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NASA's $325 Million Collision With an Asteroid Could One Day Save the World
NASA spent slightly more than $1 million for every day its DART spacecraft lived. From the time the ship launched on Nov. 13, 2021, to the time it deliberately smashed into the asteroid Dimorphos at 7:14 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 26, exactly 317 days elapsed.
Animal rights group seeks release of 185 pictures related to the autopsies of animals that ...
Neuralink used rhesus macaque monkeys (not pictured). EAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images An animal-rights group says UC Davis has 371 photos showing Neuralink's experiments on monkeys. The organization sued the university and filed a complaint with the USDA
Mexico earthquake triggers 'desert tsunami' 1,500 miles away in Death Valley cave
About five minutes after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit near Mexico's southwest coast Monday, typically calm water deep
Nearly every student at California school with "social justice academy" is FAILING MATH AND SCIENCE
(Natural News) The vast majority of students enrolled in San Leandro High
Chinese man accused of spying, helping recruit US engineers
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chinese citizen living in Chicago was arrested Tuesday for allegedly spying, including by helping with the recruitment of U.S. engineers, defense contractors and scientists for intelligence services in China, federal prosecutors said. Ji
Life on Earth can help determine if there is life on other planets
The equivalence of life on Earth may hold the key to determining life existence on other planets according to a recent study published by Cambridge University Press last week (Sept .23). Scientists have often questioned if the existence of life on Earth can
Saudi Minister Of Education Meets With Director Of National Science Foundation In Washington
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Washington, September 27, 2022, SPA – Saudi Minister of Education Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al A-Sheikh today visited the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Washington ... ...
Small Gas Engine Market Size Analysis By Industry Growth, Size, Share, Demand, Trends And Manufacturers ...
(MENAFN - America News Hour) The small gas engine market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 3 % throughout. Factors such as rise in the construction industry and power equipment rental for ... ...
Baku, Ankara Eye Possibilities Of Investing In Azerbaijan's Metallurgical Industry
(MENAFN - AzerNews) By Ayya Lmahamad Baku and Ankara have discussed chances of investments in the metallurgical industry of Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. The discussion took place during a meeting ... ...
Tangible Engineering Presents The Industry-Proven, Ultra-Fast, Large Format Resin 3D Printer Solidator 3+
(MENAFN - EIN Presswire) Solidator 3+ Resin 3D Printer and Post-Processing Tools Solidator Product Logo tangible engineering logo STUTTGART, BW, GERMANY, September 27, 2022 / / -- tangible ... ...
Royal Mail cleaners and engineers to strike over pay
The CWU union said around 90% of Royal Mail cleaners have had no pay rise this year. ...
NASA Shares New Images Of Its DART Spacecraft Crashing Into An Asteroid
In a scientific and engineering milestone on Monday, NASA managed to hurl a spacecraft at an asteroid as part of a years-long experiment in planetary protection. ...
Bitcoin mining moving to become greener, but very slowly
New research shows that Bitcoin mining is slowly increasing its share of green energy. But the transition toward increased sustainability is making only slim gains. The process of ‘mining’ new bitcoins requires a lot of computational power and
Discovery of ultra rare diamond suggests Earth’s mantle has oceans’ worth of water hidden inside
Mantle water may
Water firms allowed to 'get away with polluting rivers'
Whistleblowers said the Environment Agency failed to stop firms pouring raw sewage into England's rivers The Environment Agency (EA) has been accused of allowing water firms to pollute England's rivers. Whistleblowers said it ignored its duties and failed to
Thames Water hosepipe ban extended despite rain
Thames Water's hosepipe ban covering about 10 million customers in London and southern England is to remain in place. The company said that "despite recent rain" there was still much less water in rivers than usual. Therefore its "hosepipe
Beads from Isle of Man Bronze Age jet necklace to go on display
Some of the beads are still undergoing conservation work Beads from a 4,000-year-old jet necklace found during an archaeological dig on the Isle of Man are set to go on public display for the first time. The 122 beads, which were unearthed at a site outside
Belfast magnet recycling plant gets �1.7m government grant
SerenTech says the grant will enable it to grow to a level that is "absolutely unique in Europe and worldwide" A Belfast company has received a �1.72m grant from the government to develop a magnet recycling plant. Magnets are used in various tech items,
NASA just smashed a spaceship into an asteroid on purpose. Here are 13 facts about ...
Illustration of DART approaching Dimorphos.NASA/Johns Hopkins APL NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, in a first-of-its-kind experiment in planetary defense. The space agency wants to see whether it's a viable method for deflecting rocks that could
That woodpecker knocking is actually a drum solo, scientists say
The incessant drumming of a woodpecker on a hollow tree can be an annoying distraction for anyone who has to listen to it. To other woodpeckers, however, it’s as distinct and as telling as any bird song. A new study, published last week in the journal PLOS
Bird flu restrictions imposed across eastern England
Avian flu is highly infectious in birds All of Norfolk and Suffolk, and parts of Essex, have been made subject to avian flu restrictions. The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) had been established to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks, the Department
Study contradicts Rees-Mogg over hydrogen for heating
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has spoken in favour of hydrogen for heating A new study has cast doubt on government claims that hydrogen could be used to heat homes and so cut greenhouse gas emissions. The report, published in the journal Joule, analysed
As Ebola Spreads, Ugandan Medical Interns Strike Over Safety
As Uganda reports more deaths from the latest Ebola outbreak in the country, medical interns at the hospital handling most of the cases have gone on strike. The interns say they are not being provided with adequate personal protective equipment against the
Germany plans to keep 2 nuclear power plants in operation
Two of Germany's 3 remaining power plants will remain on standby until April 2023, Berlin announced. ...
Government says Germany will keep 2 of its 3 remaining nuclear power plants running until ...
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Achieving 99% Improvement in EMC Compliance for MEMS Systems
Richard Anslow, System Applications Engineer and Ricardo Zaplana, Design Engineer, both at Analog Devices MEMS systems are used for vibration monitoring in railway, wind turbine, motor control, and machine tool applications to enhance safety, reduce costs, and
Structure of wheat immune protein resolved -- important tool in the battle for food security
Scientists have unraveled how wheat protects itself from a deadly pathogen. Their findings could be harnessed to make important crop species more resistant to disease. <!-- more --> ...
Artificial intelligence reduces a 100,000-equation quantum physics problem to only four equations
Researchers trained a machine learning tool to capture the physics of electrons moving on a lattice using far fewer equations than would typically be required, all without sacrificing accuracy. <!-- more --> ...
