Scientific American explores a frontier of carbon-neutral industry – a way to make airplanes and helicopters fly without so many greenhouse gases in their exhaust:
… Read the rest “Jet biofuel could change things.”Two flying machines
A dragonfly in space. Luck, and transformation.
This is the symbol for a joint NASA/ESA mission to the ISS, with Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins on the NASA side, and Samantha… Read the rest “Science Art: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission Patch, by Alexandra Lindgren”
Not by drinking it! Discover reveals how watching The Glenlivet whisky evaporates – and leaves an almost uniform stain, unlike splotchier drinks like coffee or wine – gave… Read the rest “Using good scotch to make better electronics”
EurekAlert! shares the discovery that the world’s largest-ever flying creature, Quetzalcoatlus, a pterosaur with a 40-foot wingspan, managed to take to the skies despite its … Read the rest “Great jumping pterosaurs!”
New Scientist reports on a Nature Metabolism study that found a chemical found in grape seeds helped bodies weed out weaker “senescent” cells, leading to better overall health… Read the rest “Grape seed extract extends mice lifespans (and health) by 9 percent.”
A gelatin silver print of a man making a Westinghouse engine. I think this might be an AC generator, but I’m not sure – the notes for Hine’s photo in the Smithsonian galleries… Read the rest “Science Art: Heart of the Turbine, by Lewis W. Hine, 1930.”
Science News is not panicking at all about the prospect of robots that can replicate copies of themselves that can then replicate copies of themselves:
… Read the rest “Living robots – “xenobots” – can reproduce themselves.”“This is an incredibly exciting breakthrough,”
The Verge has one of the most potentially confusing science stories in a while. Gene Roddenberry’s estate, they report, has rendered the Star Trek creator’s autograph as … Read the rest “Gene Roddenberry’s autograph in bacterial DNA sold as an NFT, displayed at Art Basel.”
Science Advances sniffs out something peculiar in a “body volatile” (an actively smelly chemical) called hexadecanal, or HEX, which – based on a test using an unfair… Read the rest “A particular body odor blocks aggression in men, but triggers aggression in women.”
This is a view of the Dragon spaceship Endurance from an angle most of us never get to see – above the nose cone, which is open to allow the ship to dock at the International Space Station.… Read the rest “Science Art: A Dragon Approaches, ESA/NASA, 2021”
An excerpt of a concert for theremin and organ, played at Moscow’s Bogolubov Library on September 19, 2021, with Lydia Kavina on the Thereminvox and Maria Makarova on the organ.
Even if you don’t have a theremin at home, watching the lesson is strangely fascinating. Bodies affecting the invisible fields.
SONG: “Butterflies”.
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Discover, 3 Nov 21, “How Citizen Scientists Uncovered the Strange Behavior of ‘Vampire’ Butterflies,” as used… Read the rest “SONG: Butterflies”
This is a picture of paper sizes as compared to a human being who will presumably be reading or writing on them. It also has an oddly late-70s/early-80s postmodern art feel, as if it was a photo-collage… Read the rest “Science Art: Papierformate 01 (fcm), by Frank C. Müller”
Science News shows a sparkle of optimism with a story on a green alternative to craft glitter, made fabulous from cellulose and plant dyes instead of microplastics:
… Read the rest “Eco-friendly glitter exists. There’s hope for humanity after all.”The inspiration to harness
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