Amazing New Material Combines Wood Fibers and Spider Silk
Last Update: September 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm
SOURCE: Sci Tech Daily DATE: September 16, 2019 Amazing New Material Combines Wood Fibers and Spider Silk The unique material outperforms most of today’s synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughness. Achieving strength and extensibility at the same time has so far been Read More
A mysterious fast radio burst was traced to a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away
Last Update: June 27, 2019 at 1:30 pm
Source: CNN Date: June 27, 2019 A mysterious fast radio burst was traced to a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away For the first time, a single burst of cosmic radio waves has been traced to its point of origin: in this case, a galaxy about 3.6 billion light-years from Earth. These Read More
‘Time warp’ discovered by paranormal investigator outside of Las Vegas
Last Update: June 28, 2018 at 12:24 pm
SOURCE: FOX 17 DATE: June 27, 2018 ‘Time warp’ discovered by paranormal investigator outside of Las Vegas A paranormal researcher said he’s the first person to ever discover a time warp, and that he found it on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Joshua Warren has been measuring the rate of time all over Read More
Yale physicists find signs of a time crystal
Last Update: June 20, 2018 at 10:27 am
SOURCE: Yale News DATE: May 3, 2018 Yale physicists have uncovered hints of a time crystal — a form of matter that “ticks” when exposed to an electromagnetic pulse — in the last place they expected: a crystal you might find in a child’s toy. The discovery means there are now new Read More
NASA: Nearby ocean worlds could be best bet for life beyond Earth
Last Update: June 20, 2018 at 12:05 pm
SOURCE: CNN April 13, 2017 NASA has new evidence that the most likely places to find life beyond Earth are Jupiter’s moon Europa or Saturn’s moon Enceladus. In terms of potential habitability, Enceladus particularly has almost all of the key ingredients for life as we know it, researchers said. New observations of these active ocean Read More
New technology allows paralyzed man to move arm by thinking about it
Last Update: June 20, 2018 at 12:06 pm
Source: Washington Post March 30, 2017 Bill Kochevar didn’t feed himself for more than eight years, nor did he scratch his nose. He couldn’t. A bicycle accident in 2006 left him nearly completely paralyzed from the shoulders down. Now, as outlined in research published Tuesday in the Lancet, Kochevar regained usage of his right hand Read More
SpaceX to fly two space tourists around the moon in 2018
Last Update: June 20, 2018 at 12:14 pm
SOURCE: CNN Feb. 27, 2017 Two thrill seekers are paying SpaceX to make a trip around the moon next year. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Monday afternoon that the space tourists had already placed a significant deposit for the trip. The travelers will undergo fitness tests and begin training later this year. “Like the Read More
Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star
Last Update: June 20, 2018 at 12:16 pm
SOURCE: CNN Feb 21/17 Astronomers have found at least seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the same star 40 light-years away, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The findings were also announced at a news conference at NASA Headquarters in Washington. This discovery outside of our solar system is rare because the planets Read More
The Results of This 50-Hour Face Transplant Are Incredible
Last Update: June 20, 2018 at 12:18 pm
SOURCE: Science Alert Feb 20, 2017 The Results of This 50-Hour Face Transplant Are Incredible In June, the Mayo Clinic performed its first face transplant. The medical feat, which is still a relatively uncommon procedure, was punctuated by the heartbreaking stories of two young men under very similar circumstances – one ending with Read More
‘Aliens know we are here’ Top scientist claims humans should make contact NOW
Last Update: June 20, 2018 at 12:19 pm
SOURCE: DAILY STAR Feb. 19, 2017 Humans should focus on sending “hellos” closer to home, according to a top stargazer. He explained that it could take aliens up to 50,000 years to reply if the messages are being sent too far away. But contact with aliens will not be dangerous. Professor Douglas Vakoch, Read More