In The News: College of Sciences
If you’ve lived through a Las Vegas summer, you’ll know the sound of the cicada.
The natural disaster comes just two weeks after some of the most famous casinos - Circa Resort, Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood Casino, and the LINQ Hotel - were flooded due to monsoon rains.
Less than two years after catching the world's attention with the discovery of a material with room-temperature superconductivity , a team of physicists at the University of Nevada, USA, has taken the leap to a new level.
Two years ago, a team of physicists synthesized a room-temperature superconducting material for the first time, making the material superconducting at 15°C under an extreme pressure of 267 GPa. Recently, the team published new research breaking the previous record, making the material appear superconducting at room temperature with only 91 GPa pressure.
Those seeking a dystopian postcard for the effects of long-term megadrought and human-caused climate change will find a dandy at Lake Mead.
Less than two years after shocking the science world with the discovery of a material capable of room-temperature superconductivity, a team of UNLV physicists has upped the ante once again by reproducing the feat at the lowest pressure ever recorded.
Less than two years after shocking the science world with the discovery of a material capable of room-temperature superconductivity, a team of UNLV physicists has upped the ante once again by reproducing the feat at the lowest pressure ever recorded.
The Las Vegas strip was hit with flash floods following thunderstorms and heavy rain showers on Thursday night
Airports, parking lots, and the entire Las Vegas Strip, which houses some of the world’s most famous casinos and hotels, were flooded Thursday night.
Across the western United States, many areas are drying up, and Lake Powell and Lake Mead continue to reach historic lows.
At the end of June, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) gave the seven states along the Colorado River 60 days to make serious cuts to water usage or the bureau would do it for them.
Dramatic before-and-after photos of Lake Mead are providing visual evidence to the alarming rate in which the water levels at the largest reservoir in the country are receding.