Chinese leader Xi Jinping is under heightened pressure to better secure his country’s interests in volatile regions around the world after a bomb attack by Pakistan separatists last month claimed the lives of two Chinese engineers. With total Chinese investments estimated at US$62bn, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is the largest cluster of projects under […]
This capability makes the arc jet test facility unique in the world, but it still can’t fully replicate the stresses a spacecraft’s heat shield undergoes during reentry. There are some things that are just unknowable until you fly, said Victor Glover, pilot of the Artemis II mission, in an interview with Ars earlier this year. […]
The researchers deposited textured platinum nanoparticles, represented by red triangles, on a silicon semiconductor, represented by the blue rectangle. Electrons, represented by the white circles and arrows, asymmetrically scatter from the nanoparticles, inducing a voltage, represented by a yellow arrow, that runs perpendicular to the current, represented by the black arrow, applied to the semiconductor. […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As global temperatures continue to rise, countries in South Asia have experienced increasingly severe heat waves that pose unique challenges to workers—both indoors and outdoors—in the tropical belt. As early as April this year, many cities in India, including its capital, New Delhi, set record-breaking temperatures above 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat […]
The drills were the latest show of force by China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and has protested Western support for the island.
Eric Espada/NBAE via Getty Images Jimmy Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, isn’t a fan in speculation regarding the future contract status of the Miami Heat star. Lee told Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald that the rumors have been “disrespectful” to Butler. “The gift about sports is to a large extent things are absolutes and there […]
The mesopelagic Twilight Zone is rich in life. Clockwise from top: mesopelagic jellyfish, viperfish, lanternfish, larvacean, copepod and squid. Credit: Wikimedia/Drazen et al, CC BY-NC-ND On land, we’re familiar with heat waves and cold snaps. But the deep sea also experiences prolonged periods of hot and cold. Marine heat waves and cold spells can severely […]
SASABE, Ariz. — The men and the boys scanned the Mexican desert from the shade of a tree. They walked down a hill toward the border wall to pick up water, socks and rosaries. The heat hit hard and the men and the boys, who had been on foot for months, blended in with scrub brush […]
Credit: Dr. James Guest A new study has shown that selective breeding can lead to a modest rise in coral heat tolerance. Led by experts at Newcastle University’s Coralassist Lab, the study documents the world’s first effort to selectively breed adult corals for enhanced heat tolerance, i.e. the ability of adult corals to survive intense […]
* WHAT…High temperatures from 97 to 110 expected. * WHERE…Lake County, Northern Mendocino Interior, and Southeastern Mendocino Interior. * WHEN…Until 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS…Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
