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Amount of Information in Visible Universe Quantified

WASHINGTON, October 19, 2021 — Researchers have long suspected a connection between information and the physical universe, with various paradoxes and thought experiments used to explore how […]

Challenging the Big Bang Puzzle of Heavy Elements

WASHINGTON, October 12, 2021 — It has long been theorized that hydrogen, helium, and lithium were the only chemical elements in existence during the Big Bang when […]

Probing Deeper into Origins of Cosmic Rays

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 — Cosmic rays are high-energy atomic particles continually bombarding Earth’s surface at nearly the speed of light. Our planet’s magnetic field shields the […]

Solar-Powered Desalination Unit Shows Great Promise

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 — Despite the vast amount of water on Earth, most of it is nonpotable seawater. Freshwater accounts for only about 2.5% of the […]

Curbing Coronavirus Spread in Enclosed Spaces Means Better Masks, Adequate Ventilation

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 — With research increasingly showing the COVID-19 virus is transmissible via smaller droplets suspended in air, there is a growing concern current public […]

Measuring Hemoglobin Levels with AI Microscope, Microfluidic Chips

WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021 — One of the most performed medical diagnostic tests to ascertain the health of patients is a complete blood count, which typically includes […]

DNA Origami Enables Fabricating Superconducting Nanowires

WASHINGTON, January 19, 2021 — The quest for ever-smaller electronic components led an international group of researchers to explore using molecular building blocks to create them. DNA […]

Time to Rethink Predicting Pandemic Infection Rates?

WASHINGTON, November 24, 2020 — During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joseph Lee McCauley, a physics professor at the University of Houston, was watching the […]

Inducing Plasma in Biomass Could Make Biogas Easier to Produce

WASHINGTON, September 22, 2020 — Producing biogas from the bacterial breakdown of biomass presents options for a greener energy future, but the complex composition of biomass comes […]