2015年5月22日 星期五

2015-05-23 Ireland Science


Smithsonian
   
Watch a Baby Bee Go From Wriggly Larvae to Adult in Just Over a Minute   
Smithsonian
Despite the fact that they produce delicious honey and are vital to pollinating crops, honeybees still earn screams from those that fear their stings. They may not be considered cute and cuddly like other animals, but watching the first 21 days of a honeybee's ...

Watch this incredible 60-second time-lapse video of bees being born   BT.com
Must See: A bee's first 21 days in time lapse, egg to adult   The Weather Network
Building bee populations   Estevan Lifestyles

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Slate Magazine
   
LightSail launched, tests ready to being   
The Space Reporter
A four week test is about to begin for The Planetary Society's LightSail that launched into space last Wednesday. Initially the size of a small tool box, the reflective sails unfurl to cover a 32 square meters area (344 square feet), about the size of a boxing ring.
Solar Sail Spacecraft Begins Test Voyage in Orbit   Photonics.com
Planetary Society's LightSail Launched on USAF X-37B Mission   Satellite Today
Planetary Society's solar sail spacecraft sends back first data   Mother Nature Network (blog)
Huffington Post   
io9   
Grist   
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Express.co.uk
   
NASA wants ideas for habitats made out of astronaut trash and Martian dirt   
WAAY
A manned Mars mission would be much different than the moon visits NASA did during the Apollo program. Astronauts would spend upwards of eight months on their way to the Red Planet, so they would spend more than a couple of days on the surface - that ...

NASA offers £1.5m to engineers who can design Mars homes made out of ...   Express.co.uk
NASA launch US$2.25m challenge to 3D print space homes   Siliconrepublic.com
Here's Your Chance to Work with NASA   Architectural Digest (blog)
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design   
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The Independent
   
Lava used to grill steaks - video   
The Independent
“Rare? medium? Or well Done?” “I'll have mine volcano grilled please.” Two teachers at Syracuse University in New York have come up with a novel new way to grill their steaks, by using molten lava. Geologist Jeff Karson and sculptor Bob Wysocki have ...

Volcanic lava used to grill steaks – video   The Guardian
Watch: Is this the most Metal way to cook a steak?   Entertainment.ie
Steaks Grilled Over Running Lava   NBCNews.com

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Business Insider Australia
   
A student designed this flag for Planet Earth that astronauts could plant on Mars   
Business Insider Australia
With manned missions to Mars on the way and commercial space travel now a reality, what's left missing is a world flag for outer space. Oskar Pernefeldt — a graphic design student at the Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm — has come up with a ...

Student creates Earth flag for interplanetary missions   CBC.ca
Is this the flag that could represent Earth to the stars?   CNET
Student Oskar Pernefeldt comes up with an International Flag of Earth   Metro
Yahoo News   
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NEWS.com.au
   
An artist impression of the galaxy. Picture: NASA Source: NewsComAu   
NEWS.com.au
ASTROPHYSICISTS have discovered a remote galaxy shining with the light of more than 300 trillion suns. Known as WISE J224607.57-052635.0, it is the most luminous galaxy to ever be discovered and was located using data from NASA's Wide-field ...

NASA spacecraft finds galaxy as bright as 300 trillion suns   KAKE
Brightest known galaxy shines like 300 trillion suns   The Space Reporter
What's making this galaxy shine with the light of 300 trillion suns?   WSKG.org
WFMY News 2   
CNET   
Xinhua   
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Washington Post
   
Yet another Antarctic ice mass is becoming destabilized, scientists report   
Washington Post
The troubling news continues this week for the Antarctic peninsula region, which juts out from the icy continent. Last week, scientists documented threats to the Larsen C and the remainder of the Larsen B ice shelf (most of which collapsed in 2002).
Antarctic Peninsula in 'dramatic' ice loss   BBC News

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Christian Science Monitor
   
Hubble spots uniquely strange 'Nasty' star   
The Space Reporter
An enigmatic star dubbed “Nasty 1” resides in the Milky Way galaxy and is much bigger than Earth's sun. It is classified as a Wolf-Rayet star, a type of star which quickly loses its outer hydrogen-rich layers to reveal an intensely hot and bright helium core.
Hubble Observes Unique Star Dubbed "Nasty"   Science Times
Astronomers identify scary 'cannibal star' and name it NASTY. Will it live up to the ...   Mirror.co.uk
Oregon Astronomy: Startling Hubble Finds Include Odd Star   Oregon Coast Beach Connection
Gizmodo Australia   
CNET   
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CTV News
   
Is it a UFO? Sun halo sparks fear and jokes in Mexico   
CTV News
MEXICO CITY - Was it a UFO? A sign that the end is nigh? A rainbow-like halo surrounded the sun over Mexico City on Thursday, an optical phenomenon that triggered a social media frenzy of pictures and jokes about the end of the world. Some weren't so ...

Halo Around Sun Dazzles Mexico City   Huffington Post
Solar halo captivates stargazers   Irish Independent

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The Nation
   
Brain implant senses aim to move robotic arm   
The Nation
A new kind of brain implant senses a patient's intent to move a robotic arm, offering new promise to people who are paralyzed or have lost limbs, researchers said Thursday. Erik Sorto, 34, is "the first person in the world to have a neural prosthetic device ...

Implanted brain chips let paralyzed man control arm with his thoughts   Science Recorder
Paralyzed man controls robotic arm with computer chips in brain   KABC-TV
Brain implant senses 'intent' to move robotic arm   New Vision
Engadget   
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