Scientists say supermassive black hole once belched a crater into a nearby galaxy

Mar06
by on March 6, 2020 at 7:44 pm
Posted In: Insights, Space


We’ve seen what happens when stars go supernova and suns explode but scientists believe the biggest explosion in the history of our known universe was the result of a black hole with indigestion. A team of researchers working out of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC recently conducted a detailed study of one our galaxy’s nearby neighbors, a galactic conglomerate called the Ophiuchus cluster. What’s interesting about this particular cluster is that it has a donut-shaped “crater” in it. When scientists discovered the anomaly in 2016 they initially theorized that the crater could be the result of a projection…

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This puzzle game lets you help create a coronavirus vaccine

Mar05
by on March 5, 2020 at 7:28 pm
Posted In: gaming


A game about folding proteins gives citizen scientists the chance to help curb the coronavirus outbreak — or at least get the ball rolling. Foldit, as the game is called, now has a puzzle specifically dedicated to COVID-19. The developers of Foldit this week released a new puzzle called “Coronavirus Spike Protein Binder Design,” which would allow users to attempt to create an antiviral protein that will counteract the coronavirus‘s spike protein. According to the puzzle’s description: Coronaviruses display a ‘spike’ protein on their surface, which binds tightly to a receptor protein found on the surface of human cells. Once the…

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British Airways is testing self-driving wheelchairs at JFK and Heathrow

Mar04
by on March 4, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence, robots


British Airways will debut its self-driving wheelchair trial at Heathrow International Airport in London over the next few months. It recently began testing the devices, made by Japanese startup WHLL, at JFK International Airport in New York. According to a press release from British Airways, the trials are part of the company’s involvement with the Valuable 500 Pledge, a business-to-business initiative urging corporate leaders to provide better services for disabled people. Ricardo Vidal, British Airways’ Head of Innovation, said: Over the next few months we will be collaborating on a further trial at our busy home hub at Heathrow Terminal…

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