With millions of helpers (and $100M), SETI 'still hasn't found ET'— here's why
What would Enrico Fermi do? For those unfamiliar with the name, Fermi was a famous scientist who postulated that if intelligent life on other planets actually existed, we would have found them by now — or they certainly would have found us. It's an idea that resonates, especially with vast sums of public and private money being thrown at space travel, accompanied by rapid advances in modern technology. Approximately a year ago, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner gave a $100 million gift t..>> view originalCeres: The tiny world where volcanoes erupt ice
Ahuna Mons is a volcano that rises 13,000 feet high and spreads 11 miles wide at its base. This would be impressive for a volcano on Earth. But Ahuna Mons stands on Ceres, a dwarf planet less than 600 miles wide that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter. Even stranger, Ahuna Mons isn't built from lava the way terrestrial volcanoes are - it's built from ice. "Ahuna is the one true 'mountain' on Ceres," said David A. Williams, associate research professor in Arizona State University's S..>> view originalSpaceX explosion: Amos-6 satellite owner demands $50M from Musk's firm
SpaceX reader comments 10 SpaceX faces a potentially big payout in the aftermath of last week's launchpad explosion, after Israeli communications firm Spacecom—which lost one its satellites in the accident—demanded £37 million ($50 million) or a free flight from Elon Musk's company. The Falcon 9 rocket, which had been set to deploy an Amos-6 satellite to provide wireless services to sub-Saharan Africa as part of Facebook's Internet.org initiative, was destroyed on Thursday as it was preppe..>> view originalCarbon nanotube transistor outperform silicon kind for first time — a turning point in electronics
A highly pure array of carbon nanotubes was deposited onto 1-inch by 1-inch substrates. The resulting nanotube transistors outperformed the silicon transistors used for the benchmark. Credit: Stephanie PrecourtTheoretically speaking, carbon nanotubes are some of the best electrical conductors ever discovered. Transistors made out of these one-atom-thick rolls of carbon ought to be five times faster or five times more efficient than silicon transistors — a holy grail in electronics given silicon ..>> view originalGiant pandas no longer endangered? Why China isn't celebrating just yet
Beijing — A leading international group has taken the giant panda off its endangered list thanks to decades of conservation efforts, but China's government discounted the move on Monday, saying it did not view the status of the country's beloved symbol as any less serious.The International Union for Conservation of Nature said in a report released Sunday that the panda is now classified as a "vulnerable" instead of "endangered" species, reflecting its growing numbers in the wild in southern Ch..>> view originalA Teen Might Pick The Landing Site For NASA's Next Mars Rover
Enlarge this image Alex Longo says he initially submitted his proposal in hopes of "having a small say" in where the next Mars rover lands, and maybe getting some cool NASA swag. But scientists are seriously considering his ideas. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA Alex Longo says he initially submitted his proposal in hope..>> view originalReal ethics for artificial intelligence
Claims about what robots and artificial intelligence can do often have been exaggerated. But as scientists make rapid advances in some areas of AI, the discussion has shifted to more tangible issues, including impact on jobs, transportation and even warfare. SAN FRANCISCO — For years, science-fiction moviemakers have been making us fear the bad things that artificially intelligent machines might do to their human creators. But for the next decade or two, our biggest concern is more likely to b..>> view originalThis Cloth Will Literally Make You 'Cool': Stanford Engineers Develop Fabric That Cools The Skin
First Posted: Sep 05, 2016 05:30 AM EDT Stanford engineers have developed a new Fabric that will take away all that scorching summer heat. (Photo : Schafer / Stringer / Getty Images) A team of Stanford engineers led by Yi Cui have developed a plastic-based textile that, if woven into clothing, could cool your body far more efficiently than any other fabric we wear today. In a study published today in Science, the team turned a battery component into a textile that lets our body's natural ..>> view original[ September 5, 2016 ] NASA spacecraft launches Thursday seeking the seeds of life on asteroid Atlas 5
An artist’s concept of OSIRIS-REx at Asteroid Bennu. Credit: Lockheed Martin CAPE CANAVERAL — What began as a concept scribbled on a cocktail napkin in a Tucson bar 12 years ago — sending a spacecraft to an asteroid and retrieving a pristine sample to bring back to Earth for study — becomes reality Thursday with the launch of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. At the Arizona Inn, three men having drinks one night in 2004 first dreamed of proposing an asteroid sample return to NASA, the first U.S.-led m..>> view originalAfrica's elephants rapidly declining as poaching thrives
In this June 2014 photo provided by Vulcan Inc., African savanna elephants graze in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The number of savanna elephants in Africa is rapidly declining and the animals are in danger of being wiped out as international and domestic ivory trades continue to drive poaching across the continent, according to a study released Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (Great Elephant Census, Vulcan Inc. via AP) HONOLULU (AP) — The number of savanna elephants in Africa is ..>> view original
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With millions of helpers (and $100M), SETI 'still hasn't found ET'— here's why and other top stories.
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