The parents of a boy killed in January in a fiery explosion inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber filed a lawsuit Monday, alleging the 5-year-old perished as a result of “corporate greed.” The suit filed in Oakland County circuit court in Michigan calls Thomas Cooper’s death the result of “callous indifference to human life” by the manufacturer of the oxygen chamber …
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Ocean Warming Threatens Microbe That Makes Nearly a Third of Earth’s Oxygen : ScienceAlert
Earth wouldn’t be the lively place it is without photosynthesis, which harnesses solar energy to fuel most of the planet’s food webs. A variety of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria provide this service, but few do it quite like Prochlorococcus, considered to be Earth’s most abundant photosynthetic organism. Tiny even for cyanobacteria, this marine microbe wields outsized influence in its habitats …
Read More »If astronauts run out of oxygen in space, this is what happens..
Spacecraft are equipped with Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS), which regulate atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, and provide oxygen. These systems use technologies like water electrolysis to generate oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the cabin air. Backup systems, such as emergency oxygen tanks, are also available to ensure a continuous supply of breathable air. Source link
Read More »Microbe That Can Eat Mars Dust And Make Oxygen Could Be a Great Space Pet : ScienceAlert
Extremophiles are a favorite tool of astrobiologists. But not only are they good for understanding the kinds of extreme environments that life can survive in, sometimes they are useful as actual tools, creating materials necessary for other life – like oxygen – in those extreme environments. A recent paper from Daniella Billi of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, published …
Read More »Earth’s Rotation Is Slowing, And It Might Explain Why We Have Oxygen : ScienceAlert
Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth’s rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have gotten progressively longer as a result. While Earth’s slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it’s enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those changes is perhaps the most significant of all, at least to us: lengthening days …
Read More »Scientists Reveal How Rising Ocean Oxygen Created New Marine Habitats and Triggered Evolution
Recent studies have revealed fascinating connections between rising oxygen levels in deep-ocean environments and the evolution of marine life, particularly in the Late Devonian period. This research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uncovers how oxygenation, driven by terrestrial plant growth, may have shaped the future of life in the ocean. These findings help us understand …
Read More »Scientists discover crystal that breathes oxygen like lungs
A team of scientists from Korea and Japan has discovered a new type of crystal that can “breathe” — releasing and absorbing oxygen repeatedly at relatively low temperatures. This unique ability could transform the way we develop clean energy technologies, including fuel cells, energy-saving windows, and smart thermal devices. The newly developed material is a special kind of metal oxide …
Read More »One of the earliest galaxies in the universe was rich in oxygen. Could it mean life evolved earlier than we thought?
A monster galaxy from the early universe shows that the cosmos was rich with oxygen when it was only less than 3% of its present age, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how early life could have first appeared in the universe. This isn’t the first time astronomers have looked at that enigmatic galaxy, named JADES-GS-z11-0. It was …
Read More »Masimo sues US Customs over Apple Watch blood oxygen return
Last week, when Apple announced the release of a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature” to the Apple Watch, many figured Masimo (who had been suing Apple over patents related to the feature), would look for a way to fight back. Today, the company did just that and filed a new lawsuit. But this time, it’s against the US Customs and Border …
Read More »Masimo Sues Customs Over Apple Watch’s Restored Oxygen Tool (1)
US Customs and Border Protection unlawfully let Apple Inc. reactivate a blood-oxygen tracking feature on Apple Watches that infringes patents for the technology, Masimo Corp. said in a federal lawsuit. CBP exceeded its authority in an Aug. 1 internal advice ruling that overturned its own January decision without notice or input from Masimo, the medical-device maker said in a complaint …
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