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Gun Violence <em>Is</em> Our Lane, and It's Time to Accelerate
As emergency physicians, we live with the nation’s epidemic of shootings, mass and otherwise, every day-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
SpaceX launches Qatar’s Es’hail-2 telecom satellite, and then lands Falcon 9 booster
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sending the Es’hail-2 satellite into space. (SpaceX via YouTube)
SpaceX sent the Es’hail-2 telecommunications satellite into orbit today, then brought the Falc...
Drop your weapons!
(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) It takes energy to make weapons, but it may take even more energy to maintain them. Because leaf-footed bugs drop their legs, it is possible to measure how much energy they allocate to maintaining this append...
UTA researcher to use grant to employ better ways to bolster embankments, soil
(University of Texas at Arlington) A UTA civil engineering soil researcher is using multiple-year, $600,000 grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation regional center and the Texas Department of Transportation that will employ geopolyme...
'Smart skin' simplifies spotting strain in structures
(Rice University) A 'smart skin' developed at Rice University employs the unique fluorescent characteristics of carbon nanotubes to quickly assess strain in materials. The method is intended for aircraft, spacecraft and critical infrastruct...
Metallic nanoparticles light up another path towards eco-friendly catalysts
(Tokyo Institute of Technology) Scientists at Tokyo Technology produced subnano-sized metallic particles that are very effective as catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons. These catalysts can be as much as 50 times more effective than well-known...
FCC OKs SpaceX’s plan for 7,500 satellites in very low Earth orbit (and its rivals’ plans)
An artist’s conception shows a constellation of satellites in orbit. (OneWeb Illustration)
The Federal Communications Commission today gave the go-ahead for SpaceX to operate a constellation of more than 7,500 broadband access satellites in very low...
Ulcers from diabetes? New shoe insole could provide healing on-the-go
(Purdue University) Purdue University researchers have developed a shoe insole that could help make the healing process more portable for the 15 percent of Americans who develop ulcers as a result of diabetes.
Next-gen batteries possible with new engineering approach
(Penn State) Dramatically longer-lasting, faster-charging and safer lithium metal batteries may be possible, according to Penn State research, recently published in Nature Energy.
Scientists report a super-Earth in orbit around Barnard’s Star, just 6 light-years away
An artist’s conception shows what the surface of the reported planet known as Barnard’s Star b might look like. (ESO Illustration / M. Kornmesser)
The astronomical team that found the nearest exoplanet at Proxima Centauri has done it again with the r...