This artist’s illustration depicts the exoplanet LHS 3844b, which is 1.3 times the mass of Earth and orbits an M dwarf star. The planet’s surface may be covered mostly in dark lava rock, with no apparent atmosphere, according to observations by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) Astronomers have examined a planet that can […]
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How to check your CPU temperature
Bill Roberson/Digital Trends Bill Roberson/Digital Trends There are many important stats to keep track of if you’re interested in the working health of your PC, but few are as important as the temperature of major components like your central processor. If you’re not sure how to check the temperature, don’t worry about breaking out the […]
24-karat discovery: Scientists figure out how to melt gold at room temperature
[embedded content] In what sounds like the basis for a horribly expensive magic trick, researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology have demonstrated how gold can be made to melt at room temperature. This was achieved by applying an electric field to a cone-shaped gold object. The effect was seen when viewing the gold under […]