May 31, 2017
This is What Happens When Galaxies Collide
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: computing, space
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ePJGYNCvzqU
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter details how galaxies collide, merge, and rip each other apart.
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May 31, 2017
Scientists created a ‘black hole’ using this ultra-powerful laser
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: cosmology
May 31, 2017
Stratolaunch aircraft with wingspan length of FOOTBALL FIELD unveiled
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: transportation
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen unveiled the world’s largest aircraft on Wednesday.
The massive plane rolled out by Allen’s aerospace firm, Stratolaunch Systems, features the longest wingspan of any aircraft ever built, according to Popular Mechanics.
With a wingspan of 385 feet, the six-engine plane will be larger than Howard Hughes’ 1947 H-4 Hercules, known as the ‘Spruce Goose,’ and the Antonov An-225, a Soviet-era cargo plane originally built to transport the Buran space shuttle that is currently the world’s largest aircraft.
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May 31, 2017
Cassini images suggest asteroid strike forced Enceladus poles to shift
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: asteroid/comet impacts, existential risks
NASA has announced that asteroid strikes may have tipped over Saturn’s icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus. Researchers came to the conclusion after analysing the latest images and data from Cassini.
Researchers say they have enough evidence to suggest the moon’s spin axis – the line through the north and south poles – reoriented from its original position due to a collision with a smaller body, most likely an asteroid. The shift from its original axis is by 55 degrees, more than halfway rolling completely onto its side.
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May 31, 2017
NASA outlines Parker Solar Probe mission to ‘touch the sun’
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: space
May 31, 2017
This mini-tank is the future of firefighting
Posted by Bryan Gatton in category: futurism
May 31, 2017
Intel announces Core X line of high-end processors, including new Core i9 chips
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, entertainment
Intel announced a new family of “Core X” desktop processors at Computex today, offering even more powerful versions of its existing Core i5 and Core i7 models, along with a new, top-of-the-line Core i9 line for those who want even more firepower.
The Core X platform is being targeted squarely at enthusiast customers like gamers and content creators — people who want to be able to run the latest games at the best possible resolution while streaming footage and running a chat with viewers or have four different creative tools open at once to put together a new vlog.
To that end, the Core X-series scales from models with 4-cores topping out with the $1,999 Core i9 Extreme, which Intel proudly points out is the first consumer desktop processor to offer 18-cores and 36-threads.
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May 31, 2017
Whole Body Vibration Offers Many of The Benefits of Exercise
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, health
Vibration platforms, belts, and accessories have been touted on late-night infomercials for decades as a simple, convenient alternative to actual exercise, but do they really work?
According to a recent study looking at the effects of whole body vibration on mice, yes, they actually do, by mimicking the benefits of exercise on muscle and bone health, and the researchers think the technique could help treat human health conditions too.
“Our study is the first to show that whole body vibration may be just as effective as exercise at combating some of the negative consequences of obesity and diabetes,” says cellular biologist Meghan E. McGee-Lawrence from Augusta University.
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