Here’s what to expect as SpaceX launches its first human crew to space
29 May 13:00 • 1 article
Here’s what to expect as SpaceX launches its first human crew to space
What you need to know about the first orbital launch from the US in a decade.
29 May 13:00 • The Verge • 1337119305126345778.htmlSpraying Oil on Sand Dunes Helps Trees Grow
29 May 13:30 • 1 article
Spraying Oil on Sand Dunes Helps Trees Grow
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29 May 13:30 • Scientific American • 532798825244475108.htmlSpaceX Starship Launch Insurance Requirement Jumps To $198 Million
29 May 13:54 • 1 article
SpaceX Starship Launch Insurance Requirement Jumps To $198 Million
Aerospace manufacturer SpaceX was granted a license for suborbital flights by the FAA yesterday, which included new insurance costs.
29 May 13:54 • Wccftech • 3677959679283942906.htmlFossil Hunter Discovers Flying Dinosaur on the Isle of Wight
29 May 13:30 • 1 article
Fossil Hunter Discovers Flying Dinosaur on the Isle of Wight
People who get excited about dinosaurs are excited about a very small part of a dinosaur that's been uncovered, not because it's new or contains genetic material that could be used to bring it back to life and raised for gourmet burger meat, but because it was found on the Isle of Wight.
29 May 13:30 • Gizmodo UK • 8363059002462760613.htmlWorld’s deepest octopus, complete with Dumbo ears, captured on film 4 miles below the surface
29 May 13:01 • 1 article
World’s deepest octopus, complete with Dumbo ears, captured on film 4 miles below the surface
(CNN) — The deepest known sighting of an octopus has been captured on film, more than a mile deeper than the previous reliable sighting. The observations of...
29 May 13:01 • WSVN 7News • 4504855330906840494.htmlSolitons from new fibre laser could improve eye surgery
29 May 13:07 • 1 article
Solitons from new fibre laser could improve eye surgery
Short and powerful pulses are held together by high-order dispersion
29 May 13:07 • Physics World • 8721234135545980447.htmlFlexible low-voltage high-frequency organic thin-film transistors
29 May 13:30 • 1 article
Flexible low-voltage high-frequency organic thin-film transistors
Electronic applications on unconventional substrates that require low-temperature processing methods have primarily driven the development of organic thin-film transistors (TFTs) in the past few decades. ...
29 May 13:30 • Tech Xplore • 4945708898452170872.htmlImage: Hubble grabs a stellar latte
29 May 13:30 • 1 article
Image: Hubble grabs a stellar latte
Far away in the Ursa Major constellation is a swirling galaxy that would not look out of place on a coffee made by a starry-eyed barista. NGC 3895 is a barred spiral galaxy that was first spotted by William ...
29 May 13:30 • phys.org • 3476726123547356446.htmlExperiments with mini-ecosystems show that exotic plants accelerate carbon loss from soils
29 May 13:19 • 1 article
Experiments with mini-ecosystems show that exotic plants accelerate carbon loss from soils
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in New Zealand has found evidence that shows exotic plant introductions can accelerate carbon loss from soils. In their paper published in the ...
29 May 13:19 • phys.org • 3476726123592726095.htmlEvidence found of Kuroshio current strengthening due to intensifying tropical cyclones
29 May 13:00 • 1 article
Evidence found of Kuroshio current strengthening due to intensifying tropical cyclones
A team of researchers from the Ocean University of China and Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, the Second Institute of Oceanography, the Southern Marine Science and Engineering ...
29 May 13:00 • phys.org • 3476726123133482133.htmlAstronomers predict bombardment from asteroids and comets in other planetary system
29 May 13:20 • 1 article
Astronomers predict bombardment from asteroids and comets in other planetary system
The planetary system around star HR8799 is remarkably similar to our solar system. It has four gas giants in between two asteroid belts. A research team led by RuG and SRON used this similarity to model ...
29 May 13:20 • phys.org • 3476726124038965601.htmlResearchers create active material out of microscopic spinning particles
29 May 13:31 • 1 article
Researchers create active material out of microscopic spinning particles
At the atomic level, a glass of water and a spoonful of crystalline salt couldn't look more different. Water atoms move around freely and randomly, while salt crystals are locked in place in a lattice. ...
29 May 13:31 • phys.org • 3476726122915966895.htmlCellular players get their moment in the limelight
29 May 13:01 • 1 article
Cellular players get their moment in the limelight
In order to understand our biology, researchers need to investigate not only what cells are doing, but also more specifically what is happening inside of cells at the level of organelles, the specialized ...
29 May 13:01 • phys.org • 3476726124897974094.htmlClimate scientists create model for global forest growth through 2060
29 May 13:30 • 1 article
Climate scientists create model for global forest growth through 2060
When it comes to the fight against global warming, our forests offer a valuable service. Trees act as carbon sinks, capturing CO2—the main greenhouse gas heating up the Earth's climate—from the air ...
29 May 13:30 • phys.org • 3476726123301706759.htmlMAXI J1820+070: Black hole outburst caught on video
29 May 13:29 • 1 article
MAXI J1820+070: Black hole outburst caught on video
Astronomers have caught a black hole hurling hot material into space at close to the speed of light. This flare-up was captured in a new movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
29 May 13:29 • phys.org • 3476726124677214515.htmlBacteria breakthrough could lead to new biomaterials
29 May 13:16 • 1 article
Bacteria breakthrough could lead to new biomaterials
Physicists at the Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to manipulate the growth of bacterial biofilms—one of the most abundant forms of life on earth.
29 May 13:16 • phys.org • 3476726124186935413.htmlA study analyzes the growth and development of the diploic veins in modern humans
29 May 13:22 • 1 article
A study analyzes the growth and development of the diploic veins in modern humans
A study coordinated by Emiliano Bruner, a paleoneurologist at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), on the growth of the diploic veins throughout human development ...
29 May 13:22 • phys.org • 3476726124023092708.htmlMaking matter out of light: high-power laser simulations point the way
29 May 13:01 • 1 article
Making matter out of light: high-power laser simulations point the way
A few minutes into the life of the universe, colliding emissions of light energy created the first particles of matter and antimatter. We are familiar with the reverse process—matter generating energy—in ...
29 May 13:01 • phys.org • 3476726123493980616.html