NASA’s 39C Launch Pad to Serve New Small Class Rockets
NASA is well known for its heavy class and super-heavy class space launch systems, but soon it will be the center for much a smaller class of rockets. NASA is currently in the process of…
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NASA To Provide Advanced Computer Animations of 2015 Hurricane Season
Last week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season which runs from June 1st to November 30th. NOAA expects, with a 70% degree of accuracy, 6 to 11…
Herd of Mobile Malware Trojan Horses Comin’ Round the Mountain
Mobile Malware, the New Kid on the Block Most people have become reasonably adept at installing and keeping malware software up to date, yet some remain clueless and give life to black hats. But most…
NASA’s Flying Saucer Tests Precursor to Successful Red Planet Missions
NASA’s second supersonic, edge of the Earth’s atmosphere, test of the flying saucer like Low Density Supersonic Decelerate (LDSD) was postponed this morning due to dicey weather conditions. In order for the flying saucer to…
Robot Outperforms Human Fruit Fly Surgeons
Fruit fly surgeons tend to be few and far between. No one hears “Anu Aunty” the pushy Indian aunt bragging about her nephew, the world renowned fruit fly surgeon, though some have been heard bragging…
Earth Core Samples Testament to Fossil Fuel Pyromania
Trillions of Microscopic Black Tar Balls In last week’s Scientific American article by David Biello entitled, “Why Carbon is the Best Marker for the New Human Epic,” the author reveals that humans are leaving behind telltale signs of…
This Startup Company Seeks to Reverse Deforestation by Using Drones to Plant 1 Billion Trees a Year
As per the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), approximately 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest are lost each year. About 26 billion trees are cut in a year, and only about…
This Tiny 10mm Thin 3D Holographic Microbattery is High on Power
Creation of miniature devices is on the rise. Many miniaturized devices like medical implants, flying insect-like robots, sensors, wireless transmitters and tiny cameras have been invented. Any Electronic Device is Limited by the Size of the…
Surfing Veteran Mark Mathews Rides Liquid Monsters
The normal curve tells us that most surfing waves will be small to midland, and that great monster waves will be rare but amazing. Mark Mathews has spent his life surfing and seeking out the…
California Water Crisis Implicates Every American in Overconsumption of Limited Resources
It so easy to think that problems happening on the other side of the country or world have nothing to do with us. But today’s science, technology and communications allow us to see and hear…
