Low Sugar in Baby’s First 1,000 Days Reduces Chronic Disease Risk, Wartime Study Finds
A study examined the long-term health effects of sugar rationing during World War II in the UK, which restricted sugar intake for adults and completely banned it for children under 2. Analyzing data on 60,183 people born between 1951-1956, the researchers found that those exposed to lower sugar intake in their first 1,000 days of […]
The first silent home wind turbine destroys solar panels: 1500 kWh of free electricity
The Liam F1 Mini is a silent, compact wind turbine designed specifically for urban use. Key features include: Generates up to 1500 kWh of electricity annually at wind speeds of 5 m/s Nearly silent operation due to its conical, helix-like design Small size: 0.75 meters in diameter for the Mini version Self-adjusts to wind direction […]
JWST compels us to ask: what’s wrong with Vega?
Vega is a young, bright, and nearby star that has a dusty debris disk around it. It was expected to be similar to the nearby star Fomalhaut, which has a complex multi-ring debris disk. However, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show that Vega’s debris disk is surprisingly smooth and symmetric, with […]
POLARIS Spaceplanes Begins Flight Tests of MIRA II Demonstrator
POLARIS Spaceplanes, a Bremen-based company founded in 2019, has completed an initial flight test campaign for its MIRA II demonstrator between October 25-27, 2024. The key highlights include: Test Details: Location: Peenemünde Airport on the Baltic Sea coast Total flight time: 20 minutes Total distance covered: Over 50 kilometres Three test flights conducted Flight Progression: […]
Looking back: The 4.2-liter, 48-cylinder, world record-holding Kawasaki
Simon Whitelock built an extraordinary 48-cylinder Kawasaki motorcycle nicknamed “Tinker Toy” between 1998 and 2003. Key points: Built using six banks of eight cylinders each, using Kawasaki KH250 parts Features: 4.2-liter engine Weighs over 1,300 pounds (600 kg) Has a 49th “donkey engine” cylinder for starting BMW K100 gearbox Honda Goldwing front end Each bank […]
New Tardigrade Discovery Reveals Secrets of Radiation Resistance
Researchers studied a newly discovered species of tardigrade called Hypsibius henanensis. Tardigrades are known to be extremely resistant to radiation. By analyzing the tardigrade’s genome, they found over 14,000 protein-coding genes, with over 4,400 being unique to tardigrades. Exposing the tardigrades to radiation allowed the researchers to see how gene expression and protein production changed, […]
A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor
A remote-controlled robot successfully retrieved a small piece of melted nuclear fuel from inside one of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan for the first time. The robot collected a tiny piece of gravel about 5 mm in size (about the size of a small grain) from inside the […]
“Miranda” moon of Uranus likely has an ocean and possibly life
A recent study suggests Miranda, one of Uranus’s moons, may harbor a hidden subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. This could make it potentially hospitable to extraterrestrial life. Voyager 2 images from 1986 first revealed Miranda’s varied landscape of grooves, cliffs and other geological features, but the cause was unknown. New computer modeling by scientists […]
Scientists Invented an Entirely New Way to Refrigerate Things
Scientists have invented a new method of refrigeration called ionocaloric cooling, which uses ions to lower temperatures as an alternative to traditional vapor compression refrigeration systems. Typical refrigeration works by evaporating and condensing a refrigerant fluid, but many refrigerants in use are harmful to the environment. Ionocaloric cooling works by applying a small electric charge […]
‘Zombie star’ could explode soon, light up sky for the first time in 80 years
An unusual type of star known as a “zombie star” called T Coronae Borealis could explode in the near future after being dormant for decades. Also known as the “Blaze Star”, it is part of a binary star system located around 3,000 light years from Earth. The star goes through periodic explosions where it rapidly […]