Tag: science
Here comes the Faraday fabric
You don’t have to buy into 5G conspiracy theories to think that you could do with a little less radiation in your life. One way of blocking radiation is a Faraday cage, but this is usually a metal mesh of some kind, making everyday use difficult. Researchers at Drexel University…
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The 8 Best Science Books to Read or Gift This Holiday Season
Here are the WIRED science team’s top new picks for this winter. Source
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This tiny drone uses an actual moth antenna to sniff out target chemicals
Sometimes it’s just not worth it to try to top Mother Nature. Such seems to have been the judgment by engineers at the University of Washington, who, deploring the absence of chemical sensors as fine as a moth’s antennas, opted to repurpose moth biology rather than invent new human technology.…
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Supernovae may generate life-giving carbon atoms faster than thought
Michigan State University scientists have found that exploding stars create life-giving carbon atoms much faster than they thought. However, that discovery has created another mystery that could upend current theories of element creation and help fue… Source
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Watch SpaceX launch its new and improved cargo Dragon spacecraft for the first time
[embedded content] SpaceX is launching a new spacecraft during its 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for the International Space Station this morning. The launch is set to take off at 11:17 AM EST (8:17 AM PST) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and will be the first ever flight…
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Voyager probes detect a new form of cosmic ray burst from the Sun
The Voyager probes are still contributing to science over 40 years later and billions of miles from home. Researchers have detected a new form of cosmic ray electron burst using instruments aboard Voyager 1 and 2. Coronal mass ejections from the Sun… Source
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