Explosions typically connected to black holes and dying stars may happen right in our planet's atmosphere, too.

A massive solar filament erupted today (May 7), producing a stunning display that spanned the sun's eastern limb and reached deep into the solar disk. Filaments are cooler, dense ribbons of solar ...

This is where Nuuk’s HALO 3D air circulation tower fan comes in, which not only delivers on all the basic expectations of a tower fan but is also supposed to act as a night lamp. But is the ...

ASHLAND UK King’s Daughters is set to acquire Tri-State Regional Cancer Center, expanding its oncology services to include radiation therapy, according to a news release. The University of ...

British troops “may have been” used in human radiation experiments, the government has admitted for the first time. The revelation - following seven decades of denials about what really ...

Current treatments include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy with temozolomide. Unfortunately, none of these methods can cure GBM. "Treatment options for GBM have their limitations ...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy provides sustained relief from severe late side effects of pelvic radiation in cancer patients, with benefits such as reduced incontinence, bleeding, and pain persisting ...

Tungsten's huge in aerospace. It handles wild conditions in flight. You'll find it in rocket nozzles, turbine blades, or aircraft weights. Its density balances jet engines and spacecraft. It fights ...

Tungsten-based UHTCs offer excellent resistance to heat and radiation. However, they have faced several challenges in practical applications, such as difficulty in achieving high density during ...

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