[ad_1] Metal-organic structures (MOFs) are a class of porous and crystalline materials that are synthesized from inorganic metal ions or clusters attached to organic ligands. Two of these materials are shown, HKUST-1 and MIL-100 (Fe). (Credit: Tania Evans, Georgia Tech) An artificial intelligence technique, machine learning, is helping to accelerate …
Read More »If you can’t wait to find aliens, this is great news: BGR
[ad_1] A new study suggests habitable exoplanets may be abundant in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The researchers processed data on thousands of exoplanets discovered using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope. Unfortunately, while future advances in telescope technology may allow us to pinpoint habitable worlds, we probably won’t be able …
Read More »Trump-nominated NASA chief will leave now that Biden is president-elect – BGR
[ad_1] NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has revealed that he will be leaving his post now that it looks like Joe Biden will be the president. Bridenstine was nominated by Trump early in his presidency, and the NASA chief has been trying to raise funds for a return to the moon …
Read More »Amazon boss Jeff Bezos wants to send packages to the moon now
[ad_1] Now that the moon has water, Jeff Bezos is already planning how to get it. The Amazon founder founded the space venture Blue Origin in 2000 with the goal of creating reusable launch vehicles. This leads to his grand plan of placing humans on the moon. The company is …
Read More »Nature-inspired researchers develop elephant trunk clamp
[ad_1] Nature inspired researchers to develop a robotic gripper made of soft fabric that acts like an elephant’s trunk to grab, pick up and release objects without breaking them. UNSW Sydney researchers said the versatile technology could be widely applied in sectors where fragile objects are handled, such as agriculture, …
Read More »Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 ready for launch on pad 39A – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket – which spans 215 feet in length – are ready for launch on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, in preparation for the launch of four astronauts on Saturday night. to the International Space Station. These photos were taken inside …
Read More »Gene editing is revealing how corals respond to water warming. It could transform the way we manage our coral reefs
[ad_1] Genetic engineering has already established itself as an invaluable tool for studying gene functions in organisms. Our new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, now demonstrates how gene editing can be used to pinpoint genes involved in corals’ ability to withstand heat stress. A better …
Read More »The video shows footage of meteors in the night sky over New Jersey
[ad_1] A giant meteor was spotted in the New Jersey night sky Sunday night, according to video from the event and a nonprofit group following the phenomena. The meteor screamed in the sky above Lakewood at around 7.15pm, according to footage posted by Lakewood Scoop. The meteor was likely part …
Read More »Researchers find out how and why trees die in the Amazon region.
[ad_1] To absorb and store carbon, trees need to stay alive, but more and more trees in the Amazon are doing the opposite. Scientists now know why. According to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Communications, the average growth rate of a tree species is the main …
Read More »Two million year old skull of human “cousin” unearthed
[ad_1] The two-million-year-old skull is a Paranthropus robustus specimen Australian researchers say the discovery of a two-million-year-old skull in South Africa sheds more light on human evolution. The skull was a male Paranthropus robustus, a “cousin kind” of Standing man – a species thought to be direct ancestors of modern …
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