The question Can an aircraft travel supersonically without the sonic boom? But the craft hasnt flown yet. TheX-59 is designed to cruiseat 925 mph (Mach 1.4) at an altitude of about 55,000 feet. The X-59 sitting outside its hangar in Palmdale, California.Photo: Lockheed Martin Skunk Works But first, it has to fly. Whats next The X-59s first flight is slated for late 2024. The sonic thump of the X-59 is as quiet as this airplane can get, Mangelsdorf said....

Yes, the same germ that can give people the runs. E. coliserved a very different purpose in this project, though. colithat converts some of the molecules naturally found in the bacteria into monomers for PDK. Brett Helms and Corinne Scown of the Berkeley Lab hold up pieces of their infinitely recyclable plastic.© Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab Monomers are the building blocks of plastic, which then link together to make polymers. PDKs working temperature range was up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius)....

Though modest in scope, this proof-of-concept experiment could lead to bigger things. Like, enormously bigger things. SSPD-1 launched to space in January 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, integrated within Momentus Vigoride-5 spacecraft. Conceptual image of SSPD-1.Image: Caltech/SSPP Its mission was to collect solar power in orbit and transmit it both in space and back to Earth. It also tested deployment mechanisms and innovative new solar technologies. These three elements were considered the basic requirements for moving forward with a larger-scale project....

The question Can ribonucleic acid (RNA) be recovered from an extinct animal? Thefindingshave implications for several scientific disciplines, including gene-editing technologies and in-vitro fertilization. We knew from a few previous studies that, under certain preservation conditions (i.e. John Gould’s lithographic plate from The Mammals of AustraliaIllustration: John Gould The thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial about the size of a dog. A government-issued bounty on the animals lasted from 1888 until 1909....

Doctors then administer microscopic air bubbles that travel along these blood vessels. During that brief window, patients can receive what should be more potent anti-amyloid treatment. And after the procedure, the blood-brain barrier will reseal and regain its protective functionality within 48 hours. The WVU RNI team prepping an Alzheimer’s patient to undergo focused ultrasound treatment.© WVU Medicine One real concern about anti-amyloid drugs is their risk of causing potentially life-threateningbrain bleeding....

A judge can either accept or reject the affidavit filed by Haitian Bridge Alliance today. They think theyre above the law. Trump and Vance must be held accountable to the rule of law. Donald Trump and JD Vance at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2024 in New York City.© Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Anyone else who wreaked havoc the way they did would have been arrested by now....

Metas annual keynote is all set to happen on September 25 and September 26 at Menlo Park in California. it’s possible for you to watch the event live on theMeta for Developerspage on Facebook. Theres also an option to fully immerse yourself in the event using the Meta Quest headset inMeta Horizon. Photo: Meta What to expect at Meta Connect 2024? An entry-level headset, Meta Quest 3S, is apparently joining the already budget-priced Meta headset lineup....

Hes not out to murder them. Hes out to, well… we wont say. But the entire dynamic is structured and driven by dialogue. Hugh Grant sizes up some Mormons in Heretic. Image: A24 Specifically, dialogue about religious philosophy. At first,Heretics tension comes from the unknown. What exactly is happening here? The audience knows before the Sisters that something is wrong, we simply dont know what it is. This first act ofHereticis phenomenal....

In the process, it also made its devices a little easier to repair. Over the weekend, iFixits co-founder, Kyle Wiens, performed the usualannual teardownof Apples latest flagship. This is cleaner to work with than the usual adhesive strips and is also resealable. © iFixit Its specifically available on the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus. Apple says you’re able to use up to a 30V cable to perform the electrical release....

Balaji Srinivasan, the former chief technology officer of Coinbase, is a weird guy. Hes talked aboutliving forever. He helped finance apro-steroids athletic competition. © Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg/Getty And he oncethrew away a million dollarsbetting a random Twitter user that Bitcoin would cost a million dollars each. He even seems to have nabbed an island where this education can take place. It also advertises the opportunity to learn technology, burn calories, and earn currency....

The United States gives the impression of playing host to a novel wormy invader. The new wormnamedAmagapseudobamais a punch in of terrestrial, or land, flatworm. At this point, though, much about the newly discovered worms remains unknown. A living Amaga Pseudobama specimen in a petri dish, observed from three different views.© Justine, et al/PeerJ Given the superficial similarity toO. nungara, though, the researchers did choose to allude to it in the naming of their new discovery....

Michael Bay is a prophet. Despite being ridiculously dumb, albeit stupidly fun,Armageddonmay have gotten planetary defense (partially) right. A nuclear explosion could be the key to deflecting an Earth-bound killer asteroid. In this artist’s depiction, an asteroid brings rock to an X-ray fight.© NASA The physics involved, however, are far more complex than the Bayhem depicted on screen. To most people, the danger from asteroids seems remote, said Moore in astatement....

Octopuses are leaders of fish, but it seems theyd rather be feared than loved. Many animals engage in cross-species cooperation when it comes to hunting. Despite octopuses generally being seen as solitary creatures, recent research has revealed they often form partnerships to hunt. This octopus is not having any that fish nonsense today.© Eduardo Sampaio, Simon Gingins Rather than team up with other octopuses, however, they team up with several different types of fish....