AvatarRick TimmerImmune System These “Nanotraps” Capture SARS-CoV-2 for the Immune System to Kill freethink.com - B. David Zarley Inspired by cancer cells, researchers have developed “Nanotraps” which lock up SARS-CoV-2 for the immune system to kill it.
AvatarRick TimmerStarlink SpaceX rocket launches Starlink fleet and 2 small satellites, sticks landing at sea space.com - Amy Thompson CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new fleet of Starlink internet satellites into orbit alongside two rideshare satellites …
AvatarRick TimmerCell Biology Bacteria Employed as "Living Hard Drives" columbia.edu - By In the search for the perfect data-storage solution, scientists have been exploring creative ways to make use of nature’s original …
AvatarRick TimmerChina China's Tianwen-1 mission nails historic rover landing on Mars verified_publisherCNET - Jackson Ryan The Zhurong rover's arrival on the red planet heralds a new era in space exploration for the Chinese space agency.
AvatarRick TimmerPatents China Claims to Be Developing a ‘Magnetized Plasma Artillery’ Gun nationalinterest.org - Michael Peck Chinese scientists believe that magnetized plasma artillery will be so light and energy-efficient that it can be mounted on tanks.Here's What You …
AvatarRick TimmerAeronautics The F-35 Is So Advanced Its Own Pilots Can Hardly Believe It nationalinterest.org - Kris Osborn “The F-35 ‘redefines’ how you go to war with a platform. it fuses data at a very core level, providing pilots with information to be lethal in the …
AvatarRick TimmerU.S. Navy After 15 years, the Navy's littoral combat ships are still in search of a mission stripes.com - By ANDREW DYER | The San Diego Union-Tribune | Published: May 15, 2021 SAN DIEGO (Tribune News Service) — Almost 15 years ago, the U.S. Navy christened the first of a new class of warship designed to fight the Global War …
AvatarRick TimmerTechnology Take a Tour of The Tiny, Wonderful World of Microfluidics verified_publisherScienceAlert - ALBERT FOLCH When you think of micro- or nanotechnology, you likely think of small electronics like your phone, a tiny robot or a microchip. But COVID-19 tests – …
AvatarRick TimmerMicroplastics It’s on our plates and in our poo, but are microplastics a health risk? verified_publisherThe Guardian - Graham ReadfearnAs much as the idea might be unpalatable, all of our diets are now likely to include tiny servings of plastic. The places where microplastics and plastic fibres have been found is beginning to read like...
AvatarRick TimmerMalnutrition Kelp, Maggots And Mycoprotein Among Future Foods That Must Be Mass-Farmed To Combat Malnutrition eurasiareview.com - Eurasia Review Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and combat malnutrition in the face of climate change, environmental …
AvatarRick TimmerSpace China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions PBS NewsHour - Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press BEIJING — China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the …
