Category: 7. Science
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When the past meets the future: Innovative drone mapping unlocks secrets of Bronze Age ‘mega fortress’ in the Caucasus
A Cranfield University, UK, academic has used drone mapping to investigate a 3000-year-old ‘mega fortress’ in the Caucasus mountains. Dr Nathaniel Erb-Satullo, Senior Lecturer in Architectural Science at Cranfield Forensic Institute, has been researching the site since 2018 with Dimitri Jachvliani, his co-director from the Georgian National Museum, revealing details that re-shape our… Continue Reading…
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New AI method predicts gene activity in human cells
Using a new artificial intelligence method, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons can accurately predict the activity of genes within any human cell, essentially revealing the cell’s inner mechanisms. The system, described in the current issue of Nature, could transform the way scientists work to understand everything from cancer to… Continue Reading…
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Research unlocks hot spots for critical minerals needed for green economy – pv magazine Australia
University researchers have identified probable locations for critical metals needed to support a green economy by studying how critical metals accumulate at the margins of old cores of continents. January 9, 2025 … Continue Reading News Source: https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/01/09/research-unlocks-hot-spots-for-critical-minerals-needed-for-green-economy/
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Graphene Ribbons to Propel Quantum Tech
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, opening new horizons for advancements in quantum electronics. The innovation involves a novel type of graphene nanoribbon (GNR), named Janus GNR (JGNR). The material has a unique zigzag edge, with a special… Continue…
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“Truly Remarkable” – Scientists Discover Record-Breaking Super-Earth That Is As Dense as Lead – SciTechDaily
“Truly Remarkable” – Scientists Discover Record-Breaking Super-Earth That Is As Dense as Lead SciTechDaily Continue Reading News Source: https://scitechdaily.com/truly-remarkable-scientists-discover-record-breaking-super-earth-that-is-as-dense-as-lead/
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Milbank Top Ten Space Business Stories Of 2024 – Aviation
ML Milbank LLP More Milbank LLP is a leading international law firm that provides innovative legal services from 12 offices around the world. Founded in New York over… Continue Reading News Source: https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/aviation/1565758/milbank-top-ten-space-business-stories-of-2024
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Hubble Reveals Carbon’s Intergalactic Odyssey Before Becoming Part of Us : ScienceAlert
Carl Sagan famously said, “We are made of star-stuff,” but even he didn’t realize just how far that star stuff traveled before it got to us. New Hubble data has shown at least some of the carbon that now makes up our bodies may once have drifted hundreds of thousands of light-years out of the…
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New Fossils from Silurian Period Reveal Complex Early History of Mollusks
Paleontologists have discovered two new three-dimensionally preserved species of aculiferan mollusks that lived during the Silurian, revealing that the early mollusks were more complex and adaptable than previously known. 3D models of Punk ferox (top) and Emo vorticaudum (bottom) reconstructed as digital virtual fossils. Image credit: Mark Sutton, Imperial College London. The two new… Continue…
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NASA’s New Plan to Get Mars Rocks to Earth Faster, Cheaper
NASA scrapped its $11 billion plan to return samples from Mars to Earth by 2040. It now has not one but two new options to choose from — both are faster and cheaper. The samples could return as soon as 2035 and may contain the first-ever signs of ancient alien life. The Perseverance rover is…
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Rocket Lab asks NASA to open up MSR to commercial competition
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rocket Lab is asking the incoming administration to reconsider NASA’s plans for Mars Sample Return (MSR), arguing it can offer an approach that is faster and less expensive than the agency’s alternatives. NASA announced Jan. 7 it would spend the next year and a half studying two new architectures for MSR. One…