WEIRD SCIENCE
By Rich Haridy 2020 Apr 23 – Boston Dynamics suggests this technology could be applied to a number of other more common wheeled robots. Boston Dynamics. – For years we have witnessed Boston Dynamics develop increasingly sophisticated robots, and while they are undoubtedly impressive …
By Michael Irving 2020 Apr 29 – One of the most eye-catching shots Spitzer ever took, showing the Helix Nebula, a cloud of dust two light-years wide, with the bright red center hiding a dying star shrouded in its own disk of debris. NASA, …
By Nick Lavars 2020 Apr 26 – Plastic bottles are a huge source of waste, but scientists may have uncovered a way to put them to use in next-generation batteries. chaoss/Depositphotos. – Efforts to improve on today’s battery technology has scientists turning to all …
By Ben Coxworth 2020 Apr 27 – The microneedle patch (red) has been successfully trialed on plants such as tomatoes. MIT. – When it comes to safer, less painful, slow-release alternatives to the hypodermic injection of medications, “microneedle patches” show a lot of promise. …
By Nick Lavars – 2020 Apr 26 – A new discovery paves the way for novel drugs that could help safeguard DNA and slow the aging process. Sashkin7/Depositphotos. – Central to a lot of scientific research into aging are tiny caps on the ends …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Apr 22 – Potent antibodies from recovered patients may be cloned and turned into novel COVID-19 treatments. kasto/Depositphotos. – As researchers rekindle a more than 100-year-old therapy, using blood from recovered COVID-19 subjects as a treatment for newly infected patients, …
By Loz Blain – 2020 Apr 23 – The Nova’s ball is completely isolated, with its own battery system, and is driven by omni wheels in the base. Eight360. – By far the most extreme gaming and simulation platform we’ve seen, the Nova places …
By Michael Irving – 2020 Apr 20 – Hubble observations of 2I/Borisov reveal its chemical composition is unlike any local comet. NASA, ESA, K. Meech (University of Hawaii), and D. Jewitt (UCLA). – 2I/Borisov is like a time capsule from a part of the …
By Nick Lavars 2020 Apr 22 – The first comprehensive geological map of the Moon. – Drawing on data from satellites and Apollo-era missions, scientists at the US Geological Survey (USGS), NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute have pieced together what they say is …
While the virus seems capable of infecting some pets and wild animals, these cases probably aren’t occurring often. Research suggests humans can occasionally pass the new coronavirus to cats. But felines are very unlikely to be a source of transmission back to humans. …
