Just Plain WEIRD #2
The Afreda S6’s front linkage allows the two front wheels to tilt into corners, and to independently move straight up and down by up to 11 inches. Afreda – By Ben Coxworth 2022 May 18 – Although electric scooters are becoming extremely popular, the …
Researchers at the QuTech collaboration have managed to teleport quantum information between two non-adjacent nodes for the first time. Marieke de Lorijn for QuTech – By Michael Irving 2022 May 26 – Scientists in the Netherlands have made a major step towards quantum computer …
Monkeypox causes lesions that resemble pus-filled blisters, which eventually scab over. CDC/Getty Images – By Rodney E. Rohde, Regents’ Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University Published: 2022 May 20 – On 2022 May 18, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for …
These tiny crab robots can be remote controlled by using heat to deform shape-memory alloys. Northwestern University – By Loz Blain 2022 May 25 – Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois have demonstrated the world’s smallest remote-controlled walking robot, at just half a millimeter …
“Sowing water” in this mountainous region has been crucial for people, crops, and biodiversity for more than a millennium. Antonio Ortega García adjusts slabs of stone, divering water from the Río Grande (foreground) to an acequia. All Photos by Kira Walker for Atlas …
The Stryker combat vehicle with the Raytheon laser weapon installed. Raytheon – By David Szondy 2022 May 24 – Using a 50-kW high-energy laser weapon, a US Army Stryker combat vehicle acquired, tracked, targeted, and defeated multiple 60-mm mortar rounds and other threats during …
ESA / Applications / Observing the Earth / FutureEO / Swarm – 2022 May 23 – While volcanic eruptions and earthquakes serve as immediate reminders that Earth’s insides are anything but tranquil, there are also other, more elusive, dynamic processes happening deep down …
A sample of the new gel film, which can pull huge amounts of drinking water out of thin air. University of Texas at Austin – By Michael Irving 2022 May 24 – Water scarcity is a major problem for much of the world’s population, …
Hamsters genetically engineered to lack a key hormone receptor showed unexpected social behaviors. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 May 22 – Researchers experimenting with genetically engineered hamsters have found that the biology behind social behavior may be more complex than we thought. The …
The Coen brother goes solo to put together a documentary about the shamanic wild man of early rock’n’roll, who reinvented himself as a country and gospel act. Wild man … Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind. Photograph: AP– Peter Bradshaw @PeterBradshaw1 Last modified …
