A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Plasmonic modulators are tiny components that convert electrical signals into optical signals in order to transport them through optical fibers. A modulator of this kind had never managed to transmit data at a frequency of over a terahertz (over a trillion oscillations per second).
Source: A tiny component for record-breaking bandwidth: New modulator breaks the terahertz mark
Get ready for … terahertz? Wow!
“I never stopped thinking about her.”
Source: A former ‘wild child’ searched for the foster mom who changed her life 40 years ago … and found her
Very moving.
The historic ocean liner is set to transform into a marine sanctuary, boosting biodiversity and local tourism on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
The background story’s pretty interesting as well.
A program begun in Zimbabwe in which grandmothers and older listeners serve as “first responders” for those seeking mental health assistance in underserved communities has now expanded to nine countries, including the U.S.
Source: The Friendship Bench: Bringing talk therapy into underserved communities
I may have run a story on this some time ago, but it’s just such a good idea. I hope it expands, especially now.
More than 99,000 people were watching live on the Friends of Big Bear Valley Youtube livestream as the chick worked through the hatching process.
Source: Jackie and Shadow’s third eaglet hatches into Big Bear’s famous feathered family
Fun to follow.
A quick 45-minute blood test could be a game-changer for pancreatic cancer detection.
Source: A Simple Blood Test Called PAC-MANN Could Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early and Save Thousands of Lives
Wow. That could be big.
Carrying a suite of NASA science and technology, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed at 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday near a volcanic
Source: Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon – NASA
So cool.
Treatment for chronic pain still relies heavily on opioids. While effective, they are highly addictive and potentially deadly if misused.
Progress towards safer pain relief is a great thing.
Researchers are training ‘mighty’ marine fungi to quickly eat polyurethane, one of our most common plastics.
Source: Scientists discover ‘hungry’ marine fungi that eat plastic pollution
Hungry, hungry, fungi
The 8-month-old pothole was promptly filled 4 days after the prank
Source: ‘You’ve got to have a laugh,’ says British man who put fake legs in pothole
Cute. Effective, but cute.