Just Plain WEIRD #2
Most of the claims about ‘Hitler’s Jewish blood,’ repeated Sunday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, arise from the fact that the identity of his paternal grandfather is unknown. The answer to that question seems to have been buried with his grandmother. German …
The articulated legs of the Elevate allow it to stand up and walk over obstacles that would chew regular off-road vehicles to pieces. – By Loz Blain 2022 May 05 – We see a lot of wacky concept vehicles, but few as nutty …
Scientists have used a protein derived from corn as the basis for a potential vaccine for Alzheimer’s. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 May 03 – Among the many ways scientists hope to be able to tackle Alzheimer’s is by preventing it from taking …
A toxic green pigment was once used to color everything from fake flowers to book covers. Now a museum conservator is working to track down the noxious volumes. During the 19th century, emerald green pigment was all the rage in fashion and home …
The system already utilizes M18-size screws, and should soon be available in M20 and M36. Fraunhofer – By Ben Coxworth 2022 May 02 – It’s easy to forget that structures such as bridges, wind turbines and scaffolding are held together by screws which could …
Researchers have created and tested a light field camera with the greatest depth of field ever demonstrated, keeping everything between 3 cm and 1.7 km from the lens in focus. NIST – By Loz Blain 2022 Apr 29 – In photography, depth of field …
Artist’s impression of a superconducting chip. TU Delft – By Loz Blain 2022 Apr 28 – A TU Delft team has demonstrated a one-way superconductor that gives zero resistance in one direction, but blocks current completely in the other. The discovery, long thought impossible, …
An artist’s illustration of how the newly discovered large megaraptor Maip macrothorax might have looked in life. Agustín Ozán – By Michael Irving 2022 Apr 28 – Paleontologists have discovered the largest raptor dinosaur ever found. The new species, known as Maip macrothorax, was …
An ultra-pure diamond wafer (right) measuring 5 cm (2 in) in diameter that could be used for high-density data storage. The small square to the left is the usual size of diamond wafers possible using older manufacturing techniques. Saga University – By Michael Irving …
An artist’s illustration of an asteroid delivering nucleobases (seen as molecular models) to early Earth. NASA Goddard/CI Lab/Dan Gallagher – By Michael Irving 2022 Apr 27 – How life on Earth first arose is one of the most profound mysteries of science, and evidence …
