E-cigarette use can harm the lungs, and eight Wisconsin teens who developed severe lung injuries after vaping may be the latest victims. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hospitalizations-highlight-potential-dangers-e-cigs-teen-lungs4…
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Vaping May Have Landed 8 Teens in the Hospital with Serious Lung Damage
The number of cases seen in such a short period is concerning, officials say. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66049-teens-hospitalized-lung-damage-vaping-wisconsin.html
Extreme U.S. Weather Brings Power Outages
“Ninety-four million people in parts of 23 states remain under excessive heat warnings and heat advisories on Sunday as one last day of scorching temperatures hits the Midwest and East Coast,” reports ABC News. “Sunday is the last day of oppressive heat, with many places in the Upper Midwest already feeling cooler Sunday morning after heat indices of 115 to 120…
Largest Hybrid Electric Plane Set To Take Flight
Ampair, a Los Angeles clean tech company in my neck of the woods, is set to begin accepting orders for a hybrid electric aircraft at the EAA AirVenture airshow in Wisconsin next week. Dubbed the EEL, the aircraft is in fact a retrofit of a Cessna 337, an aircraft that has a forward-mounted prop engine that pulls and a rear-mounted prop…
Indoor Carbon Dioxide Levels Could Be a Health Hazard, Scientists Warn
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Indoor levels of carbon dioxide could be clouding our thinking and may even pose a wider danger to human health, researchers say. The authors of the latest study — which reviews current evidence on the issue — say there is a growing body of research suggesting levels of CO2 that can be…
We love sunflowers! Your best photos
You can’t look at a sunflower and feel sad. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/sunflowers-photos-gallery…
Ten US States Sue To Stop Sprint-T-Mobile Deal, Saying Consumers Will Be Hurt
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Ten states led by New York and California filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop T-Mobile’s $26 billion purchase of Sprint, warning that consumer prices will jump due to reduced competition. The complaint comes as the U.S. Justice Department is close to making a final decision on the merger, which would reduce the…
Technique pulls interstellar magnetic fields within easy reach
A new, more accessible and much cheaper approach to surveying the topology and strength of interstellar magnetic fields—which weave through space in our galaxy and beyond, representing one of the most potent forces in nature—has been developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-technique-interstellar-magnetic-fields-easy.html…
Relatives’ DNA Leads To Arrest — For a 1976 Double Murder
“You gotta be kidding me,” said a Wisconsin man, when police arrested his 82-year-old next-door neighbor “old Ray” — the guy who would occasionally come over to fix his lawnmower. An anonymous reader quotes the Associated Press:
Ray Vannieuwenhoven was his next-door neighbor — a helpful, 82-year-old handyman with a gravelly voice and a loud, distinctive laugh, the kind of guy who…
Simulating stars’ sounds to reveal their secrets
“A cello sounds like a cello because of its size and shape,” said astronomer Jacqueline Goldstein. “The vibrations of stars also depend on their size and structure.” Source: https://earthsky.org/space/simulating-stars-sounds-to-reveal-their-secrets…