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Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discusses the latest version of his vision for the BFR rocket. (SpaceX via YouTube)
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today introduced Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first paying customer for a trip around the moon’
“Finally I can...
CRISPR screen identifies gene that helps cells resist West Nile, Zika viruses
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) UT Southwestern researchers today report the first use of CRISPR genome-wide screening to identify a gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection.
Here's the Data behind Apple's New Heart-Monitoring App
The FDA is reviewing evidence from hundreds of people that used the company’s watch-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Advanced Diagnostics for Personalized Medicine
A new generation of tools could help end one-size-fits-all therapeutics-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A protective shield for sensitive enzymes in biofuel cells
(Ruhr-University Bochum) Researchers have developed a new mechanism to protect enzymes from oxygen as biocatalysts in fuel cells. The enzymes, known as hydrogenases, are just as efficient as precious metal catalysts, but unstable when they come into...
Dartmouth's Formula Hybrid wins coveted award
(Dartmouth College) Dartmouth's student race car design competition wins ABET award for innovations in engineering and design education. More than 3,500 students from 80 colleges and universities have participated since it began.
Officials explain why they closed Sunspot Solar Observatory (and it wasn’t aliens)
The Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope is the centerpiece of the Sunspot Solar Observatory on Sacramento Peak in New Mexico. (National Science Foundation Photo)
After days of fighting rumors about alien visitations, the managers of the Sunspot Solar Obs...
Final Delta 2 rocket launch puts NASA’s ICESAT-2 satellite in orbit to monitor ice
A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket rises from its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying NASA’s ICESAT-2 satellite into orbit. (NASA via YouTube)
NASA kicked off its to monitor our planet’s ice sheets from space using a...
The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2018
Understanding the latest innovations—and their challenges—will help society determine how to maximize their benefits-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Research in yeast leads to serendipitous finding about a central nervous system disorder
(Salk Institute) Researchers from the Salk Institute found that an important quality control mechanism in baker's yeast is closely connected to hypomyelinating leukodystrophy, a debilitating disease found in children. The findings could indicate...