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UC Davis, Mars Researchers Discover Scalable Production Technique for Low-Calorie Sugar Substitute
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, in partnership with the Mars Advanced Research Institute, have announced a significant breakthrough in the production of low-calorie sugar substitutes, such as allulose. This discovery could help address one of the primary obstacles to the widespread adoption of these alternatives: production costs. Allulose, also known as D-psicose, is …
Why Do Planets Rotate? | Discover Magazine
Q: Why do planets rotate? I have been told the effects of their spinning, but never why they spin in the first place. — Carson Lee Fifer Jr., Alexandria, Va. A: To answer this question, it helps to picture a game of pool. Hit the cue ball, and sometimes it strikes only a glancing blow on …
LSU Health lab researchers discover two new COVID-19 variants
Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants. BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants that were just discovered in an LSU Health New Orleans lab. “This virus (COVID-19) is mutating extremely fast so we need to keep track of it because if it …
LSU Health lab researchers discover two new COVID-19 variants
Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants. BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants that were just discovered in an LSU Health New Orleans lab. “This virus (COVID-19) is mutating extremely fast so we need to keep track of it because if it …
Discover the future of skincare technology
Discover the future of skincare technology Design agency Morrama creates skincare technology for the post-pandemic era – including soothing solutions for mask-induced irritation and more The year 2020 altered the landscape of many industries, but its effect on beauty and grooming has been particularly revolutionary, including the demand for new skincare technology. ‘The past year has led to …
UNMC scientists use new technology to discover SARS-CoV-2 mutations in Nebraska
Scientists at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory have found mutations to the novel coronavirus using new technology that allows the state to track COVID-19 across Nebraska more precisely. The technology enables scientists to conduct a new kind of whole gene sequencing that helps officials confirm whether cases of COVID-19 reinfection come from the same clone …
Valorant Players Discover Game Breaking Killjoy Exploit with Nanoswarm
It has been several months since the release of Killjoy, the German tech-savvy agent in Valorant, but it seems like some game-breaking bugs still continue to haunt the player base of Riot’s tactical shooter. While several bugs involving Killjoy have surfaced in the past, it didn’t take long for Riot to patch those. However, one …
3-D print experts discover how to make tomorrow’s technology using ink-jet printed graphene
A representative arrangement of graphene flakes in ink-jet printed graphene between two contacts (green). Color gradient corresponds to variation of flake potentials. Credit: University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham has cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3-D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability to convert light into …
BurlCo Institute of Technology Helping Students Discover their Future Careers
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — In homes across Burlington County, many families are focused on getting their kids through each week and eventually the school year if pandemic precautions keep kids from returning to a traditional classroom environment. But, at the Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT), they have welcomed students back into the swing of things at …
Indian schoolgirls discover asteroid moving towards Earth
Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya, both studying in 10th grade, were working on a school project when they discovered the asteroid, which they named HLV2514. The girls, from the city of Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat, were participating in a Space India and NASA project, which allows students to analyze images taken …
