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Construction is well under way for Blue Origin space venture’s expanded HQ
The peaked roof that covers Blue Origin’s construction site looms between a traffic sign and a tree in Kent, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle)
KENT, Wash. — Construction workers have raised the roof on a new headquarters and research-and-developmen...
New polymer films conduct heat instead of trapping it
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT engineers have flipped the picture of the standard polymer insulator, by fabricating thin polymer films that conduct heat -- an ability normally associated with metals. In experiments, they found the films,...
Parasitoid wasps may turn spiders into zombies by hacking their internal code
(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) A hijacked hormone may zombify spiders, altering their web-spinning behavior to favor wasp parasites.
Plant cells eat their own ... membranes and oil droplets
(DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory) Biochemists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered two ways that autophagy, or self-eating, controls the levels of oils in plant cells. The study describes how this cannibalistic-sounding process actual...
SpaceX’s Elon Musk shows off a shiny Starship in landscapes of moon and Mars
New renderings of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket, shared by CEO Elon Musk on Twitter early today, show the shiny spaceship sitting on bare ground on the moon and Mars.
The artwork is similar to that came out a couple of years ago when Musk...
U.S. Measles Cases Top 700 This Year, as Health Officials Urge Vaccinations
The surge in cases has sent 66 children to the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Cosmic dust reveals new insights on the formation of solar system
(University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering) The study of a tiny grain of stardust -- older than our solar system -- is shining new light on how planetary systems are formed. Alongside planetary scientists at the University of Ari...
In Reversal, Clean Car Rollback Will Target Potent Greenhouse Gas
The Trump administration has yet to take broader action to limit heat-trapping hydrofluorocarbons-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Study: Loan-replacement grants boost low-income students' graduation rates
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) Receiving Illinois Promise loan-replacement grants influenced low-income students' decision to attend the University of Illinois and boosted their graduation rates, according to a new stu...
Record solar hydrogen production with concentrated sunlight
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL researchers have created a smart device capable of producing large amounts of clean hydrogen. By concentrating sunlight, their device uses a smaller amount of the rare, costly materials that are require...