An Australian-led study uses a scanning-tunneling microscope “trick” to map electronic structure in Na3Bi, seeking an answer to that material’s extremely high electron mobility. …
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2019 State of the Climate Report: Peak greenhouse gases and record heat
2019 ranks among the 3 warmest years in records dating to the mid-1800s. In 2019, greenhouse gases reached their highest levels on record. Both facts are from the 30th annual State of the Climate report, a review of world climate based on contributions from more than 520 scientists in over 60 countries. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/international-climate-report-2019-record-heat-greenhouse-gas…
Google Warns Australians it Really Doesn’t Want to Pay for News
Below its home page’s search bar, Google is now warning everyone in Australia ominously that “The way Aussies search every day on Google is at risk from new Government regulation.” For more emphasis, Google even added the “hazard sign” symbol — a yellow triangle with an exclamation point, reports Gizmodo. “And in case you missed that, the website has also added…
Radio relics detected in the galaxy cluster SPT-CL J2032−5627
Using the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), astronomers have performed observations of a cluster of galaxies known as SPT-CL J2032−5627. They identified two radio relics that could improve our knowledge about this cluster. The finding is reported in a paper published August 3 on arXiv.org. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-08-radio-relics-galaxy-cluster-spt-cl.html…
Humpback whale charges swimmers in Australia, sends two to hospital
A humpback whale attacked two swimmers with its fins and sent them to the hospital Source: https://www.livescience.com/humpback-whale-attacks-australian-swimmers.html
Australia To Make Facebook, Google Pay For News in World First
Australia will force U.S. tech giants Facebook and Google to pay Australian media outlets for news content in a landmark move to protect independent journalism that will be watched around the world. From a report: Australia will become the first country to require Facebook and Google to pay for news content provided by media companies under a royalty-style system that will…
Ruthless Australian ‘assassin flies’ named for Thor, Deadpool — and Stan Lee
Biologists named 5 newly-described species of Australian “assassin flies” after Thor, Loki and other Marvel heroes. Source: https://www.livescience.com/australian-assassin-flies-marvel-hero-names.html
Astronomers ponder Odd Radio Circles in space
Scientists in Australia have discovered a strange new phenomenon in deep space – “Odd Radio Circles” – that appear in radio telescope images as mysterious circles or rings. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/astronomers-ponder-odd-radio-circles-in-space…
Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize
Images of the night sky taken from an Australian cave and a desert in Jordan are among the shortlisted entries for the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732920-600-stunning-night-sky-pictures-shortlisted-for-astronomy-photo-prize/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Radio relic detected in a merging galaxy cluster
Using the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), an international team of astronomers has detected a radio relic in a merging galaxy cluster known as SPT-CL 2023-5535. The discovery is reported in a research paper published July 16 on the arXiv pre-print repository. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-07-radio-relic-merging-galaxy-cluster.html…