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MIT engineers designed a new surface treatment that makes boiling water more efficient. New surface treatments can save energy for systems used in many industries. At the heart of many industrial processes, including most power plants, many chemical production systems, and even cooling systems for electronics, is the energy-intensive step of boiling water or other liquids. They can significantly reduce their energy use by increasing the efficiency of the systems that heat and evaporate the water. MIT MIT stands for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a prestigious private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was founded in 1861. It is organized into five Schools: architecture and planning; manipulation; humanities, arts, and social sciences; management; and science. MIT’s impact includes many scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. Their stated goal is to make a better world through education, research, and innovation. ” data-gt-t...

Helping our frontline workers through psychiatric assistance dogs Emergency services personnel are Australia’s first line of defense in times of crisis – but who do they turn to in times of need? University of Southern Queensland researchers are investigating how psychiatric assistance dogs (PADs) can aid post-traumatic growth and recovery, with a focus on members of the Police, Fire and Rescue, Ambulance and State Emergency Services. Project leader Karina Heyworth, a psychology PhD candidate, has launched a new study that aims to measure how PAD can help reduce and manage post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “PTSD is highly prevalent in Australian first responders and defense personnel, often resulting in dire consequences such as social isolation, poor relationships, depression and the inability to work and perform daily tasks,” Heyworth said. “Current treatment methods focus on trauma-focused psychological interventions, but the vast majority of people do not respond to these...

Biology is rich in patterns. You’ll find them everywhere – from the number of petals (which generally correspond to the number in the Fibonacci sequence), to the number of vertebrae in mammals (giraffes, humans, and quokkas all have seven neck vertebrae). In fact, many viruses follow patterns and have symmetry in their shells. Mathematics is essentially the science of patterns. Patterns can be subtle. So without using math to formally explain and understand it, we can skip it entirely. For a long time, biological research has largely progressed without the sophisticated mathematical modeling that is now at the core of physics, engineering, and climate. But this is changing. Mathematical biology is a growing field that promises to revolutionize microbiology, biotechnology, evolutionary biology and healthcare. With mathematics, scientific breakthroughs that previously required years of trial and error (and tons of trash) can be achieved in a very short time. Here are some of ...

This image shows the center of our Milky Way galaxy. It shows the position of stars in the so-called S star cluster, a small group of high-speed stars orbiting our Milky Way’s central black hole (at the black cross). Speedy star S4716 has set a new record as the fastest known of all these stars. Image via Peissker et al. Fast star orbiting the Milky Way’s black hole Scientists in Europe said on July 5, 2022 that they had found the fastest star known to orbit a black hole. And not just any black hole… it orbits Sagittarius A*, the giant black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Our central black hole weighs about 4 million times the mass of our sun. The newly discovered star is called S4716. It reaches an orbital speed of 5,000 miles per second (8,000 kps) around the black hole, or about 5,000 times faster than the fastest fighter jet. Imagine seeing star – a huge ball of turbulent gas that glows on its own – shooting at this speed! By the way, on the oth...

A newly discovered star, now called S4716, is moving at 5,000 miles (8,000 km) per second around the black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, space.com reported. The vast expanse of our universe means that astronomers are always discovering something they’ve never seen before. Earlier this week, astronomers spotted two asteroids the size of a bus heading for Earth, which will pass just a quarter of the distance that separates the Moon from us. In addition to asteroids, our galaxy is also attracting the attention of astronomers looking for signs of other planets that support life. Right at the center of the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole dubbed Sagittarius A* or Sgr A* and S4716 orbits this black hole at high speed. What we know about S4716 From observations made so far, we know that at 5,000 miles (8,000 km) per second or 18 million miles (29 million km) per hour, S4716 is the fastest star orbiting Sgr A*. It completes an orbit around a black hole ...