Steve Murphy 
A single free electron propagates above the special layered structure that the researchers engineered, only a few tens of nanometers above it. During its movement, the electron emits discrete packets of radiation called “photons”. Between the electron and the photons it emitted, a connection of “quantum entanglement” is formed. Credit: Ella Maru Studio Technion researchers … Read more
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) headaches are a condition characterized by increased pressure within the skull without an identifiable cause. Often mistaken for migraines, these headaches can cause debilitating pain and are commonly associated with symptoms such as blurred vision, tinnitus, and even temporary vision loss. The phase two trial is the first study to demonstrate … Read more
A mosquito known only by its scientific name, Culex lactator, is the latest to establish in the Sunshine State. Credit: UF/IFAS Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent home in at least three counties. Scientists are concerned because of the rate of new mosquitoes arriving in … Read more
Researchers observing with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere. The atmosphere is constantly rising, mixing, and moving during its 22-hour day, bringing hotter material up and pushing colder material down. The resulting brightness changes are so dramatic that it is the most variable planetary-mass object known … Read more
The knotted materials, which were created out of polymers, exhibit a tensile toughness that far surpasses materials that are unknotted but otherwise structurally identical, including ones where individual strands are interwoven instead of knotted. Credit: Caltech Caltech engineers have made a significant breakthrough in the field of nano- and micro-architected materials by creating a novel … Read more
SL Green’s massive One Madison Avenue redevelopment has scored another tenant. Global cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks took 28,903 square feet on the entire 26th floor. The deal brings the 1.4 million square-foot tower to 59 percent leased. It’s set to be completed in October, five weeks ahead of the original schedule. SL Green has added … Read more
The study found that students in Muslim countries demonstrated improved performance after an intensive Ramadan fasting period compared to a less intense Ramadan. A recent study, which involved Konstanz economist Guido Schwerdt, has found that longer daily fasting periods during Ramadan have a beneficial impact on the academic performance of Muslim youth after the fasting … Read more
The health of the city’s hotel industry is a crazy-quilt pattern of mostly optimistic but confusing and conflicting cross-currents. Large new hotels continue to open even as famous old ones close for good. Occupancy’s way up over 2021 but still below pre-Covid times. Meanwhile, an uptick in the crucial industry metric known as RevPAR, or … Read more
Remember those black clouds hanging over Europe last fall? Terrifying warnings of natural gas shortages, death-inducing winter blackouts, war spreading westward, endless stagflation – and, of course, recession. It never happened. Instead, Eurozone stocks have soared by nearly a third since September’s low. French, Italian and Spanish markets all set all-time highs in euros in … Read more
By Anashe Bandari, SOFIA Science Center, NASA’s Ames Research Center March 26, 2023 A still image of the full disk of the Moon as it appeared on February 17, 2022. The region of the SOFIA observations is shown in shades of blue and brown. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio/Ernie Wright A … Read more