Researchers have designed a polymer material that can change its structure in response to light, converting from a rigid substance to a softer one that can heal itself when damaged.
Daily Archives: July 18, 2018
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Data suggest that the recent, rapid slowdown of the Atlantic Ocean circulation is not a sign of imminent collapse, but a shift back toward a more sluggish phase. The slowdown implies that global air temperatures will increase more quickly in the coming decades.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he does not believe Russia is still targeting the U.S., day after he attempted to quell the backlash over his widely rebuked comments in Helsinki that […]
Get the Mach newsletter. SUBSCRIBE Twelve new moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter, raising the number of natural satellites known to be circling our solar system’s biggest planet to 79. One of the newfound moons, provisionally named “Valetudo” for the Roman goddess of health and hygiene and the great-granddaughter of […]
Get the Think newsletter. SUBSCRIBE In 2016 a new kind of war came to America — and it wasn’t the physical war we know so well, but one that involved cyberhacking, disinformation and the penetration of the electoral machinery of our elections. It was an extraordinary violation of America’s sovereignty, […]
Family and friends continue to mourn the loss of Kate Spade. More than a month after the fashion designer was found dead after an apparent suicide, David Spade is speaking out and sharing positive memories about his beloved sister-in-law. While appearing on this morning’s Good Morning America, the comedian got […]
The next time you’re in a public space, look around you: steel bollards, large concrete blocks, giant flower pots. These barricades are everywhere, and they’re meant to provide security from vehicle terrorist attacks, like the recent ones in New York City, Nice, France, or Barcelona, Spain. But if a city […]
The two filmmakers are best known for their improvised comedy in movies like 21 Jump Street and The LEGO movie. However it seems their vision was a bit too much for Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy who fired the pair with just a few weeks of filming left to go. In […]