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NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak reader comments 66 with 0 posters participating Share this story Two planets that were originally discovered by the Kepler mission may not be what we thought they were. Based on an initial characterization, it was thought … Read more
Enlarge / NuScale’s reactor-in-a-can. reader comments 265 with 123 posters participating, including story author Share this story On Friday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it would be issuing a certification to a new nuclear reactor design, making it … Read more
Enlarge / Much of the heart is composed of muscle cells like the ones shown here. reader comments 78 with 53 posters participating Share this story Earlier this year, news broke of the first experimental xenotransplantation: A human patient with … Read more
Enlarge / The hardware that slows down antiprotons so they can be used in these sorts of experiments. reader comments 37 with 26 posters participating, including story author Share this story In Wednesday’s issue of Nature, a new paper describes … Read more
Enlarge / An artist’s schematic of the system. reader comments 59 with 45 posters participating Share this story Elon Musk’s Neuralink has been making waves on the technology side of neural implants, but it hasn’t yet shown how we might … Read more
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Enlarge / An artist’s schematic of the system. reader comments 54 with 41 posters participating Share this story Elon Musk’s Neuralink has been making waves on the technology side of neural implants, but it hasn’t yet shown how we might … Read more
Enlarge / Trees grow near a former hospital in a town abandoned due to the Chernobyl disaster. reader comments 131 with 65 posters participating Share this story Chernobyl is generally recognized as the worst nuclear accident on record, directly killing … Read more