Gold usually melts at 1,300 kelvins—a temperature hotter than fresh lava from a volcano. But scientists recently shot a nanometers-thick sample of gold with a laser and heated it to an astonishing 19,000 kelvins (33,740 degrees Fahrenheit)—all without melting the material. The feat was completely unexpected and has overturned 40 years of accepted physics about the temperature limits of solid …
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Marina del Rey boat searched in probe of blast that killed 3 L.A. County sheriff’s deputies
Investigators executed a search warrant on a boat in Marina del Rey as they continue their probe into the deaths of three bomb technicians who were killed when ordnance collected in Santa Monica exploded at a training center on Friday. It is not clear what, if anything, was found on the boat located in the 13900 block of Marquesas Way. …
Read More »What to know about arson and explosives units after blast at training facility in Los Angeles
Three members of the arson and explosives unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were killed Friday in a blast at the department’s training facility. It was not immediately clear what they were doing when the explosion happened in a parking lot at the Biscailuz Training Facility or what caused it. However an early line of investigation is examining …
Read More »Media members blast MLB for timing of 2025 Futures Game
On Saturday, the 26th annual MLB Futures Game took place at Truist Park, an event that is ideally supposed to promote some of the future stars of the sport that will soon become household names at the MLB level. But unfortunately, both the timing and the overall lack of marketing around the event has subjected to league to a significant …
Read More »Teddi Mellencamp & Erika Jayne Blast Denise Richards’ Ex Aaron Phypers Over Divorce Filing
“Leave her the f–k alone,” Erika said of Denise, while her former ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ co-star Teddi slammed Phypers as a “d–kwad” and “a gross, douche lord.” Teddi Mellencamp and Erika Jayne are weighing in on Denise Richards’ split from now-estranged husband Aaron Phypers. On Friday’s episode of the pair’s Diamonds in the Rough podcast, the reality …
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