It’s nearly the June solstice! Longest day for the Northern Hemisphere. Shortest day for the Southern Hemisphere. Details here. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/everything-you-need-to-know-june-solstice…
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Shape memory alloy technology leads to energy-efficient CubeSat
A team of University of North Texas College of Engineering seniors have created an energy efficient system for controlling solar panels on CubeSats using a nickel-titanium shape memory alloy. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-memory-alloy-technology-energy-efficient-cubesat.html…
Why Some Businesses Really Hate Yelp
An anonymous reader quotes Slate: The overall argument of Billion Dollar Bully, the new documentary about Yelp released on Amazon and iTunes in May, is that Yelp extorts small business owners for advertising fees in return for helping to manage and improve reviews on their platform… Yelp has fought back against the allegations made in the film, arguing that “There has…
Armed police storm house, find deer inside
Police officers responding to a home invasion in Texas came face to face with a rather unusual suspect. The alarm was raised on Thursday by a homeowne… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/328349/armed-police-storm-house-find-deer-inside…
Bezos HQ2: Amazon CEO Pays $80 Million For Three NYC Apartments
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: Architectural Digest on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ $80 million New York City bachelor pad: “Jeff Bezos is not only taking over the internet but is also ruling the real-estate world too. It was just revealed that he purchased not one but three Manhattan apartments overlooking Madison Square Park for $80 million. Included in the sale was…
Melting small glaciers could add 10 inches to sea level by 2100
A new analysis of 200,000 glaciers worldwide paints a picture of a future planet with a lot less ice and a lot more water. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/melting-small-glaciers-sea-level-rise…
Pipeline Protesters Could Face up to 20 Years in Prison Under New Trump Proposal
Jake Johnson – The Trump administration unveiled a proposal that would criminalize pipeline protests at the federal level. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/06/04/pipeline-protesters-could-face-up-to-20-years-in-prison-under-new-trump-proposal/…
American Tourists Die Suddenly from Mysterious Illness in Fiji
The husband and wife died within days of each other. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65635-texas-couple-fiji-mysterious-illness.html
LED device could increase memory retention among astronauts
Hanli Liu, a professor of bioengineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, is working to improve memory and cognitive function in astronauts during space missions by directing light onto their brains. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-device-memory-retention-astronauts.html…
Ancient ice sheets found under Mars’ north pole
Researchers estimate that if the massive ice deposits melted, they’d cover the planet in 5 feet (1.5 meters) of water. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-ice-caps-north-pole…