Metamaterials to manipulate objects at a distance
Moving objects without touching them thanks to ultrasound and light is already a reality… but the objects in question are much smaller. A University of Minnesota invention makes it possible…
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A controversial celestial object
This article is from the January 2023 issue of Science et Avenir – La Recherche N°911. A mysterious object crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2014, 200 kilometers off the…
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Delayed flights, road trips and outages: The storm is active
Real snow and all that comes with it got us excited for winter this past weekend before Christmas. Road trips, reduced visibility, slippery roads, closed highway access ramps de-icing…so many…
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Can you solve this calculation level 6eme?
What is the result of this mathematical sequence? How well do you remember your elementary school math lessons? Since this little math challenge was proposed on the Internet, only 1…
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Satellite SWOT | 30 times more lakes are monitored
An international satellite launched Friday aboard a SpaceX rocket will revolutionize monitoring of water bodies and wetlands in Canada and elsewhere. Published at 12:00 AM. “We can see all the…
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Does the visible background cosmic radiation betray its decay?
A theory related to dark matter particles could explain an anomaly in cosmic radiation discovered a few years ago by the New Horizons probe. This dark matter becomes particles, molds,…
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A ‘buried treasure’ is hidden in this fascinating film by James Webb
One of James Webb’s first majestic images showed the Carina Nebula. Astronomers have made a major discovery by plunging deep into its cosmic rocks. Something incredible was hidden in one…
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Discovery of two oceanic planets | Pres
2000 km deep ocean. Water under unimaginable pressure. Two exoplanets announced Thursday by astronomers from the University of Montreal are truly amazing. Published at 12:00 am. “This is a great…
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SpaceX postpones SWAT satellite launch
For his 57e beginning of the year, SpaceXSpaceX will carry a Franco-American satellite SwatSwat (Surface water ocean landscape), built under the responsibility of Thales Alenia Space. Satellite launch, a Hawk…
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Svetlana Zhitomirskaya, the mathematician behind the solution to quantum mechanics’ “ten Martinis problem”
Margarita Rodriguez BBC News World 5 hours ago photo credit, Courtesy: UCI Physical Sciences There is one type of butterfly that has fascinated Professor Svetlana Zhitomirskaya for years. This led…
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