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Firefly Aerospace gets a Florida launch site
11:53pm, 22nd February, 2019

Firefly Aerospace gets a Florida launch site

An architectural rendering shows Firefly Aerospace’s future rocket production facility at Exploration Park on Florida’s Space Coast. (Firefly Aerospace Illustration) , a Texas-based launch venture that was lifted out of bankruptcy, says it’s struck a...
Study: With Twitter, race of the messenger matters
9:59pm, 22nd February, 2019

Study: With Twitter, race of the messenger matters

(University of Kansas) University of Kansas journalism researchers showed real tweets about the NFL anthem protests to a group of millennials. Eye tracking software found they viewed tweets from white males the longest, but self-reported data showed...
Four New DNA Letters Double Life's Alphabet
9:48pm, 22nd February, 2019

Four New DNA Letters Double Life's Alphabet

Synthetic DNA seems to behave like the natural variety, suggesting that a broader swathe of chemicals could support life than the four that evolved on Earth-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A quantum magnet with a topological twist
2:31pm, 22nd February, 2019

A quantum magnet with a topological twist

(Princeton University) Researchers probed a special kind of magnet containing atoms arranged in a pattern called a kagome lattice, which takes its name from a Japanese basket. They found that electrons in this material exhibit exotic behaviors that c...