Surprising air travel study reveals the truth about solar radiation exposure
Aircraft crews today, though not subjects of myth, confront the Icarian dilemma in the form of radiation exposure at high altitudes.
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JJ Shavit
- Aug 13
This is the best place to take shelter from a nuclear bomb
Several studies in the past have simulated the dispersion and deposition of radioactive fallout from nuclear tests or nuclear detonations
JJ Shavit
- Jul 27
First-ever portable, radiation-free, scanner can peer deep inside the human body
A cutting-edge technology named Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) offers a radiation-free option for in-depth insights.
JJ Shavit
- May 13
This is the best place to shelter from a nuclear bomb
Researchers simulated an atomic bomb explosion and the resulting blast wave to see how it would affect people sheltering indoors.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 9
Moon dust can help protect the Earth from climate change
As humanity emits more greenhouse gases, the Earth's atmosphere traps more of the sun's energy, which steadily increases the Earth's temp.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 19
Where is the best place to shelter from a nuclear explosion?
There is no good place to be when a nuclear bomb goes off. Anything too close is instantly vaporized, and radiation poses a serious threat.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 9
UV radiation found as an important cause of global mass extinction
Research suggests that a pulse of UV-B played an important part in the end Permian mass extinction event 250 million years ago.
JD Shavit
- Jan 1
Researchers create artificial black holes in the lab
Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, packing so much mass into so little space that nothing can escape.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 4, 2022
Harvard and Cambridge astrophysicists solve the mystery of cosmic inflation
Astrophysicists say that there is a clear, unambiguous signal in the cosmos which could eliminate inflation as a possibility.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 10, 2022
Astounding cancer trial results in 100% remission in every patient
The MSK clinical trial was investigating — for the first time ever — if immunotherapy alone could beat rectal cancer that had not spread.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 11, 2022
MIT scientists believe "space bubbles" can fully reverse climate change
Scientists propose the idea of a multilayer deflective film to be deployed at the Lagrangian Point decreasing the incident sunlight by 1.8%.
JJ Shavit
- May 2, 2022
New experiments reveal the source of the aurora borealis
Researchers have demonstrated Alfvén waves accelerating electrons under conditions that correspond to Earth’s magnetosphere.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 23, 2022
Prototype nuclear battery packs 10 times more power
Researchers have optimized the design of a nuclear battery generating power from the beta decay of nickel-63, a radioactive isotope.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 12, 2022
New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment
MUSE and HelioSwarm will help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun-Earth connection, and the changing space environment.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 12, 2021
Radio signals from distant stars suggest hidden planets
Scientists have discovered stars unexpectedly blasting out radio waves, possibly indicating the existence of hidden planets.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 7, 2021
Predicting harmful solar flares -- NASA rocket mission to measure the sun's magnetic field
Measuring a magnetic field isn't so hard if you're inside of it. Measuring a magnetic field remotely is an entirely different story.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 7, 2021
Should we be worried about solar radiation exposure during airline travel?
Commercial flight crews have to work with the occupational hazard of aviation radiation exposure. Aviation guidelines aim to mitigate it.
JD Shavit
- Sep 2, 2021
Novel cancer treatment uses 'pills' of light to zap cells from inside the body
Therapies should be highly effective and as free as possible of side effects—a big challenge, particularly in the case of cancer.
JD Shavit
- Aug 31, 2021
Will it be safe for humans to fly to Mars?
Sending human travelers to Mars would require scientists and engineers to overcome a range of technological and safety obstacles.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 23, 2021
Planetary scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on the moon
Tiny iron nanoparticles unlike any found naturally on Earth are nearly everywhere on the moon—and scientists are trying to understand why.
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