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You can ‘grab’ these virtual displays and manipulate them midair

3 weeks ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

2-D: Short for two-dimensional. This term is an adjective for something in a flat world, meaning it has features that can be described in only two dimensions — width and length. 3-D: Short for three-dimensional. This term is an adjective for something that has features that can be described in three dimensions — height, width and length. engineer: A person who uses science and math to solve problems.
Let’s learn about vaccines

1 month ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

antibodies: Any of a large number of proteins that the body produces from B cells and releases into the blood supply as part of its immune response. The production of antibodies is triggered when the body encounters an antigen, some foreign material. Antibodies then lock onto antigens as a first step in disabling the germs or other foreign substances that were the source of those antigens. engineer: A person who uses science and math to solve problems.
Optical illusions trick sheep, llamas and goats, too

1 month ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming |JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel

cognition: The mental processes of thought, remembering, learning information and interpreting those data that the senses send to the brain. cognitive: A term that relates to mental activities, such as thinking, learning, remembering and solving puzzles. colleague: Someone who works with another; a co-worker or team member. dolphins: A highly intelligent group of marine mammals that belong to the toothed-whale family.
Let’s learn about plant movement

1 month ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

acceleration: A change in the speed or direction of some object. catapult: A device for throwing or flinging something into the air. fused: An adjective for something that has features that have been joined or merged together into a single thing. gravity: The force that attracts anything with mass, or bulk, toward any other thing with mass. The more mass that something has, the greater its gravity.
A new 3-D display lets you reach in and touch virtual objects

2 months ago | sciencenews.org | Maria Temming

Floating displays you can reach into and manipulate, like the ones Tony Stark uses to design his super suits in the Iron Man movies, are one step closer to reality. A new device renders 3-D graphics that users can grab, drag and rotate. Such interactive visuals — which can be seen without a VR headset — could help create new hands-on educational tools or museum exhibits. They might also be used to make 3-D artwork or video games.
Let’s learn about memory

2 months ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

cell: (in biology) The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Typically too small to see with the unaided eye, it consists of a watery fluid surrounded by a membrane or wall. Depending on their size, animals are made of anywhere from thousands to trillions of cells. Most organisms, such as yeasts, molds, bacteria and some algae, are composed of only one cell. circuit: A network that transmits electrical signals.
Lab-grown mosquitoes could help protect Hawaii’s native birds

2 months ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

ancestor: A predecessor. It could be a family forebear, such as a parent, grandparent or great-great-great grandparent. Or it could be a species, genus, family or other order of organisms from which some later one evolved. For instance, ancient dinosaurs are the ancestors of today's birds. (antonym: descendant)avian: Of or relating to birds. bacteria: (singular: bacterium) Single-celled organisms.
Let’s learn about the carbon cycle

2 months ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

atmosphere: The envelope of gases surrounding Earth, another planet or a moon. atom: The basic unit of a chemical element. Atoms are made up of a dense nucleus that contains positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons. The nucleus is orbited by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. calcium: A chemical element and alkali metal common in minerals of the Earth’s crust and in sea salt.
Brain scans may offer clues to the mental health of trans youth

2 months ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

adolescent: Someone in that transitional stage of physical and psychological development that begins at the onset of puberty, typically between the ages of 11 and 13, and ends with adulthood. anxiety: A nervous reaction to events causing excessive uneasiness and apprehension. People with anxiety may even develop panic attacks. brain scan: A technique to view structures inside the brain, typically with X-rays or a magnetic resonance imaging (or MRI) machine.
This Indigenous herb may improve therapy for muscle disorder

Mar 25, 2025 | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

complement: To match or fit with something else to complete it. development: (in biology) The growth of an organism from conception through adulthood, often undergoing changes in chemistry, size and sometimes even shape. disorder: (in medicine) A condition where the body does not work appropriately, leading to what might be viewed as an illness. This term can sometimes be used interchangeably with disease. engineering: The field of research that uses math and science to solve practical problems.