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NASA Joins the International Effort to Learn More About Norway’s Auroral Cusp
A solar wind of ionized particles from the sun is constantly blowing through the solar system. Earth’s only protection from this wind is its magnetic field, which emerges from the north pole, wraps around the earth, and re-enters the earth at the south pole. Mars has no atmosphere because, after it lost its protective magnetic…
Watch: Disney Donates $1 Million to STEM Following Success of ‘Black Panther’
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs are a part of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. According to Disney’s press release on Monday, the donation will help kids develop high-tech skills that are essential to helping youth succeed. “It is thrilling to see how inspired young audiences were by the spectacular technology in…
NASA and the Partnership With Bone Marrow Research
In the 70’s. NASA was doing more than sending missions to the moon and to other planets in the solar system; they were also involved in advancing medical research—specifically, freezing bone marrow. In order to maintain healthy bone marrow for transplant, cells have to be chilled to temperatures that traditional freezers couldn’t maintain. This temperature…
Watch: Physicists Have Found a New Way To Store Data
Physicists expect a revolution in data storage on the backs of “skyrmions,” knots that form in magnetic material. Extremely small and difficult to untie, skyrmions could be the key to even smaller electronics. A skyrmion-based hard drive would be more durable, faster, and entirely magnetic. Though skyrmions are still being tested, the ideas the particles…
Elon Musk Successfully Launches the Falcon Heavy Rocket
Elon Musk has made it his life mission to take humankind to space. On February 6th, he got even closer to achieving that goal when his company SpaceX launched the historic maiden voyage of its Falcon Heavy Rocket, putting a Tesla Roadster into orbit, and landing two rocket boosters back on Earth. After a brief…
Do Standing Desks Really Help You Lose Weight?
Short answer: Yes. But it might take a while. According to a new research review just published by the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, using a standing desk for six hours per day burns 54 more calories than sitting at a desk. While this may sound like a pretty underwhelming number, over the course of…
Listen: Exploring Space for Gravitational Waves with Hunter Gabbard
On today’s podcast, we get to learn from Hunter Gabbard from the LIGO-Virgo Space Collaboration. We discuss the increasing utility of machine learning in astrophysical research, the fact of just how sensitive planetary-based monitoring systems are, reinforce the brilliance of Albert Einstein, and look to the future for ways to better understand science today.
Watch: A Landmark Radio Astronomy Project Is About To Unveil Its First Prototype Dish
Researchers and engineers with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)— the largest radio telescope in the world will inaugurate the dish at a test site in Shijiazhuang, China. When complete, the SKA will be much more sensitive than current radio telescopes that collect electromagnetic signals from space. Researchers will use data collected by the linked arrays…
Watch: The car Elon Musk launched into space overshot Mars and may reach the asteroid belt
You read that right. Elon Musk launched a Tesla Roadster with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this week. The car was planned to follow a path around the sun that would send it to Mars, but it overshot the mark. Now the car is in murky territory, and many are looking for specifics on if…
Pfizer and Chinese Biotech Company Team Up
NetVation DL Medicine (DL Medicine), a biopharmaceutical company based in China, has scored a two-year collaboration deal with Pfizer, one of the largest companies in the industry. Together, these companies will conduct research into innovative treatments for patients around the world. Furthermore, the deal allows Pfizer to take a financial stake in the Chinese company….
