Category: Dnews

Inside the Race to Reinvent the Nuclear Reactor

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Nuclear power may be making a comeback as researchers develop reactors that are smaller than ever before. Watch more Focal

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Weed Is Everywhere, So Why Is It Still A Medical Mystery?

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There’s a (lack of) science behind medical marijuana. Meet the doctors working to change that. Watch more Focal Point! | href=”https://bit.ly/2HR91Zi” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>https://bit.ly/2HR91Zi Read More: How One Boy’s Fight With Epilepsy Led To The First Marijuana-Derived Pharmaceutical https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/06/632469743/how-one-familys-fight-with-epilepsy-led-to-the-first-marijuana-based-pharmaceuti “CBD — which doesn’t cause the mind-altering high that comes from THC, the primary psychoactive component of […]

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Is This Color Blue? Maybe Not

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Turns out, blue is not only a color that’s rare in nature, but it’s almost impossible to recreate. In order

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The Mystifying Structures Hidden Within Earth’s Mantle

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Over four decades have passed since researchers discovered two continent-sized blobs wrapped around Earth’s core, and they’re still trying to

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This 3D Bioprinted Organ Just Took Its First “Breath”

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This breathing air sac model serves as a proof of concept in a field where 3D printing vasculature has been

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Scientists Grew A Lamb In a Bag… Wait What?

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Two years ago, researchers created an artificial womb for premature lamb fetuses. Now, that technology is getting better by creating

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What Happens If Earth Loses Its Clouds?

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Clouds are essential to regulating Earth’s temperature, but what happens if they disappear? Why a Half Degree Rise in Global Temperature

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How Close Are We to a Self-Driving World?

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Self-driving cars could revolutionize the way we travel, giving us more time to work, play, learn, and relax on the

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No Human Has Ever Left Earth’s Atmosphere, Here’s Why

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New observations of our atmosphere calculate that it extends far beyond what we thought, encompassing the moon! This means that

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Is Russia Allowed To Make Their Own Internet? Sort Of

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We use the internet every day, but who’s in charge of owning all of it, and what happens when a

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How Close Are We to Finding Dark Matter?

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For decades, scientists have been working to find the missing part of our universe known as dark matter. So, how

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Everything It Takes to Engineer the World’s Largest Sea Bridge

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120 years. That’s how long engineers want the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to last. Given the suspension cables, artificials islands,

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