Three fresh CDC studies show vaccines holding up against delta.
Ivermectin overdose death probed in NM: “I don’t want more people to die”
A second person is in intensive care, a health official with the state says.
Rocket Report: Next Falcon Heavy launch date set, Soyuz 5 engines clear tests
“I think that that’s exactly the wrong message to send.”
人間サイズの折り紙で緊急時シェルターを再定義する科学者たち【動画あり】
創意に富む現代の建築家にとって、折り紙は鶴を折るためのものというより、有用な構造物を小さなスペースに収めるためのものだ。ハーヴァード大学で開発が進むテント型シェルターは、平らな状態ではツインベッドのマットレスほどの大きさだが、それを膨らませると壁が展開し、屋根が所定の形に素早く収まる。余分なエネルギーを最小限に抑えるこの折り紙型のテントは、再利用や移動が可能な緊急シェルターとして期待されている。
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Groundbreaking Technique Yields Important New Details on Silicon, Subatomic Particles and Possible ‘Fifth Force’
NIST: Using a groundbreaking new technique at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an international collaboration led by NIST researchers has revealed previously unrecognized properties of technologically crucial silicon crystals …
Sex can relieve nasal congestion, and other work honored by 2021 Ig Nobels.
The awards ceremony took place virtually for a second year due to the ongoing pandemic
Our flexible processors can now use bendable RAM
Flexible materials trap heat in the devices, making bit-flipping more efficient.
With COVID out of control, Biden unveils hefty vaccine mandates
Mandates will cover millions of federal workers, health workers, private employees.
Attacking their own – weird butterfly aggression
Male milkweed butterflies feeding on catarpillars SLNYT but should be viewable. Fascinating article about a pair of butterfly enthusiasts who inadvertently discovered some very aggressive behavior.
Laser-initiated fusion leads the way to safe, affordable clean energy
Fusion power plants will eventually replace most conventional power plants and related large-scale energy infrastructure that are still so dominant today. There will be no need for coal or gas.