Astronauts pay a high physical price for being in space
When astronauts spend six months in space, they pay a high physical price, from a stretched-out spine, weakened skeletal muscles, a puffy face, reduced...
Super sensitive dark matter detector twenty times better now
A super sensitive dark matter detector, the Large Underground Xenon dark matter experiment, the most sensitive in the world, has just been improved. This...
World War III threat is with us constantly, says Elon Musk
The threat of World War III is with us constantly, says Elon Musk, the business magnate, engineer, CEO of Tesla Motors, CEO and CTO...
Death Star a la Star Wars style made from asteroids, says NASA scientist
If you want to make a Death Star like the one in Star Wars, you don’t do so out of thin air, like the...
Glorious Geminid Meteor Shower viewed from every corner of Earth
The Glorious Geminid Meteor Shower has been viewed by keen stargazers from every corner of Earth again this year. The magical celestial spectacle is...
Geminid Meteor Shower peaks on Sunday and Monday says Met Office
The spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower, which comes as regular as clockwork at this time of year, peaks on Sunday and Monday, the 13th and 14th of...
Secrets of success in commercializing biotech innovation – interview
What does it take to shepherd a biotech start-up business to commercial success? How do you get biotech innovation - which generally requires enormous investment...
Urine socks generate electricity and power wireless transmitter
A pair of wearable urine socks can generate electricity and power a wireless transmitter to send a Wi-Fi signal to a personal computer. The...
Urine socks send Wi-Fi signal to PC
A pair of socks fueled by urine pumped by the wearer’s footsteps has powered a transmitter to send a Wi-Fi signal to a PC....
When giving directions word order really matters
When you are giving directions, your word order really matters; it will determine how well your instructions are understood – if you start with...