A $1.3 billion mission to study gravitational waves in space just passed an official "sanity check"
Back in February, physicists set the world on fire (not literally) with the announcement of the first direct evidence of the gravitational waves that Einstein predicted more than 100 years ago. It was a massive achievement - one that you’d definitely get tattooed on your arm if you were in any way involved - but now scientists want to take things a whole lot further. They want to spend around US$1.3 billion to get a new space-based observatory into orbit by 2029, so we can detect gravitational..>> view original"Quantum data bus" can relocate quantum information
Quantum Computing "Quantum data bus" can relocate quantum information Richard Moss April 18, 2016 While quantum computing has made great gains in recent years in terms of transistors and logic gates and reprogrammable chips, the technology still lacks one vital component: data transfer. This is a fundamental part of normal microprocessor operation; it involves the routing of information from ..>> view originalSpuds from the Red Planet? NASA really does want to grow potatoes on Mars
Scientists have simulated the conditions present on the Red Planet for the experiments related to a manned-Mars mission in future. They are testing 65 potato varieties in Peru. It may help in future deep-space missions as NASA has been looking forward to transport humans to Mars in the near future and the space agency already has teams working on different concepts related to Mars mission. In the film ‘The Martian’, Mark Watney used the Red Planet’s soil for growing potatoes under the contro..>> view originalRare Megamouth Shark Caught Off Japan Coast
A rare megamouth shark was caught off the coast of Japan, approximately three miles from Owase Port in Mie Prefecture. According to reports, the massive beast was more than 15 feet long and weighed nearly one ton. Following a short public display, the carcass was purchased and shipped outside the prefecture, where it will be processed into food products. Discovery reports the first known megamouth shark was caught by a United States Navy crew off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, in 1976. As they were..>> view originalInsects may have had basic 'consciousness' more than 500 million years ago
Insects may have had basic 'consciousness' more than 500 million years ago Posted April 19, 2016 14:32:10 Insects are conscious, egocentric beings, argue Australian scientists in a new paper that suggests basic consciousness may have first evolved in insects in the Cambrian Period. Key pointsInsects have capacity for basic consciousness known as subjective experienceInsect brain works in a similar way to human midbrain, which is responsible for subjective experienc..>> view originalExperts examine new debris for MH370 clues
Investigators were Tuesday examining two more pieces of debris for clues to the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, along with marine life found on two other items which "almost certainly" came from the lost jet. The latest two pieces - one found in South Africa and another on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius - were brought to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's laboratories for testing last week."Investigators from the ATSB and the Malaysian authorities are currently examining tho..>> view originalUnearthed: the rare rat with a slender profile
Gracilimus radix, or the slender rat, discovered on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island. Photo: Museum Victoria Spending its days foraging among the roots of trees, the slender rat has long escaped the querulous gaze of scientists.But no longer: an international research team discovered the rat, which goes by the Latin name Gracilimus radix, on the remote and relatively inaccessible slopes of Mount Gandang Dewata, a mountainous region of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, ..>> view originalCoral bleaching found in Sydney
Coral bleaching found in SydneyIt only took a few days of unusually warm water in Sydney Harbour to bleach its coral population for the first time on record, researchers say.Paled coral colonies were found for the first time near Manly and Middle Head during routine monitoring by PhD candidate Samantha Goyen and Dr Matthew Nitschke from the University of Technology, Sydney."A warm water influx happened a few weeks ago, which we think was sustained for ... (up to) a week," Dr Nitschke told AAP."I..>> view originalWestern Australia skips 'F' series number plates over concerns of inappropriate combinations
Some of the number plates that have slipped through the cracks. (Facebook) Western Australia’s Department of Transport has skipped the “F” range in its series of vehicle registration plates, due to concerns about inappropriate combinations.The agency began issuing its “G” series to newly registered vehicles from April, WAtoday reports.The plates will range from 1GAA 000 to 1GZZ 999. A spokeswoman from the department said the “F” range would still be manufactured, but would be restricted to a cu..>> view originalGraphene-based sensor targets sick building syndrome
Health & Wellbeing Graphene-based sensor targets sick building syndrome Ben Coxworth April 18, 2016 Whether it's off-gassing from the paint on the walls, the carpet on the floor or the furniture in the room, there are numerous sources of indoor air pollution that can ultimately lead to so-called "sick building syndrome." There are already devices that can detect such pollutants, although thei..>> view original
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