Scientists achieve major breakthrough in preserving integrity of sound waves In a breakthrough for physics and engineering, researchers from the Photonics Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY (CUNY ASRC) and from Georgia Tech have presented the first demonstration of topological order based on time...

My 3 favorite time travel movies for a weekend in the barracks When anyone mentions time travel movies, I perk up. I love ’em. Even the bad ones. (I’m looking at you, Time Rider and The Time Machine…) Having said that, it’s really difficult for me to limit this list...

Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature Through the investigation of insect surfaces, Penn State researchers have detailed a previously unidentified nanostructure that can be used to engineer stronger, more resilient water repellent coatings. The results of this research were published today (July 17) in Science Advances. With an enhanced...

U.S., U.K. Officials Call for Russia to Stop Hacking COVID-19 Researchers “It is completely unacceptable that the Russian Intelligence Services are targeting those working to combat the coronavirus pandemic,” a British official said. House Oversight Committee lawmakers from both parties expressed apprehension that a bipartisan bill proposing to create a...

3 reasons Washington’s football team should be called The Redtails The Washington Redskins are no more, and this Marine thinks it’s time for the Washington Redtails. I would love to see the Washington Redskins do a total 180 and become the Washington Redtails, the nickname of the first Black military...

Some decontamination processes damage N95 face masks Certain methods of decontaminating medical face masks for repeated use during the COVID-19 pandemic appear to damage the masks’ integrity and protective function, according to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental health scientist. “Some treatments for decontamination had no impact on...