Hospitals are meant to heal people, but there’s an increasing risk of patients picking up a superbug or two during their stay. Scientists have now developed long-lasting antimicrobial coatings for textiles that could allow things like hospital curtains to quickly kill viruses and bacteria. Despite the best efforts of medical staff, hospitals can be hotbeds … Read more
Image: dearMoon Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese entrepreneur, shared on his Instagram account an update to his dearMoon mission around the Moon. Shocking no one, the flight will not take place this year as the rocket is still very much in development. dearMoon no longer has an expected launch date The dearMoon mission was formally announced … Read more
It was just this August that we heard about a super-slippery 3D-printed toilet bowl, which bacteria slide right off of. Well, if you want that same sort of functionality in your existing toilet, a special coating may do the trick. Led by Prof. Mustafa Serdar Onses, a team of scientists at Erciyes University in Turkey … Read more
A lead researcher out of George Mason University (GMU) warns that increasingly violent solar activity could potentially cause an “internet apocalypse” disrupting all electronic communications on Earth, including satellite communications. “The internet has come of age during a time when the sun has been relatively quiet, and now it’s entering a more active time,” stated … Read more
Prepare for a radical acceleration in technological development. A Google Deepmind AI has achieved “an order-of-magnitude expansion in stable materials known to humanity,” finding about 800 years’ worth of new materials with revolutionary potential. The discovery of new materials with unusual properties can start technological snowballs rolling that eventually push society in new directions – … Read more
Image: Theresa Cross After months of investigation and an environmental review, the FAA has given SpaceX the go ahead for its second launch of Starship. Now it’s up to SpaceX to get the vehicle ready to fly. FAA gives Starship green light Just as Elon Musk said, the FAA has given SpaceX the okay to … Read more
The eyes are more than windows to the soul; they are also windows to detecting traumatic brain injury, thanks to researchers at the University of Birmingham who have developed a non-invasive, handheld device that shines a safe laser into the eye to detect biomarkers of brain tissue damage following a concussion or other traumatic brain … Read more
According to Ars Technica, three companies are in the running to purchase United Launch Alliance from its parent companies. One of the companies interested in buying the company is Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos and a major partner of ULA. Blue Origin and others looking to buy ULA According to Ars Technica, United Launch … Read more
New research has revealed how genetic changes in a specialized population of brain cells called microglia contribute to neuroinflammation and, in turn, to Alzheimer’s disease. The findings could lead to more effective, targeted therapeutics. Microglia – immune-regulating brain cells – and neuroinflammation are known to contribute to the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). … Read more
Image: SpaceX Thursday, SpaceX CEO and chief engineer Elon Musk, shared that the Starship rocket would not be flying on Friday but will be getting a fresh actuator in its Super Heavy booster. The need to replace this part will slide the launch back one day to Saturday and drop the two hour window to … Read more
