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Helium is a gas vital for MRI scanners and high-tech industry – which is suffering from severe supply issues. Now research has identified a new concept in helium gas field formation that will help secure this rare gas for society. Here a tube of helium is seen glowing in the presence of a plasma ball. Credit: Oliver Warr – University of Ottawa; AEL AMS LaboratoryHelium – essential for many medical and industrial processes – is in critically short supply worldwide. Production is also associated with significant carbon…

The study area and important Middle Paleolithic sites mentioned in the text: 1. Crimean sites, 2. Mezmaiskaya, 3. Trans Ural sites, 4. Siberian Altai sites (Chagyrskaya, Denisova, Okladnikov), 5. Azokh, 6. Taglar, 7. Liben, 8. Shoupari, 9. Wezwar, 10. Keyaram, 11. Teshik-Tash, 12. Shanidar, 13. Qale Kord, 14. Bawa Yawan, 15. Bisetun. Credit: PLOS ONE (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281978 Researchers modeling eastern…

Helium is a gas vital for MRI scanners and high-tech industry—which is suffering from severe supply issues. Now research has identified a new concept in helium gas field formation that will help secure this rare gas for society. Here a tube of helium is seen glowing in the presence of a plasma ball. Credit: Oliver Warr, University of Ottawa; AEL AMS Laboratory. Research led by the University of Oxford could address the current…

While all iPhone 15 models are expected to get the new Dynamic Island cutout, a report by the Korean version of The Elec corroborates once more that under-display Face ID is coming in 2024 with the iPhone 16 Pro lineup. The publication gives the technical details of the technology Apple will be adding to the iPhone 16 lineup. “If you apply the under panel Face ID, the external light transmits the display and enters the Face ID, so it must secure display transparency and package technology.” The Elec goes…

If you're an Android user, then there are several cool features in the Android ecosystem that are buried just under the surface. Not only are these features cool, they can also help improve your user experience and help you get the most out of your Android smartphone. Even if you simply use your phone for calls and messages, these features can help accomplish your tasks in an easier and faster way. So, check out the 5 Best hidden features Android users should know about.1. One Hand modeWhen you use your phone with one…

The NEOMIR orbiting observatory will act as an early warning system to detect and monitor any asteroid coming towards Earth from the Sun’s direction. NEOMIR will be placed between the Sun and Earth, at the first Lagrange point (L1). Using a high-performance infrared detector, it will detect near-Earth objects with a diameter of over 20 meters at least three weeks in advance of potential Earth impact. Credit: ESA / Pierre CarrilAsteroids, like stars, only come out at night. Hidden in the glare of our Sun are an unknown…

So far, we have all read about the Earth having four layers – the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. Shockingly, it has now been revealed that there may well be 5th layer. New insights about the deepest parts of Earth's inner core have been unveiled through seismic waves produced by earthquakes, which have been studied by a team of researchers from the Australian National University and published in the journal Nature Communications. Scientists examined how seismic waves travel through the…

Wavelengths of light from three space observatories are overlapped to provide this unique view of the Sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JAXASome of the hottest spots in the Sun’s atmosphere appear in the NuSTAR telescope’s X-ray view.Even on a sunny day, human eyes can’t see all the light our nearest star gives off. A new image displays some of this hidden light, including the high-energy X-rays emitted by the hottest material in the Sun’s atmosphere, as observed by <span class="glossaryLink"…

Heart arrhythmia, also known as an irregular heartbeat, is a condition where the heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern. This can cause symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, fainting, and shortness of breath. In some cases, heart arrhythmias can also increase the risk of more serious conditions, such as stroke or heart failure.The largest genetic study on heart arrhythmia to date, led by Kazuo Miyazawa and Kaoru Ito at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan, has…

Ghost imaging is a sophisticated and incredibly useful set of techniques that scientists deploy to photograph light-sensitive objects in surprisingly high resolution.By making use of a mix of quantum and classical phenomena to pull visual information from just one of a pair of entangled photons, the method can capture images where energetic rays of light or radiation risk damaging the material of interest.A new study has revealed a way of improving ghost imaging without adding much to its cost or complexity. In simple…