Science & Technology

The five: chimeras created by science 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 13, 2019
A chimera is an organism with genetic material from two or more sources. Experiments in the field may save lives but are ethically controversial

By David Aragorn
What could a military do with this flying saucer?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 13, 2019
Source: C4isrnet.com This may be a flying saucer, but don’t call it a UFO. Carefully named, the All DIrections Flying Object, or ADIFO, is instead a saucer-like contraption, a flying prototype built at exploring the aerodynamic potential of an alien craft. It is, at its core, an omnidirectional flying wing built around a quadcopter with

By David Aragorn
Scientists Makes Fresh Bread out of 4,500-Year Old Egyptian Yeast 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 10, 2019
When a physicist, an Egyptologist and a beer brewer get together around ancient Egyptian pottery, what do you get?

By David Aragorn
This real-life ‘flying saucer’ actually works 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 10, 2019
Engineers in Romania have invented a genuine disc-shaped flying machine that can move in any direction.

By David Aragorn
The Mesoamerican attraction to magnetism 0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 8, 2019
Source: The Harvard Gazette The purpose of Mesoamerican potbelly statues have been the subject of debate among anthropologists for decades: Are they depictions of the ruling elite? A way to honor dead ancestors? Or perhaps portrayals of women giving birth? As the various theories wound their way through academic circles, the surprising discovery four decades

By David Aragorn
Orion’s Service Module completes critical propulsion test 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 7, 2019
NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission profile in the face of unexpected problems.

By David Aragorn
The future of asteroid tracking 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 3, 2019
Scientists continue to find dangerous asteroids in Earth’s vicinity, but to fully capture the threat these nearby space rocks pose, they need tools that aren’t in operation now and may not be for years to come.

By David Aragorn
We’re One Step Closer to Invisibility Cloaks Being Real 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 2, 2019
Rejoice, Harry Potterheads.

By David Aragorn
The Star Wars-Inspired Robotic Arm That Gives Amputees a Sense of Touch 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 1, 2019
The revolutionary prosthesis is a nod to Luke Skywalker.

By David Aragorn
Star orbiting massive black hole lends support to Einstein’s theory 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 31, 2019
Observations of light coming from a star zipping in orbit around the humongous black hole at the center of our galaxy have provided fresh evidence backing Albert Einstein’s 1915 theory of general relativity, astronomers said on Thursday.

By David Aragorn