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Laser Imaging Reveals Hidden 1,200-Year-Old Patterns on Chancay Mummies in Peru
Laser technology has uncovered intricate tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummies from Peru’s Chancay culture. Using laser-stimulated fluorescence, researchers revealed fine-line geometric and animal patterns that were previously obscured due to fading over time. These designs, similar to motifs seen in Chancay pottery and textiles, highlight the artist...
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Magnetism in Ancient Crystals Reveals the History of Earth’s Inner Core and How It Avoided Mars-Like Fate
Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York, have analysed ancient rock crystals to reveal two important dates in the history of the inner core of Earth. The first was 550 million years ago, when the magnetic field began to rejuvenate. The second important date was found to be 440 million years ago, when the structure of the growing inne...
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"Martyrs Insulted": Laser, New Gateway At Jallianwala Bagh Spark Outrage
The renovation of Jallianwala Bagh, where more than 1,000 people died 102 years ago, creating one of the darkest chapters of Indian history -- has unleashed a wave of outrage and criticism against the government on social media.
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A Brief History of Gravity, Gravitational Waves and LIGO
Gravitational waves pass through everything and can't be directly captured.
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A Brief History Of Gravity, Gravitational Waves And LIGO
This has turned into Gravity Week here in Washington. Loads of journalists (many in town for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science) crammed into the National Press Club on Thursday morning for a news conference to discuss an experiment called LIGO, which stands for Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Obse...
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ThinkGeek's best April Fools' Day gear: From instant beards to laser ties
The nerdiest store on the Internet has a history of making up funny products on April 1, and here are the ones we hope become actual products this year.
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Laser Imaging Reveals Hidden 1,200-Year-Old Patterns on Chancay Mummies in Peru
Laser technology has uncovered intricate tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummies from Peru’s Chancay culture. Using laser-stimulated fluorescence, researchers revealed fine-line geometric and animal patterns that were previously obscured due to fading over time. These designs, similar to motifs seen in Chancay pottery and textiles, highlight the artist...
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Magnetism in Ancient Crystals Reveals the History of Earth’s Inner Core and How It Avoided Mars-Like Fate
Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York, have analysed ancient rock crystals to reveal two important dates in the history of the inner core of Earth. The first was 550 million years ago, when the magnetic field began to rejuvenate. The second important date was found to be 440 million years ago, when the structure of the growing inne...
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"Martyrs Insulted": Laser, New Gateway At Jallianwala Bagh Spark Outrage
The renovation of Jallianwala Bagh, where more than 1,000 people died 102 years ago, creating one of the darkest chapters of Indian history -- has unleashed a wave of outrage and criticism against the government on social media.
-
A Brief History of Gravity, Gravitational Waves and LIGO
Gravitational waves pass through everything and can't be directly captured.
-
A Brief History Of Gravity, Gravitational Waves And LIGO
This has turned into Gravity Week here in Washington. Loads of journalists (many in town for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science) crammed into the National Press Club on Thursday morning for a news conference to discuss an experiment called LIGO, which stands for Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Obse...
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ThinkGeek's best April Fools' Day gear: From instant beards to laser ties
The nerdiest store on the Internet has a history of making up funny products on April 1, and here are the ones we hope become actual products this year.
