The Plague Killing Frogs Everywhere Is Far Worse Than Scientists Thought - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/science/frogs-fungus-bd.html
the most deadly pathogen known to science.
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Inside the high-stakes race to make quantum computers work - WIRED UK
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/quantum-computers-ibm-cern
Quantum computers could help explain some of the most fundamental mysteries in the universe and upend everything from finance to encryption – if only someone could get them to work
Nuclear goes retro — with a much greener outlook
https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/technology/2019/nuclear-goes-retro-much-greener-outlook
start-ups are developing a new kind of reactor that promises to be much safer and cleaner than current ones.
the three big advantages of molten salt reactors — no meltdown, no proliferation, burning up nuclear waste.
1TB microSD cards are now a thing - The Verge
$449.99
the new 512GB card in the same line will sell for $199.99.
China’s Moon Landing: ‘New Chapter in Humanity’s Exploration of the Moon’ - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/world/asia/china-change-4-moon.html
landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history
NASA discovered a data breach in October involving employee info, including Social Security numbers; scope of breach and number of impacted employees unclear
The record for high-temperature superconductivity has been smashed again - MIT Technology Review
Eremets and his colleagues say they have observed lanthanum hydride (LaH10) superconducting at the sweltering temperature of 250 K, or –23 °C.
Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies
https://apnews.com/4997bb7aa36c45449b488e19ac83e86d
If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics.
Many mainstream scientists think it’s too unsafe to try, and some denounced the Chinese report as human experimentation.
First ever plane with no moving parts takes flight – The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/21/first-ever-plane-with-no-moving-parts-takes-flight
The flight represents a breakthrough in “ionic wind” technology, which uses a powerful electric field to generate charged nitrogen ions, which are then expelled from the back of the aircraft, generating thrust.
New experimental Lockheed supersonic jet starts production – WTOP
The X-59 will cruise at a speed of about 940 mph and an altitude of 55,000 feet. Lockheed says it will create a sound about as loud as a car door closing, instead of a deafening sonic boom.