Watch Out, It Might be a Little Hot

Scientists have figured out how to heat water faster. By using a laser pulse made of x-rays, they heated water to 100,000 degrees Celsius, in 75 femtoseconds (which is a millionth of a billionth second). Heating water molecules usually makes them shake stronger and stronger. An x-ray laser punches the electrons right off the molecule!

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Laser Contacts, Just Because

Scientists have invented laser eyeballs! Well, not exactly… They actually created a thin film that emits laser light, and attached it to a contact lens. The lasers could also be attached to things like money or fingernails. Now they just have to figure out a good use for them, other than bragging about having laser eyes!

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Peanut Allergies, Be Gone!

Scientists are working on a vaccine that could one day turn off peanut allergies! The vaccine has been successful with mice, after only 3 doses. The next step will be to perform clinical trials with people, to see if they get the same results. Peanut allergies are common and dangerous, so this could be an amazing solution!

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Volcanoes Produce Thunder Ash

Kuh-boom! You’ve probably heard thunder from a rainstorm before. Maybe you’ve even heard thunder during a snowstorm. But scientists have captured the sound of thunder in ash clouds from an erupting volcano! They hope studying the thunder can help them detect lightning in large plumes of ash that interfere with airplanes.

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New Worm Discovered

Japanese scientists have discovered a new species of worm that lives on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean. The Xenoturbella japonica is an orange sack-like creature with no internal organs. The two inch-long worm also has no butt! It eats and expels waste from the same opening. He’s a real potty-mouth!
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