Thousands of mysterious holes have been discovered on the ocean floor not far from the Californian coast.Thousands of secret holes have been found on the seafloor after deep-sea surveys.The Earth's oceans are anything, however, explored. According to reports, humans have managed to explore regarding 5% of the ocean floor. The remaining 95% of the...
Daran-Lapujade’s lab took human DNA (in red) encoding core functions in muscle cells, and inserted it into the DNA (chromosomes in purple) of a yeast cell (in yellow). The humanized yeast can be used as a tool for medical studies, for example in drug screening and cancer research. Credit: Ella Maru Studio / Pascale...
Info DumpThere is no shortage of debate regarding the nature of the dark matter, a mysterious substance that many physicists believe makes up a large proportion of the total mass of the universe, despite never having observed it directly.Currently, a physicist from the UK called Melvin Vopson is raising a startling possibility: that dark...
Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine-- the main component of Formica-- chemists have created an affordable, accessible, and energy-efficient form to capture CO2 (Carbon dioxide) from smokestacks, a key aim for the USA and other countries as they seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The process for synthesizing the melamine material, posted this week in...
Credit: AirbusThe US Army has successfully flown a minimalist drone powered by solar energy continuously for over 40 days, surpassing a previous world record and indicating what could be the future of military reconnaissance.The challenge: Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, such as satellites and drones, play a major role in protection by...
A Young Lady Using Glasses. Credit: CanvasToday, Xiaomi, a Chinese technology giant, introduced a set of smart glasses aimed at promoting an active lifestyle, with a price tag of 2,499 yuan ($370) aimed at potential customers.The product is named Mijia Glasses Camera and resembles Google Glass in design. It includes one display and...
A nanowire compared to a human hair.Poor battery life is the number one issue when it comes to smartphones and laptops. As a wireless society, having to secure ourselves to power up our gadgets seems more and more a nuisance. Furthermore, while scientists are looking into wireless charging, we would have to worry less...
Crédito: Erik Larson / PixabayParis has an ambitious strategy to make its iconic Seine River swimmable by 2024-- and if it works, it might provide other European cities a blueprint for cleaning up their own bacteria-laden rivers.The challenge: Paris has already announced strategies to hold the 2024 Summer Olympics' opening ceremony at its historic...
Alvin swimmers Molly Smith and Rick Sanger signal main latch release before deployment.On Thursday (July 21st), the human-occupied submersible Alvin made background when it effectively got to a whopping deepness of 21,325 feet (6,453 metres), achieving the inmost dive ever in the 58-year history of the storied submersible, in proportion to a press release...
A full moon, known as the "Strawberry Moon" is shown split in half, June 15, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/JOE SKIPPERThe brand-new project entails putting three guardian satellites carrying loads of fuel and kinetic weapons into the moon's orbit around the Earth.China's "Planetary Defense System" has been capturing momentum recently, with Beijing researchers now planning to...