Defying skepticism, SpaceX launches the Falcon Heavy rocket
SpaceX hopes to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket this Tuesday, defying skeptics and correcting past failures. If successful, the Falcon Heavy would be the world’s most powerful rocket and a huge step for the company. Viewable on the SpaceX website and YouTube, the launch aims to go off at 1:30 PM Eastern, with a backup…
Private Company Launches “Space Graffitti” into Orbit
New Zealand-based company “Rocket Lab” fired a special satellite into orbit this January, angering astronomers around the world. Rocket Lab, like Tesla, focuses on private spaceflight and fired what they call an art installation alongside three commercial satellites into orbit. Now, astronomers and other experts are condemning the launch, citing an already crowded atmosphere. The…
WHY 2018 IS THE YEAR TO GET YOUR DIGESTIVE TRACT BACK ON TRACK
You may be surprised to learn that your body is jam packed with trillions of bacteria. But don’t worry, most of these bacteria in your body are located in your gut, and they are actually doing good work for you! This little ecosystem, referred to as the gut microbiome, is constantly working to improve your digestion, enhance…
Listen: Introducing Faults Can Strengthen Aluminum
When it comes to aluminum, our typical encounter with this material is usually found in soft drink cans daily. However, researchers from Purdue have found that even though Aluminum is nice and light, they have developed new alloys to where if they introduce faults within the material, it can not only provide a stronger…
A New Drone Facility at UCSD Drives Innovation
Drones now have a home at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) to test and research their capabilities. Engineers (aerospace, electrical, mechanical, and structural), scientists, and computer scientists can come together at this 2500 square ft. outdoor aerodome managed by the Contextual Robotics Institute to test new drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles, and…
Measuring with the Use of Fizeau Interferometers
The Fizeau interferometer is used to measure the shape and quality of optical surfaces at high precision.[1] It’s important to remember that not all reference optics are created equal, as design and construction causes quality fluctuation. When using reference optics to determine the flatness quality of other flat optical surfaces, it’s essential to have confidence…
On the Look-Out for Dry Eyes
For most of us, tears are associated solely with crying. In a moment of sadness or joy, we might shed a few tears–but otherwise, the curious water in our eyes is not something we typically worry about. Tears, as it turns out, are essential to maintaining eye health, helping to lubricate and nourish the eye…
Watch: The first primates to be cloned are baby macaques
Like Dolly the Sheep was before them, two healthy baby macaques were recently cloned after decades of research. Though more than 20 species have been cloned successfully, the macaques are the first primates. After 20 years of trying from the most talented groups, and nothing working, finally this works. This research is going to help…
U.S. Department of Energy Unveils New Lithium-Sulfur Battery Component
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Berkeley Lab reported that a new, lithium-sulfur battery component can hold double the capacity then that a conventional lithium sulfur battery. According to a press release from Berkeley Lab, when a lithium-sulfur battery stores and releases energy, the chemical reaction produces mobile molecules of sulfur that become disconnected…
Watch: Biotech Going Up Against Big Pharma
As co-founder, chairman & chief executive of Ocugen, Shankar Musunuri, is looking to bring eye disease products to the patients that big pharma’s drugs have left out. The Malvern, Penn.-based company has four compounds in its pipeline at various stages of development. It’s most advanced candidate, OCU300, is gearing up for Phase III trials in…
Aerobic Exercise Linked to Brain Cell Health
Recent studies at the University of Ottawa and The University of British Columbia have discovered a link between brain health and aerobic exercise. While it’s no secret that exercise is good for the physical body, aerobic exercise can stimulate memory, reduce stress and anxiety and improve problem-solving functions, especially in older adults. This is well…
Listen: Biotech Firms Set Their Funding Sights High
The arrival of the new year also brings with it, the arrival of new products in the marketplace. Of specific interest this year are several biotech firms that have their funding sights set fairly high. While 2016 and the 1st quarter of 2017 were somewhat bleak for the industry financially speaking, there was a…
Commonly used pesticides could threaten salmon
A new report shows that three widely used pesticides could jeopardize salmon. The pesticides are used on crops ranging from rice to corn and even cotton. Conservationist groups and the salmon industry are hoping the new opinion will help to push the EPA to ban the chemicals. Salmon have been waiting four decades for relief…
Ice cliffs found Mars
Bands of ice have been spotted on steep Martian cliffs, exciting news for current geologists and future colonists. Ice on Mars is old news, but the exact depth and details about its makeup have been elusive. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spotted cliffs of ice, offering geologists a potential trove of information. Future human colonists…
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