reveal a lot about the universe’s origins
TNW - The Conversation
What happened at the beginning of the universe, in the very first moments? The truth is, we don’t really know because it takes huge amounts of energy and precision to recreate and understand the cosmos...
1 day ago
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Energy
The World's Largest Fusion Reactor Now Has the World's Most Powerful Magnet
Popular Mechanics - By Caroline Delbert
The truly massive "Central Solenoid" will weigh 1,000 tons when assembled. The world's most powerful magnet, the "Central Solenoid," is finally here. At 59 feet tall, 14 feet wide, and 1,000 tons, the...
1 day ago
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Biology
Secret Workings of Smell Receptors Revealed for First Time
Quanta Magazine - Jordana Cepelewicz
Researchers have finally seen how some smell receptors bind to odor molecules. The work yields new insights into one of the most mysterious and …
3 days ago
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Thomas Pesquet
Astronauts on spacewalk deploy first roll-out solar array to boost power for station
space.com - Robert Z. Pearlman
Two astronauts working outside the International Space Station successfully rolled out a new type of solar array, providing the orbiting outpost with …
3 days ago
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EPA
EPA chief reinstates science advisory board he dismantled
PBS NewsHour - Matthew Daly, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he has fully reinstated one of two key advisory boards he dismantled …
6 days ago
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Geography
COVAX Effort to Vaccinate the World is Faltering
scientificamerican.com - Sara Reardon
More than 50 percent of the adult population in the U.S. has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But the situation is very different in much of …
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Self-Healing
Self-healing concrete eats CO2 to fill its own cracks in 24 hours
newatlas.com - By Nick Lavars
Concrete has a massive carbon footprint, so technologies that boost its performance and enable it to last longer could have profound benefits for the …
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Science
Extraordinary new material shows zero heat expansion from 4 to 1,400 K
newatlas.com - By Loz Blain
Australian researchers have created what may be one of the most thermally stable materials ever discovered. This new zero thermal expansion (ZTE) …
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Microscopy
Researchers create quantum microscope that can see the impossible
phys.org - University of Queensland
In a major scientific leap, University of Queensland researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would …
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Energy
China's Artificial Sun Just Smashed a Fusion World Record
Popular Mechanics - By Caroline Delbert
The formidable reactor reached 120 million degrees Celsius for an astounding 101 seconds. China’s “artificial sun” tokamak has sustained a plasma reaction for a whopping 101 seconds at 120 million degrees...
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Science
Humans Can Learn How to 'Echolocate' in Just 10 Weeks, Experiment Shows
ScienceAlert - Carly Cassella
With enough training, most humans can learn how to echolocate, using their tongue to make clicking sounds and interpreting the echoes that come back, …