Collaborate Disseminate
A Medieval Anglo-Saxon medical book in the British Library may hold the key to finding new ways to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Scientists at the University of Warwick have found that a medical recipe from the ancient Bald’s Leechbook is effec… Continue reading Medieval eyesalve joins modern fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
When NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover touches down on the Red Planet on February 18, 2021, its descent stage will guide it autonomously to a (hopefully) safe landing thanks to a pair of the most precise Martian maps ever produced.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Perseverance rover to be guided by the most precise Mars maps to date
Adjusting to a post-COVID-19 world, Jaguar Land Rover and the University of Cambridge are developing a no-touch touchscreen for car infotainment systems. The “predictive touch” system uses artificial intelligence and advanced sensors that allow drivers… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover developing no-touch touchscreen
NASA has released the first images taken by its Juno deep-space probe of the north pole of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede. Captured on December 26, 2019, the infrared images from the spacecraft’s Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument show… Continue reading Juno Jupiter probe finds glass-like ice on Ganymede’s north pole
An investigation by scientists from the University of Tübingen has found that foxes may have been feeding off human scraps for over 40,000 years. Based on a study of several sites in southern Germany, isotopic analysis shows ancient foxes fed on the re… Continue reading Study suggests foxes lived off human leftovers 40,000 years ago
A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo has shown that feeding pigs on the waste barley waste left over from the distillation of the Japanese liquor shochu makes for more relaxed pigs and results in tastier pork.Continue ReadingCategory: S… Continue reading Pigs fed on liquor leftovers are less stressed, giving better meat
Scientists at UC Davis have tested a new method for determining the sex of human remains based on proteins extracted from tooth enamel. Based on a study of 55 Native American remains dating between 300 and 2,300 years old, the technique has proven more… Continue reading Tooth enamel protein used to identify sex of ancient human remains
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems US$179 million to produce the next-generation Missile Warning System (MWS) to protect the Army’s rotorcraft. Part of the service’s Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) progra… Continue reading BAE Systems to build next-generation US Army missile warning system
The UK Ministry of Defence is purchasing a total of 16 Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) to replace the RAF’s Reaper RPAS drone fleet. At the virtual 2020 Air and Space Power Conference, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced the £6… Continue reading Next-gen Protector drones to join RAF fleet in £65-million contract
New research shows that the Andean condor is capable of soaring more than 100 mi (160 km) without flapping its wings. The research, led by Professor Emily Shepard of Swansea University and Dr. Sergio Lambertucci of the Universidad Nacional del Comahue in Argentina, indicates that the world’s heaviest soaring bird, which weighs up to 15 kg (33 lb), only flaps its wings one percent of the time it’s in flight.
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