It has been a successful no-sugar, no-carb cleanse for Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, and they’re celebrating how any human would: by eating it all! After 10 days of commitment to the strict eating plan, the couple went all out…
Prejudice against darker skin continues to depress wages for legal immigrants
Legal immigrants with darker skin are paid up to 25 percent less than otherwise comparable lighter-skinned immigrants, a wage penalty that widened significantly four years after these immigrants first received permanent legal status, according to new research by Vanderbilt economist Joni…
Why Tamra Judge Started Her Intense Bodybuilding Regimen: ‘I’d Been Seeing Some Changes in My Body and I Didn’t Like It’
Working out regularly is one thing, but training to compete in a bodybuilding competition? That’s a whole different ballgame — and one Tamra Judge now certainly knows a thing or two about. Less than six months ago, the Real Housewives of Orange County…
Scientists use a photonic quantum simulator to make virtual movies of molecules vibrating
Scientists have shown how an optical chip can simulate the motion of atoms within molecules at the quantum level, which could lead to better ways of creating chemicals for use as pharmaceuticals. An optical chip uses light to process information,…
Explaining why the universe can be transparent
Two papers published by an assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside and several collaborators explain why the universe has enough energy to become transparent. The study led by Naveen Reddy, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics…
Diamonds aren’t forever: Team creates first quantum computer bridge
By forcefully embedding two silicon atoms in a diamond matrix, Sandia researchers have demonstrated for the first time on a single chip all the components needed to create a quantum bridge to link quantum computers together. “People have already built…
Selamat Pagi [Brooklyn]
One of my new favorite restaurants is Selamat Pagi, a local hideaway in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, that will temporarily export your senses to the exotic island of Bali.
Taste of the Nation NYC
One of Trendland’s favorite yearly food events is Taste of the Nation NYC held at the chic Soho warehouse space 82 Mercer. This event is studded with the best restaurants NYC has to offer and the good news is, it…
Why Snack Breaks Are the New Lunch Breaks
For years, people have been chronicling the demise of the lunch break—and that’s probably not a great thing. Research from 2015 shows that only one in five people are leaving their work desks for lunch, with most opting to…
Electrons always find a (quantum) way
Scientists from the University of Basel in Switzerland have demonstrated for the first time how electrons are transported from a superconductor through a quantum dot into a metal with normal conductivity. This transport process through a quantum dot had already…