Shape-Shifting, Self-Healing Machines Are Among Us
Electronics that can bend, stretch and repair themselves could potentially work in applications ranging from tougher robots to smart clothes.....»»
Caveat emptor: 90% of tattoo inks have unlabeled or mislabeled ingredients
Findings could help inform and shape emerging US policy on regulating tattoo inks. Enlarge / New study finds that the chemicals listed on tattoo ink labels often don't match what's actually in the bottle. (credit: ohsarahrose/CC.....»»
With Intuitive Machines’ mission cut short, when is the next lunar landing?
Three attempts to reach the lunar surface this year have had mixed results, but there are plenty more missions in 2024 that are hoping to nail it......»»
It turns out that Odysseus landed on the Moon without any altimetry data
"Hours after we got off the launch pad, we almost lost the spacecraft." Enlarge / Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is shown shortly before touching down on the Moon. (credit: Intuitive Machines) Steve Altemus beamed.....»»
Score a month-end $250 discount on Apple"s 1TB MacBook Pro 14-inch
The 14-inch MacBook Pro is now the defacto pro-level starting point in Apple's laptop line, and shoppers have more incentive to look past entry-level machines thanks to a $250 discount on the M3 Pro model offered at B&H Photo.The B&H Photo discount b.....»»
Merons realized in synthetic antiferromagnets
The electronic devices we use on a day-to-day basis are powered by electrical currents. This is the case with our living room lights, washing machines, and televisions, to name but a few examples. Data processing in computers also relies on informati.....»»
Controlling the microenvironment to promote wound healing and regeneration
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has unveiled a new principle for controlling the microenvironment of biological tissues to promote wound healing and regeneration. This discovery holds significant promise for the development of w.....»»
Odysseus lander mission expected to end early due to power issue
Intuitive Machines has announced that it expects the lander to stop communications on the morning of Tuesday, February 27, cutting the mission short......»»
"Artificial tongue" detects and inactivates common mouth bacteria
From the fuzzy feeling on your teeth to the unfortunate condition of halitosis, bacteria shape mouth health. When dental illnesses take hold, diagnosis and treatment are necessary, but identifying the microorganisms behind an infection can be a lengt.....»»
Apple TV+ "Foundation" leadership rocked after budget drama
A new report claims that the show runner of Apple TV+ epic "Foundation" is shifting duties after some behind-the-scenes drama about production and budget cuts.Foundation poster (Source: Apple TV+)It's not clear exactly what's going on, beyond some is.....»»
Odysseus Marks the First US Moon Landing in More Than 50 Years
A Houston-based company called Intuitive Machines made lunar history this week......»»
Lunar lander is on its side on the moon’s surface
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is stable and functioning, but it appears to have landed on the moon's surface on its side......»»
New technique for sorting micro-particles uses sound waves
Thanks to the rapid progress in tiny tech, we've been mainly using microfluidics to sort tiny particles by size. But now, there's a new way to sort them by shape, which could be a big deal for medical tests and chemistry. A recent study introduces a.....»»
Marketing experts measure brain waves and skin current to predict emotions
Machines still can't think, but now they can validate your feelings, based on new research from New Jersey Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Jorge Fresneda......»»
A fruit fly"s wing offers clues into how wounds heal
How long it takes for cells to close a fruit fly's wound can tell us a lot about the healing process in the early developmental stages of humans, and potentially treatments that prevent long-term damage......»»
A little US company makes history by landing on the Moon
“We’re not dead yet." Enlarge / Odysseus passes over the near side of the Moon following lunar orbit insertion on February 21. (credit: Intuitive Machines) For the first time in more than half a century, a US-built.....»»
U.S. spacecraft lands on the moon for the first time in over 50 years
NASA and the company Intuitive Machines have made a historic landing on the moon, the first landing there by a commercial entity......»»
Bright and tough: A material that heals itself and glows
A research team at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) has succeeded in developing a self-healing material that is also capable of emitting a high amount of fluorescence when absorbing light. The research, published in the Journa.....»»
Odysseus shares new moon images ahead of imminent landing attempt
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft is now in a lunar orbit and is on course to attempt a soft landing that would put it in the history books......»»
Climate change could push bowhead whales to cross paths with shipping traffic
The population of bowhead whales that migrates between the Bering and Beaufort Seas each year is a conservation success story, with today's population nearing—if not exceeding—pre-commercial whaling numbers. But climate change is shifting the wha.....»»
NASA faces a quandary with its audacious lunar cargo program
Failure is now an option at the US space agency. Enlarge / Intuitive Machines released this photo of its Odysseus lander in space after launch. (credit: Intuitive Machines) Most of NASA is a pretty buttoned-down place th.....»»