Calif. sheriff removed from office after corruption investigation

by quasarn01 | Oct 15, 2025 | Police Lives Matter

Sheriff Christina Corpus allegedly showed a conflict of interest in her personal relationship with a former chief of staff and retaliated against a union leader, among others Go to Source

Foldable solar sails could help with aerobraking and atmospheric reentry

by quasarn01 | Oct 15, 2025 | Astronomy

Use cases for smart materials in space exploration keep cropping up everywhere. They are used in everything from antenna deployments on satellites to rover deformation and reformation. Go to Source

Framework models light-matter interactions in nonlinear optical microscopy to determine atomic structure

by quasarn01 | Oct 15, 2025 | Latest in Physics

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a specialized imaging technique that looks for a change in the color of intense laser light—researchers can collect data on how the light interacts...

First-ever detection of ‘heavy water’ in a planet-forming disk

by quasarn01 | Oct 15, 2025 | Astronomy

The discovery of ancient water in a planet-forming disk reveals that some of the water found in comets—and maybe even Earth—is older than the disk’s star itself, offering breakthrough insights into the history of water in our solar system. Go to...

A new attempt to explain the accelerated expansion of the universe

by quasarn01 | Oct 15, 2025 | Astronomy

Why is the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate? This is one of the most exciting yet unresolved questions in modern physics. Because it cannot be fully answered using our current physical worldview, researchers assume the existence of a mysterious...