OT: The Because Science Thread (Now With Aliens!)

[Cal Gal]

US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission

Its predawn touchdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California was not announced until hours after the fact. Photos showed the white-and-black space plane parked on the runway in darkness. Space Force officials said the mission successfully demonstrated the ability to change orbits by...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Cal Gal]

Ameca: World’s most advanced humanoid robot’s chilling answer to “Will AI take or jobs”

Ameca: World’s most advanced humanoid robot’s chilling answer to “Will AI take or jobs”

Ameca's disturbingly nonchalant dismissal of world domination questions at a major tech event stirs a mix of fascination and fear

www.yahoo.com

 

[Cal Gal]

US okays higher-power cellphone service for Musk's Starlink despite objections​

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/us-okays-higher-power-cellphone-194956481.html

 

[Cal Gal]

Japan’s new 3,000-ton submarine with Harpoon missiles poses threat to China​

Japan’s new 3,000-ton submarine with Harpoon missiles poses threat to China

Named Raigei, Japan's new submarine is powered by diesel-electric engines generating 6,000 hp and has a maximum underwater speed of 20 knots.

www.yahoo.com

 

[zeke]

This might work.

A New Theory Says Gravity May Come From Entropy—Which Could Lead to a Unified Theory of Physics

Mind = blown.

www.popularmechanics.com

 

[Cal Gal]

Greek farmers make surprising turn to new crops: 'It's just an experiment'

"The only problem we have encountered is the occasional strong winds that come from the Ionian Sea."

www.yahoo.com

 

[Cal Gal]

Princeton nuclear physicist Liu Chang leaves US for China in fusion energy quest​

The nuclear specialist joins a growing list of Chinese physicists who have recently left the US.

Princeton nuclear physicist, fusion energy expert Liu Chang leaves US for China

Plasma specialist heads to Peking University to pursue magnetic confinement on mission to make nuclear fusion a reality.

amp.scmp.com

 

[Cal Gal]

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize​

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize

An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads into treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a prestigious Israeli award in the arts and sciences. Pamela Björkman of the California Institute of Technology won the prize for “offering new hope in the...

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[Cal Gal]

Chinese smartphone company Infinix has unveiled a concept for a tri-fold phone that packs down to the size of a credit card and can be used as a clip-on camera.

https://www.dezeen.com/2025/03/06/infinix-tri-fold-concept-phone-technology/

 

[Cal Gal]

Hearkening to Jean Luc Picard?

Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial​

Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial

An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date of someone with the technology.

www.yahoo.com