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Space Adventures is back in vogue – and aiming to go beyond orbital tourism
Space Adventures facilitated two trips to the International Space Station for Seattle billionaire Charles Simonyi, in 2007 and 2009. (NASA Photo via Space Adventures)
More than 17 years after put its first millionaire client in orbit, and nearly nine...
The So-Called Right to Try Law Gives Patients False Hope
A new law to let dying patients access unapproved drugs raises false hope-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Breakthrough in understanding Warsaw breakage syndrome
(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Italy have uncovered a previously unknown function of the DDX11 helicase enzyme. Mutations in the gene which codes f...
Hearing Aids Are Finally Entering the 21st Century
This outdated, expensive tech is getting a big makeover-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Hurricane Norman's southeast quadrant appears strongest on NASA imagery
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA's Aqua satellite provided valuable infrared temperature data on Category 4 Hurricane Norman that showed its strongest storms were southeast of center.
Artificial Intelligence Nails Predictions of Earthquake Aftershocks
A neural-network analysis outperforms the method scientists typically use to work out where these tremors will strike-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Inspired by feet
(Kiel University) A research team from Kiel University has succeeded in boosting the adhesive effect of a silicone material significantly inspired by the structure of beetle feet. In addition, they found out that the adhesiveness of the structured ma...
Water worlds could support life, study says
(University of Chicago) The conditions for life surviving on planets entirely covered in water are more fluid than previously thought, opening up the possibility that water worlds could be habitable, according to a new paper from the University of Ch...
Dual-layer solar cell developed at UCLA sets record for efficiently generating power
(UCLA Samueli School of Engineering) Materials scientists from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a highly efficient thin-film solar cell that generates more energy than typical solar panels, thanks to its double-layer design.
Inhibiting NF-κB improves heart function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
(Medical University of South Carolina) In an August 24, 2018 article in Nature Communications, investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and Ohio State University report that nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) down-regulates calcium genes...