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Breaking waves and moisture transport drive extreme precipitation events
IMAGE: Despite being located in one of the driest regions of the world–the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile–the usually dry Copiapó River has flooded several times during the 19th and 20th… view more Credit: Manu Abad via Imaggeo MUNICH — Around the world each year, extreme precipitation events cause catastrophic flooding that results in tragic loss …
LA Opera to Stream ‘Breaking the Waves’
The Los Angeles Opera will co-present, in collaboration with Opera Philadelphia, an online broadcast of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “Breaking the Waves.” “Breaking the Waves” will be available for free through the LA Opera’s streaming platform, first for subscribers from March 12 to 18 and then to the general public from March 19 until …
The Coolest Wearable Technologies Making Waves At CES 2021
Wearables Are Real — Even At Virtual CES Are wearables real if you can’t see them and wear them in person at CES? Fortunately, the answer is yes, they are very real, and there were plenty on display at this year’s virtual CES 2021. …
Surf Photographer Sachi Cunningham Is Making Waves In Breaking Waves : NPR
When photographer Sachi Cunningham started photographing surfers two decades ago, there were very few women in the field. “I wanted to take photos of women because I had never seen photos of women,” she says. Above, Cunningham’s photo of Bianca Valenti at Ocean Beach, on Feb. 14, 2017 Sachi Cunningham hide caption toggle caption Sachi …
Could Shallower Brain Waves Underlie Sleep Difficulties in Autism?
A new study shows that the brain waves of children with autism are weaker, or “shallower,” during sleep than those of typically developing children, particularly during the first part of the night. This indicates that the children have trouble entering the deep-sleep phase, which is the most critical aspect of achieving a restful and …
F1 waves checkered flag for tradition over technology
Formula One’s governing body has ruled for tradition over technology when it comes to deciding the official end of a grand prix. The FIA said in a statement after a World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris that the waved checkered flag would be reinstated next season as the “definitive end-of-race signal”. Under new rules …
Several dead in West Demerara accident – Demerara Waves
At least three persons were Saturday night killed and 17 others injured in an accident between a minibus and a car on the Nismes Public Road, West Bank Demerara, police said. The car driver was listed in a critical condition. A senior police officer, who was at the scene, said many of the injured were …
Hologram-like device animates objects using ultrasound waves | Technology
It may not rival the technology found in a galaxy far, far away, but everyone has to start somewhere. Researchers in Southampton have built a device that displays 3D animated objects that can talk and interact with onlookers. A demonstration of the display showed a butterfly flapping its wings, a countdown spelled out by numbers …
YOUR HEALTH: Using shock waves to unclog the most clogged arteries
Please enable Javascript to watch this video WYNNEWOOD, Pennsylvania – What happens when heart disease is so bad that thick plaque makes it nearly impossible to even place a stent in the arteries? 59-year old Vickey Soennichsen’s heart disease had filled her arteries with plaque, narrowing them to the point that while trying to catch …
Lab-Grown ‘Minibrains’ Produce Brain Waves Spontaneously : Shots
Scientists say pea-sized organoids of human brain tissue may offer a way to study the biological beginnings of a wide range of brain conditions, including autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Alysson Muotri/UC San Diego Health Sciences hide caption toggle caption Alysson Muotri/UC San Diego Health Sciences Scientists say pea-sized organoids of human brain tissue may …
