NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors
4 min read NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors A new type of gamma-ray sensor developed by NASA, called AstroPix, will take part in a robotic arm…
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Hidden Nazi symbols discovered in famous German artist’s painting
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but what about judging a painting by the way it looks? While that sounds much more intuitive, a technique called…
After nearly breaking, NASA’s Deep Space Network “worked well” on Artemis II
NASA pushed its Deep Space Network beyond its limits during the Artemis I mission nearly four years ago. The global array of deep space communications antennas couldn’t keep up with…
621 trillion miles of fungi networks crisscross the planet
The world of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM fungi) runs deep. They live symbiotically with around 70 percent of Earth’s plant species. Using vast underground networks, the fungi offer vegetation nutrients…
Did Iron Age Britons remove brains of the dead?
Very little is known about funerary practices in Iron Age Britain, since few human remains have survived. However, the environment in northwest Scotland is more conducive to preserving bone from…
Diabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of Trump
Amid intense backlash, the head of the American Diabetes Association posted a video Wednesday apologizing for the organization’s decision on Friday to forcefully remove five leading diabetes scientists from the…
NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic IntelligenceÂ
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) In the Integrated Mobile Evaluation Testbed for Robotics Operations facility at Johnson Space Center, PickNik robotic control software proved…
Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for two high-severity zero-days that were disclosed by a researcher who has been locked in a testy beef with the software giant. Nightmare Eclipse, the…
Three key vital signs make up the “urban pulse” of a city
People often speak metaphorically of the heartbeat or pulse of a city, but according to the authors of a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of…
Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor
The scientific community has a plan for achieving fusion power. It involves getting a better understanding of how to control fusion in a tokamak-style reactor using the currently under construction…