In case of extinction, scientists store human genome on a 'memory ...
WEB13 hours ago · Researchers have encoded the entire human genome onto a “5D memory crystal” in the off chance our species finds itself needing to walk back from the brink of …
After 2,600 years, we finally know how static electricity …
WEB1 day ago · Posted on Sep 18, 2024 2:51 PM EDT. Static electricity occurs in part due to nanoscale imperfections on object surfaces. Credit: Deposit Photos. The first documentation of static electricity dates ...
How biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms
WEB20 hours ago · However, researchers found that skin cells extracted from deceased frog embryos were able to adapt to the new conditions of a petri dish in a lab, spontaneously reorganizing into multicellular ...
Polaris Dawn is on its way to attempt first-ever commercial …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Following day two in space, Crew Dragon will descend to an apogee of 435 miles and remain at altitude for the remainder of its trip. It is during this time that Polaris …
The world’s fastest microscope captures electrons down to the ...
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The top converts is an ultraviolet pulse that release ultra fast electrons inside the microscope, while the bottom section uses another two lasers to gate, initiate and …
Polaris Dawn astronauts complete historic first commercial …
WEBPosted on Sep 12, 2024 7:57 AM EDT. Billionaire Jared Isaacman was the first astronaut to emerge from the capsule. Image: SpaceX. Polaris Dawn ’s crew members completed …
Five new massive satellites outshine most evening stars
WEB6 days ago · Share. A Texas telecommunications startup launched its first five massive “BlueBird” communications satellites into orbit on September 12. Each device is nearly …
Move over, atomic clocks: Nuclear clocks are on the way
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Atomic clocks base their timekeeping on measuring the exact vibrations of individual atoms to designate a single second. To do this, a high-powered laser light is trained on an atom of cesium-133 ...
The ‘living fossil’ that thrived during a mass extinction
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Illustration Katrina Kenny (courtesy Flinders University) Paleontologists recently discovered a new extinct coelacanth species that highlights the role that Earth’s …
Better images of black holes are coming—maybe even movies
WEBAug 27, 2024 · On right, 345 GHz is seen in dark blue, a more compact and sharper view of the supermassive black holes, followed by 230 GHz in green, and 86 GHz in red. The …