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Timber! Japan’s Wooden Satellite Is Nearly Ready for Space

Apparently, space wood is a thing. Japanese researchers are preparing to launch the world’s first satellite made from wood following a successful experiment on...

How Filmmakers Created Fake Newsreels in the 1920s

A horrifying magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit Japan on September 1, 1923, killing over 140,000 people. And while news of the devastation reached newspapers around...

A Row Erupts Over Texas’ Bold Bitcoin Battery Plan

Bitcoin miners say they can help stabilize a shaky power grid and prevent blackouts. Experts say it will make the problem worse.

Quantum lidar prototype acquires real-time 3D images while fully submerged underwater

Researchers have demonstrated a prototype lidar system that uses quantum detection technology to acquire 3D images while submerged underwater. The high sensitivity of this...

Resilience of Yellowstone’s forests tested by unprecedented fire

Researchers describe what happens when Yellowstone -- adapted to recurring fires every 100 to 300 years -- instead burns twice in fewer than 30...

Ancient City of Angkor Was Jam-Packed With People

Angkor, in what is now Cambodia, was one of the most populated cities in the world from the 9th to 15th centuries CE. That said,...
ebb and flow brain mechanism that drives learning identified

‘Ebb and flow’ brain mechanism that drives learning identified

Researchers have long thought that rewards like food or money encourage learning in the brain by causing the release of the 'feel-good' hormone dopamine,...

Sturdy fabric-based piezoelectric energy harvester takes us one step closer to wearable electronics

Researchers presented a highly flexible but sturdy wearable piezoelectric harvester using the simple and easy fabrication process of hot pressing and tape casting. This...

Doctor Who Set Pictures Tease the Return of a Major Villain

Somehow, Spider-Man 3 rumors continue to expand its cast. George Miller is contemplating honoring Mad Max legend Hugh Keays-Byrne in the Furiosa prequel. Even...

How inflammatory signalling molecules contribute to carcinogenesis

Researchers have managed to identify a previously unknown molecular connection between an inflammatory signalling molecule and one of the main oncogenes.

Brabus Launches ‘Deep Blue’ G-Wagon, Speedboat & Luxury Watch Line

Brabus is unifying its collaborations with Mercedes-AMG, Finland’s Axopar Boats, and Panerai luxury watches under one Deep Blue collection.Being that Brabus is...