NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — The TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission launch attempt was scrubbed on Sunday and Monday due to cloud cover and high sea states in the recovery area.
NASA is now targeting Tuesday night (Aug. 26) for the first launch. Those in…
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Primates with longer thumbs tend to have bigger brains, research finds | Evolution
Big hands might mean big feet, but it seems long thumbs are linked to large brains – at least in primates.
Researchers say the results suggest the brain co-evolved with manual dexterity in such mammals.
“We imagine an evolutionary scenario in…
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Stunning new images: The Sun’s smallest loops ever seen
The highest-resolution images of a solar flare captured at the H-alpha wavelength (656.28 nm) may reshape how we understand the Sun’s magnetic architecture — and improve space weather forecasting. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)…
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Amazon to deploy X-energy’s nuclear reactors to power AI data centers
Amazon has partnered with X-energy, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), and Doosan Enerbility to build advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The partnership aims to accelerate their deployment to meet data centers’ and…
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Bill Gates-backed TerraPower eyes Utah for 345 MW nuclear reactor
Bill Gates-backed Terrapower is looking for land to potentially build a nuclear reactor and energy storage plant in Utah.
On Monday, the company announced signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Utah Office of Energy…
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China doctors transplant pig lung into brain-dead man
In a medical first, a pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead human, where it functioned for nine days.
Surgeons at Guangzhou Medical University, China, performed the cross-species lung transplantation.
The recipient, a 39-year-old…
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Piezo components calculator, a new engineering tool
Design your piezoceramic component with this piezo transducer calculator.
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How Cell Maturation & Repair Go Awry in Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers have discovered a regulatory process that helps control the maturation of brain cells. This regulation seems to be defective in multiple sclerosis, disrupting the ability of cells to repair damage….
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Boosting the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells with inert materials
Perovskite solar cells offer a promising alternative to silicon photovoltaics but face challenges with environmental stability, as they degrade under oxygen, moisture, heat, or light. Scientists have developed an approach using chemically inert…
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Why Patients Benefit From Seeing An Autistic Doctor
When patients see an autistic doctor, they find an unexpected gift.
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Medical training is designed to mold students into doctors who behave, speak, and even think in a particular way. But what happens when a patient encounters a physician…
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