Two visionaries: Marie Curie forged a friendship with dancer Loïe Fuller
Liz Heinecke on her new book Radiant, a parallel biography of two extraordinary women. Enlarge / Radiant: The Scientist, the Dancer, and a Friendship Forged in Light explores the lives of Marie Curie and Loïe Fuller. (credit: Aurich Lawson / G.....»»
How to maintain gender equality through the sex chromosomes
Asymmetric sex chromosomes were independently shaped during evolution in many species, and different strategies evolved alongside to overcome the resulting imbalance in genetic information. Molecular biologist Marie-Line Faucillion has studied this i.....»»
Caviar"s Visionaries collection includes an Elon Musk bust and iPhone made from a melted Tesla
Caviar’s Visionaries collection pays tribute to tech luminaries Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, and Alibaba Group co-founder/former executive chairman Jack Ma. In the case of the SpaceX billionaire, the company has created 27 Musk busts......»»
Elizabeth Holmes says she forged pharma reports—for all the right reasons
Former CEO blames COO Balwani for overly optimistic financial projections. Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes along with her partner, Billy Evans, right, leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on November.....»»
New cell database paints fuller picture of muscle repair
Biologists have struggled to study rare and transient muscle cells involved in the process, but engineers have lifted the curtain on these elusive dynamics with the launch of scMuscle, one of the largest single-cell databases of its kind......»»
New cell database paints fuller picture of muscle repair
When a muscle becomes injured, it repairs itself using a flurry of cellular activity, with stem cells splitting and differentiating into many types of specialized cells, each playing an important role in the healing process......»»
Maker Faire Cleveland 2021: Forged By The Community
This year Maker Faire Cleveland comes to Cleveland's diverse neighborhoods with a week of activities leading up to the big event on Saturday. The post Maker Faire Cleveland 2021: Forged By The Community appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ide.....»»
Metallurgist Admits Faking Steel-Test Results For US Navy Subs
schwit1 shares a report from the Miami Herald: A metallurgist in Washington state pleaded guilty to fraud Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines. Elaine Marie Thom.....»»
France, US commemorate centenary of historic Marie Curie visit
In 1921, the celebrated French scientist Marie Curie made a six-week trip to the United States, where she visited the White House and received from the hands of the president himself a very unusual gift: a gram of radium......»»
5 Ways to Help a Friend after an Arrest
Friendship is about being there for each other, even in the worst moments. However, we never imagined our friends could find themselves arrested. That said, what should you do to help when someone you know is in police custody? The first instinct you.....»»
Astronomers make most distant detection yet of fluorine in star-forming galaxy
A new discovery is shedding light on how fluorine—an element found in bones and teeth as fluoride—is forged in the universe. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a part.....»»
NASA"s Juno: Science results offer first 3D view of Jupiter atmosphere
New findings from NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet's distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues about the unseen processes below its clouds. The results highlight the inner workings of the b.....»»
Neutron star collisions are "goldmine" of heavy elements, study finds
Most elements lighter than iron are forged in the cores of stars. A star's white-hot center fuels the fusion of protons, squeezing them together to build progressively heavier elements. But beyond iron, scientists have puzzled over what could give ri.....»»
Breakfast Club Star Anthony Michael Hall Says The Brat Pack Never Existed
The Breakfast Club star Anthony Michael Hall says the so-called teenage friendship group, The Brat Pack, never existed. Currently celebrating his debut as Tommy Doyle in the slasher sequel Halloween Kills, some of Hall's most iconic roles hail back t.....»»
Researchers make hardened wooden knives that slice through steak
The sharpest knives available are made of either steel or ceramic, both of which are man-made materials that must be forged in furnaces under extreme temperatures. Now, researchers have developed a potentially more sustainable way to make sharp knive.....»»
Maker Spotlight: Collin Sage
Meet Collin Sage, two time winner of the Forged In Fire blacksmithing competition show The post Maker Spotlight: Collin Sage appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
How to kill every Visionary in Deathloop and break the loop
Kill all eight Visionaries in one day to break the loop. Easy, right? Here's how to kill every Visionary in Deathloop and how to get them in the same place......»»
Scientists decipher Marie Antoinette"s redacted love notes
"Not without you." "My dear friend." "You that I love.".....»»
X-rays reveal censored portions of Marie Antoinette’s letters to Swedish count
French Queen had secret correspondence with her rumored lover, Hans Axel von Fersen Enlarge / 1775 portrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, by Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty. X-ray analysis of letters between the queen and a Swedish c.....»»
Simple steps improve digital learning
"One thing that can get lost in digital teaching is the process of building social relationships. This network building normally takes place during coffee breaks, shared lunch and in the queue at the toilet or coffee machine," says Gunhild Marie Roal.....»»
The social life of a vampire bat
When one thinks of vampire bats, friendship and cooperation may not be among the qualities that come to mind for these blood-feasting creatures of the night. But maybe they should.Scientists have provided a deeper understanding of social relationship.....»»