For all you adrenaline junkies out there, Cedar Point is introducing a new roller coaster, and that’s not all. In 2019, the Wild Mouse will make its debut at the Ohio theme park’s newest themed area, The Boardwalk. The new roller coaster will be Cedar Point’s 18th and will be themed after the classic Wild Mouse coaster from the 1950s and 1960s. As in the original Wild Mouse, current Wild
After a “ecological catastrophe,” in which 10 tonnes of dead fish were discovered in the Oder River, which forms part of Poland’s border with Germany, the country has sent in the military to clear up the mess. Due to unsubstantiated claims in German media, fishermen in the city of Zielona Gora, Western Poland, said on Friday that they were suspending fishing in the river. The cause of the fish kill
In the early morning hours of Thursday, an asteroid that is larger than two football fields will fly by the planet Earth (Aug. 4). At precisely 12:23 in the morning, the asteroid will go by (ET). Only a few days ago, on July 26, astronomers from NASA identified the asteroid that is now known as 2022 OE2. The meaty space rock is predicted to measure between 170 and 380 metres
According to fossils recently found in France, a pre-dinosaur species resembled a rotund lizard with a small head and a semiaquatic existence. The amphibian represents a previously unknown genus and species of mammalian ancestor, researchers stated in October’s Palaeo Vertebrata. Lalieudorhynchus gandi lived 265 million years ago on Pangaea, before dinosaurs. Fossils of the strange species were initially discovered in 2001 in the Lodève Basin in southern France by research
A constellation of more than 20 massive radar antennas will be used to gather data on potential rock-borne threats. An array of more than 20 massive radar antennae has begun construction at a renowned Chinese university to track asteroids that could be damaging to Earth. It’s called China Fuyan (or “composite eye”), and the Beijing Institute of Technology is leading it. Asteroids within 93 million miles (150 million kilometres) of
EP studies, also known as invasive cardiac electrophysiology, are a series of examinations of the electrical activity of the heart. The heart’s electrical system generates impulses (signals) that control the heartbeat’s rhythm. An electrocardiogram (EP) allows cardiologists to get a clear picture of how the electrical signals in the heart move from one beat to the next. Electrophysiology (EP) studies are useful in determining the cause of irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias).
Any form of energy that is produced using natural resources like sunshine, wind, or water is considered to be a form of green energy. The term “green energy” is often used interchangeably with “renewable energy,” but there are a few key distinctions between the two that we will go over in the next section. The fact that these forms of energy don’t cause damage to the environment by doing things
Since the first successful preparation of graphene by mechanical exfoliation from graphite crystals in 2004, 2D materials have attracted dramatic attention due to their extraordinary physical properties (ultralow weight, high Young’s modulus, and high strength) and electrical properties compared with conventional bulk materials. Graphene, with a Young’s modulus of 1 TPa, is the most researched 2D material. Studies suggest that graphene in polymer matrices can boost composites’ mechanical characteristics. Graphene’s
Food security throughout the world may benefit greatly from hybrid agricultural and horticulture crops. Compared to non-hybrid cultivars, hybrids provide better yields and are frequently more resistant to disease and climatic stress. However, hybrid variants aren’t accessible for all crops. Global food security may benefit from the use of horticultural and hybrid crops. These hybrid cultivars produce more with a given acreage and are more resistant to pests and disease
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University have invented a novel waterproof and stretchy fabric that transforms energy generated by bodily movement into electrical energy. Nanyang Technological University. Mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy by pressing or squashing a polymer component of the cloth. Flexible, robust, and waterproof properties are all provided by a base layer of spandex combined with a rubber-like substance. Proof-of-concept testing of the fabric in Advanced Materials
