Monthly Archive: July 2018
Paul Ridden – The ATLIS VTOL autonomous drone is being designed for long range cargo hauling (Credit: Aergility). Florida’s Aergility has spent the last few years developing and testing a new kind of vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL) called the ATLIS. The …
Michael Irving – An artist’s impression of a collision between the Milky Way and a smaller dwarf galaxy, such as that which occurred about eight to 10 billion years ago (Credit: V. Belokurov (Cambridge, UK) based on an image by ESO/Juan Carlos …
Michael Irving – Scientists have detected beams of antimatter being blasted towards the ground in the eyewall of a hurricane (Credit: razlomov/Depositphotos) Although Hurricane Patricia was one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, that didn’t stop the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
Michael Irving – Researchers have found that 85 percent of asteroids in the inner belt could have come from just five or six ancient minor planets (Credit: University of Florida) They might seem like boring old rocks, but asteroids and meteorites have some …
Michael Irving – Imperial Motion’s new Nano Cure Tent can self-heal small punctures and holes in its surface (Credit: Imperial Motion) Everything from electronics to concrete is getting the self-healing treatment nowadays, but the technology rarely seems to make it to commercial …
by Carol Kando-Pineda – Attorney, Division of Consumer and Business Education. Scammers try to trick you into thinking a loved one is in trouble. They call, text, email, or send messages on social media about a supposed emergency with a family member or …
Les Hewitt – Deep in the Southwestern United States is Santa Fe, the City of Holy Faith. It was here that in the 1800s seven nuns set up a school for girls, and when it was time, they built a chapel. This is where …
By Gerard West – There are many reasons why crickets chirp to one another. It is a way for them to communicate. Crickets will chirp to warn each other of approaching danger. Male crickets chirp to scare off other males from getting the …
