Derechos typically form in late spring and summer. They are violent storm systems that can produce widespread wind damage across a large area. Check out the images in this post. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/what-you-need-to-know-about-derechos…
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NASA to fund research on advanced solar sails
Solar sails use faint pressure from sunlight to propel a spacecraft forward. A next-generation solar sail – called a diffractive solar sail – might be made of metamaterials, or smart materials. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/nasa-to-fund-research-on-advanced-solar-sails…
Will the Higgs boson help scientists trap dark matter?
A University of Chicago physicist has laid out an innovative method – using the Higgs boson – for stalking dark matter. He said the Higgs might actually be “a portal to the dark world.” Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/higgs-boson-help-scientists-trap-dark-matter…
How Microdosing with Smaller Doses of Cannabis Can Help with Anxiety and Stress
Samoon Ahmad, M.D. – For ages, the cannabis plant has been consumed to alleviate anxiety and stress. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/05/01/how-microdosing-with-smaller-doses-of-cannabis-can-help-with-anxiety-and-stress/…
Scientists connect quantum bits with sound over record distances
Scientists with the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have made two breakthroughs in the quest to develop quantum technology. In one study, they entangled two quantum bits using sound for the first time; in another, they built the highest-quality long-range link between two qubits to date. The work brings us closer to harnessing quantum technology to make…
Bookstores band together for Independent Bookstore Day
Source: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/24/18512589/independent-bookstore-day-book-crawl…
Vox Sentences: Right to marry, right to work?
Source: https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2019/4/22/18511376/sri-lanka-easter-bombings-lgbtq-supreme-court…
Following the Notre Dame fire, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame tops best-seller lists in France
Source: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/4/20/18507707/notre-dame-fire-hunchback-victor-hugo-best-seller…
A closer look at Washington’s superb new 100% clean electricity bill
The bill contains groundbreaking changes to the way the state’s utilities do business. The trend of states targeting 100 percent clean electricity has gone viral. Last month, New Mexico targeted 100 percent clean by 2045. The Maryland legislature recently passed a bill targeting 50 percent renewable by 2030 and looking into the viability of 100… Continue reading A closer look at Washington’s superb new 100% clean electricity bill
Thieves Somehow Stole 100 Car2Go Cars in Chicago
The company says it was not a “hack,” but Chicago police say that some of the carsharing cars may still be unaccounted for.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjv8dw/thieves-steal-100-car2go-cars-chicago…