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False-color scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of a typical T-SQUIPT. An Al nanowire (yellow) is inserted in an Al ring (blue), while a normal-metal electrode (red) is tunnel coupled through a thin oxide layer to the middle of the nanowire. A set of superconducting tunnel probes (yellow) are coupled to the normal-metal electrode, and serve … Read more
A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in US deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thursday. Over eight years, deaths from the aggressive type rose by 2.7% per year, while deaths were stable for the less aggressive kind, their study found. Black women had … Read more
Trump says he took cognitive test because people kept calling him stupid Former president Donald Trump says he regrets endorsing Ben Sasse in the 2020 Nebraska Senate race. “He’s bad news, Ben Sasse. He begged for my endorsement, the day after he started hitting me and we hit much harder than he knows how to … Read more
The war in Ukraine is laying bare a generational divide over what lessons Germany should draw from its own history of waging bloody conflicts, as some of the country’s leading artists and intellectuals line up in favor of or against supplying Kyiv with weapons in a series of open letters. The first, published in the … Read more
SUNRISE, Fla. — If three-time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville is looking to return to coaching next season, he hasn’t told NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman of that plan. And Bettman would certainly be in the loop on that news. Quenneville resigned as Florida’s coach in October when specifics of how the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations … Read more
Data: Center for Reproductive Rights; Note: Some countries with restrictions may allow abortion in cases of rape, incest and/or fetal impairment. Map: Axios Visuals If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and paves the way for states to implement abortion bans, the US would join only three countries — El Salvador, Nicaragua and Poland … Read more
Spike Chunsoft has launched a countdown teaser website in English and Japanese titled “Hidden Bats.” The website is tied to both a Twitter account and YouTube channel of the same name. The page features nine stacked CRT television sets, three of which display static, with two among those displaying an hour glass. The following video, … Read more
By Aluisio Alves (Reuters) – MercadoLibre Inc said it was so far managing to recoup higher costs by boosting its prices as the South American e-commerce giant reversed a year-ago loss, helped by growth in its financial services unit. Chief Financial Officer Pedro Arnt said in a call with analysts that MercadoLibre was trying to … Read more
WHITE HOUSE — With the coronavirus killing an estimated 15 million people worldwide, including nearly 1 million in the United States, the Biden administration, despite a lack of funding for domestic and international pandemic response, is set to mobilize a global effort to end the acute phase of COVID -19. The move comes as the … Read more
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has gone vertical at Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A ahead of the company’s 18th launch this year and 44th dedicated Starlink launch overall. Known as Starlink 4-17, the mission will kick off to four Starlink launches planned for May 2022. SpaceX has chosen Falcon 9 booster B1058 to launch the … Read more