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Biggest Anthropology Breakthroughs of 2018
…ative of the aye-aye. Gibbon Junzi imperialis from an Ancient Chinese noblewoman’s tomb, China, 240 BC In 2018, an international research group of archaeologists found a new species of extinct gibbon called Junzi imperialis, when looking through the contents of an ancient Chinese tomb. It appears that the old lady was very fond of the ape, and they were buried …
22.01.2019
Winter, Explained: Why Snow is White, Ice Slippery, and Snowflakes Unique
…ith a naked eye. The moisture that settles down on the window’s surface crystallizes on these small defects, and the resulting crystals are then joined by more and more of the new ones, and that’s how frost patterns are formed. Sometimes, it is the dust particles that intersperse the windowpane, or the lines that are left after washing the window, that give rise to t…
21.01.2019
Nanophotonics' Most Topical Fields: Research on Hybrid Metal-Dielectric Structures
…t studying dielectrics, they work with dielectric nanoantennas, metasurfaces, etc. Such materials have great application prospects in many fields, including the development of new data recording devices and so on. Structures based on metal particles also have many advantages in regard to practical application. The achievements in the field of plasmonics, an area o…
21.01.2019
24-Year Old Millionaire on Cryptocurrency and Personal Development
…ture and got interested. What made that program especially valuable was that apart from listening to others, you also had to present your own project. By that time, I already knew how to make money on the Internet and had some ideas. The program’s coordinators really liked my project, which encouraged me to develop it further. What was the project that you pre…
18.01.2019
Nights in a Library, History Lessons and Stress Relieving Dogs: Academic Exchange at Seoul National University
… it offers, but also the opportunity to find the people you need, as everyone spends a lot of time there. For example, when I had to clarify an issue related to politology, I knew that the specialist I needed would spend the whole week there before the exams. When anyone needed to find me to ask anything related to Russia, they could also find me there. I noticed …
18.01.2019
Movie Fridays: Black Books, or The Good Old Telly of Yore
Five Simple DIY Devices
…he video (in Russian) for full instructions. The balloon you get as a result is capable of rising 37 km above the Earth, after which it will sadly fall back down. But the good news is that you will able to find the camera afterwards thanks to the GPS and GPRS devices. …
17.01.2019
Scientists Propose a Fully Optical Method for Near-Field Reshaping and Enhancement in Hybrid Metal-Dielectric Oligomers
…tonics, scientists managed to overcome particular restrictions of plasmonics that had to do with losses on optical frequencies. Not so long ago, scientists have come up with a new relevant concept that has to do with creating hybrid systems which combine the benefits of metals and dielectrics and have enhanced properties that are essential from the practical standpoi…
17.01.2019
Master’s Student from Argentina: Immersing Into New Culture Is Like Starting New Life
…compares it to the south of Argentina as the temperatures are very similar. “Moving to another country is in some way similar to being born again. You’re immersing into a new culture, it’s like starting a new life. I think that anyone who finds themselves living in a new country is likely to go throug…
17.01.2019
School Students Launching Sputniks Into Space? No Big Deal Today, Says This Educator
…it’s hardly likely that someone would set out faking such an enormous heap of evidence. That famous video is, however, rather more questionable. Space arms race takes a new turn Rumors say after Apollo 11’s legendary feat, NASA engineers developed a fear of being left without work and quickly cooked up a large-scale project to prevent it. In 1981, this resu…
16.01.2019