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Meow! Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a satellite copycat — and gets called out
The rivalry between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has surfaced on Twitter. Again. (Musk Photo: TED via YouTube; Bezos Photo: GeekWire / Kevin Lisota)
The fur is flying in the broadband internet satellite race.
It all started when we...
A dust-up: Microbes interact with harmful chemicals in dust
(Ohio State University) A new study indicates that the microbes we track into buildings--the microscopic bacteria and other microorganisms that thrive on our skin and outdoors--can help break down harmful chemicals in household dust.
Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys
(Carnegie Mellon University) Researchers sought to estimate the effects of exposure to lead in topsoil on the cognitive ability of 5-year-olds in the United States. The study found that higher lead in topsoil significantly increases the probability t...
A New Way to Detect Parkinson’s—by Smell
Discovery of odorous markers for neurodegenerative disease-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientists unveil Event Horizon Telescope’s first image of a galaxy’s monster black hole
This image from the Event Horizon Telescope shows the supermassive black hole in the elliptical galaxy M87, surrounded by superheated material. (EHT Collaboration)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scientists today shared the first picture to show the immediate sur...
Scientists unveil Event Horizon Telescope’s first image of a galaxy’s supermassive black hole
This image from the Event Horizon Telescope shows the supermassive black hole in the elliptical galaxy M87, surrounded by superheated material. (EHT Collaboration)
WASHINGTON — Scientists shared the first picture to show the immediate surroundings of...
UTSA tapped by NASA to help build homes on the moon and Mars
(University of Texas at San Antonio) The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been tapped by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to join a team that will build homes for human habitation on the moon and Mars. As explorat...
Scientists synthesize new nanowires to improve high-speed communication
(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) Scientists from the Institute of Process Engineering, City University of Hong Kong and their collaborators synthesized highly crystalline ternary In0.28Ga0.72Sb nanowires to demonstrate high carrier mobility...
Industrial 3D printing goes skateboarding
(Michigan Technological University) Plastic pulled from the waste stream can find new use with the Gigabot X, an open source industrial 3D printer. A team from Michigan Tech shows how three Gigabot-printed sporting goods -- skateboard decks, kayak pa...
Watch scientists unveil Event Horizon Telescope’s first image of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole
A computer simulation shows the expected appearance of the accretion disk surrounding a black hole, as seen in radio wavelengths. The left side of the image is brighter than the right side due to the Doppler beaming effect: Light emitted from materia...