Making mini-lightning in a block of plastic

Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...
Science Daily

For the first time, light mimics a Nobel Prize quantum effect

Scientists have pulled off a feat long considered out of reach: getting light to mimic the famous quantum Hall effect. In ...
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Can light really charge a smartphone - A practical test

This video explores whether a smartphone can realistically be charged using light as the sole power source . It tests different conditions, including direct sunlight and indoor artificial lighting, to ...
Wall Street Journal

A Stanford Experiment to Pair 5,000 Singles Has Taken Over Campus

When Ben Rosenfeld started working as a residential assistant at a Stanford University dorm, he encountered 77 freshmen possessed by an “all-consuming” force. His new gig coincided with the release of ...
IJR

Obama Judge Blocks ICE From Using IRS Data To Track Illegal Migrants

A federal judge on Thursday blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using taxpayer data to help track down illegal migrants. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, appointed to the bench ...
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Seattle mayor announces plan to block ICE activity, use police to verify federal agent IDs

SEATTLE (KOMO) — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has announced a series of initial steps aimed at protecting city residents amid heightened federal immigration enforcement activity, including barring ...
IFLScience

Scientists Replicated Edison’s 1879 Light Bulb Experiments And Uncovered Something Unexpected

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
The Aviationist

Czech Government Blocks Plan to Send L-159 Light Fighters to Ukraine

Czech Republic President Petr Pavel proposed sending four L-159 to Ukraine, but Prime Minister Andrej Babiš later announced that the plan had been rejected. Opposing camps within Czech politics have ...
The Providence Journal

Providence mayor's order blocks ICE from using city-owned property

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley has signed a new executive order that prohibits the use of city-owned property by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel as they enforce civil ...
The Conversation

Would you use AI to break writer’s block? We asked 5 experts

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Charlotte Observer

Judge locks NC lawmakers out of Charlotte light rail stabbing investigation files

A federal judge in North Carolina has blocked the state’s General Assembly from accessing or sharing investigation files on the Charlotte light rail stabbing that killed Ukrainian refugee Iryna ...
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Practical experiments using Coca-Cola in everyday life

Coca-Cola can be used in simple experiments to demonstrate reactions. FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home Supreme Court backs Montana police who entered a home without ...