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May 6, 2019

Secrets of the ‘blue supergiant’ revealed

Posted by in category: space

Blue supergiants are the rock-and-roll stars of the universe. They are massive stars that live fast and die young which makes them rare and difficult to study, even with modern telescopes.

Before space telescopes, few blue supergiants had been observed, so our knowledge of these stars was limited.

Leading astrophysicist Dr. Tamara Rogers, from Newcastle University, UK, and her team have been working for the past five years to create simulations of stars like these to try to predict what it is that makes the surface appear the way it does.

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May 6, 2019

A tectonic plate may have peeled apart—and that could shrink the Atlantic Ocean

Posted by in category: futurism

Something strange is happening off the coast of Portugal, and scientists have now proposed a groundbreaking explanation.

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May 6, 2019

Peugeot, Citroen and Vauxhall announce electric commercial vans

Posted by in category: transportation

Groupe PSA, responsible for some 25 percent of all light commercial vehicle sales in the UK, has affirmed a commitment to electrification at the Birmingham Commercial Vehicle Show, showing a new Peugeot Boxer and Citroen Relay based on an electric platform.

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May 6, 2019

These Robot “Bees” Will Help Out Astronauts

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space

NASA is sending fan-propelled robotic “bees” into space to do chores for astronauts 🚀 🐝.

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May 6, 2019

Filming how our immune system kill bacteria

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology

To kill bacteria in the blood, our immune system relies on nanomachines that can open deadly holes in their targets. UCL scientists have now filmed these nanomachines in action, discovering a key bottleneck in the process which helps to protect our own cells.

The research, published in Nature Communications, provides us with a better understanding of how the kills bacteria and why our own cells remain intact. This may guide the development of new therapies that harness the immune system against bacterial infections, and strategies that repurpose the immune system to act against other rogue cells in the body.

In earlier research, the scientists imaged the hallmarks of attack in live bacteria, showing that the immune system response results in ‘bullet holes’ spread across the cell envelopes of bacteria. The holes are incredibly small with a diameter of just 10 nanometres.

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May 6, 2019

Claimed Signs of Life in a Martian Meteorite

Posted by in category: space

Like other previous claims, this one may not hold up.

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May 6, 2019

Chinese hospitals set to sell experimental cell therapies

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Under a draft proposal, patients would be able to buy some therapies without regulatory approval.

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May 6, 2019

Razer Is Building a Toaster, Possibly With LED Support

Posted by in category: supercomputing

Razer is building a toaster. Mattel is probably building an exascale supercomputer. I hear Raytheon just got into baby toys. Dogs and cats, living together! Chaos reigns.

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May 6, 2019

Massive 10-Petawatt Laser Can Vaporize Matter

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The most powerful laser ever made has one-tenth the power of the sun and is being used in cancer therapy research. P.S. It works.

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May 6, 2019

The Much-Hyped, 18,000mAh Energizer Phone Flopped on Indiegogo

Posted by in categories: computing, mobile phones

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3ALwgeCGvlw

Mobile World Congress this past February included the unveiling of several notable smartphones like the Nokia 9 PureView and LG G8. However, one device got an inordinate amount of attention — the Energizer Power Max P18K Pop. Hiding behind that clunky name was a phone with a gigantic 18,000 mAh battery. This brick of a phone ended up on Indiegogo, and despite all the hype, it flopped. Hard. Of the anticipated $1.2 million, the phone only pulled in pre-orders worth $15,005 — just 1 percent of the required funding.

The Energizer Power Max P18K Pop is not actually a product of the battery manufacturer. The Energizer name is merely licensed by Avenir Telecom, a French manufacturer of phones, cables, and other accessories. It has produced other Energizer phones in the past, but none of them sparked the same combination of fascination and amusement.

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