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vaccines vs variants

An informative thread by John Burn-Murdoch

a tip of the hat to Dan

the tip of the arrow

Curiosity driven research and Kati Kariko

It's difficult to do curiosity driven research as most organizations are interested in short term results and the failure rate is high, But it's the work that often changes everything.

 

 

 

short and sweet g-2 anomaly piece

For the physicists out there.

The SciAm level  piece in Quanta is the best I've come across.

and a good story-telling version 

 

 

 

 

a final nail

Several people have shown the EmDrive can't work, but somehow the fact it was indirectly (very indirectly) associated with NASA seems to make some believe it works.  Now a group has measured the exact flaw in the original tests.

momentum is conserved

 

 

a potentially exciting vaccine

Still very early, but it may be very effective, very inexpensive and easy to make.

 

adaptive optics

A good piece on how astronomers correct for atmospheric distortions.

 

massive airburst

Over Antarctica about 430,000 years ago.

 

forensic detail in new zealand

Sequencing ever covid case.

 

ingenuity

Background on the little Martian helicopter.

 

bears and hiking trails

Why grizzlier like hiking trails and their energy budget