Scientists say they’ve created a battery that can stretch and bend without losing power. The discovery paves the way for wearable technology, smart medical devices, and robots with human-like movements. “The texture is a bit like toothpaste,” senior author Aiman Rahmanudin, an assistant professor at Linköping University in Sweden, said in a statement. “The material … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Nancy SM Waldman Fantasy Nancy grew up in Texas and has been migrating northward ever since. She writes fantasy and science fiction from a 1900s house in the woods of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Her first novel, Every Rule Undone, is … Read more
Nearly two millennia after the height of the Roman Empire, some of its structures are still standing. These marvels have stood the test of time, including the Pantheon in Rome; the Roman aqueducts in Segovia, Spain; and the Roman baths in England. The longevity of these structures can be attributed largely to Roman concrete. But … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Brian H. Roberts Sci Fi Before becoming an author, BRIAN H. ROBERTS read voraciously (he still does). In doing so, he learned the principles of storytelling and plot structure from the best Sci-Fi writers in the business: Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Lillian Csernica Horror, Nonfiction I write historical romance, various types of fantasy, horror, and nonfiction. My household includes one husband, two sons, three cats, and my sister. I am addicted to chocolate, books, and earrings. For occupational therapy I make jewelry. … Read more
The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself. New research suggests that the moon’s orbit could have turned it into a molten monster for a few tens of millions of years. The result may have been comparable to … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: AJ Sikes Horror, Sci Fi In October of 2011, my career in holding down office furniture came to an end with the sweep of a budgetary axe. Now I write, edit, and review fiction and non-fiction. I am much happier. The … Read more
Recent breakthroughs suggest that hydrogen reservoirs are buried in countless regions of the world, including at least 30 U.S. states. Finding such reservoirs could help accelerate a global energy transition, but until now, geologists only had a piecemeal understanding of how large hydrogen accumulations form — and where to find them. “The game of the … Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Sumiko Saulson Fantasy, Horror, Nonfiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Sci Fi Sumiko Saulson is the Elgin Award and Bram Stoker Nominated author of The Rat King: A Book of Dark Poetry (Dooky Zines), Winner of the Ladies of Horror Readers Choice Award for … Read more
There might be a hidden ocean’s worth of liquid water below the surface of Mars, seismic evidence suggests. According to a new paper published April 25 in the journal National Science Review, recordings of seismic waves from deep within the Red Planet indicate that a layer of liquid water may be lurking in the Martian … Read more
