Thanks to virtual reality, we can run experiments that test what people will do in situations where lives are on the line. We often find people act against what they claim to regard as morally acceptable, says Sylvia Terbeck Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833060-100-why-you-probably-arent-as-moral-as-you-think-you-are/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Print These Electronic Circuits Directly Onto Skin
An anonymous reader quotes a report from IEEE Spectrum: New circuits can get printed directly on human skin to help monitor vital signs, a new study finds. In the new study, researchers developed a way to sinter nanoparticles of silver at room temperature. The key behind this advance is a so-called a sintering aid layer, consisting of a biodegradable polymer paste…
No, Mouthwash Will Not Save You From the Coronavirus
You may have noticed a rash of provocative headlines this week suggesting that mouthwash can “inactivate” coronaviruses and help curb their spread. While the news is based on a new study from researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine, it’s important to note that the study focused on a coronavirus that causes common colds — not the one that causes…
Soyuz MS-17 delivers science experiments to ISS
The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft arrived to the International Space Station just three hours after launch on 14 October, with Roscosmos astronauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins on board. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-10-soyuz-ms-science-iss.html…
Blue Origin’s New Shepard completed its 7th launch and landing this week
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket successfully launched an uncrewed test flight on October 13, with both its capsule and booster later executing a flawless landing. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/blue-origin-new-shepard-7th-launch-landing-oct-13-2020…
Split-Second ‘Phantom’ Images Can Fool Tesla’s Autopilot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University of the Negev have spent the last two years experimenting with “phantom” images to trick semi-autonomous driving systems. They previously revealed that they could use split-second light projections on roads to successfully trick Tesla’s driver-assistance systems into automatically stopping without warning when its camera sees spoofed images…
Planetary scientist to fly aboard NASA-funded commercial space flight
A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) planetary scientist has been chosen to be among the first group to conduct NASA-funded science experiments while flying aboard a commercial spacecraft, the space agency announced today. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-10-planetary-scientist-aboard-nasa-funded-commercial.html…
We’ve built a fourth dimension of space and we’re about to look inside
We only ever experience three spatial dimensions, but quantum lab experiments suggest a whole new side to reality – weird particle apparitions included Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833041-000-weve-built-a-fourth-dimension-of-space-and-were-about-to-look-inside/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Two SwRI experiments fly aboard Blue Origin’s new Shepard suborbital rocket
Two Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) experi-ments were aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket today, which launched from Van Horn, Texas. The Box of Rocks Experiment II (BORE II) tested a new technology for magnetically attaching to and sampling asteroids. The second experi-ment evaluated a tapered liquid acquisition device (LAD) designed to safely deliver liquid propellant to a rocket engine from…
Faith in Government Declines When Mobile Internet Arrives
An anonymous reader shares a report: The early days of the internet were full of predictions about access to information unleashing a wave of democratisation. More recently, views on the internet’s impact have soured, as states use it to spy on dissidents and influence foreign elections. Opinions on this topic are abundant, but hard data are scarce. No one knows whether…