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NASA to fund research into future technology concepts
NASA has announced its latest selections for the Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which funds research into long-term concepts that may be feasible over the next 10 to 40 years.
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Astronomers discover mysterious new object in space
[...] "unlike anything seen before"
– "The MWA is a precursor instrument for the massive Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the largest ever radio telescope, planned for first light in 2027."
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Alien life chances receive a boost
Three of the large organic molecules necessary for life to form have been detected around stars at up to 100 times the level predicted by models.
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Monkey brain mapped in 3D at micron resolution
Chinese scientists have produced a 3D map of an entire rhesus monkey brain, which is 200 times larger than a mouse brain, at a resolution of just 0.001 mm (1 micron).
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Earth's oxygen will last another billion years
"Earth's oxygen will enter a rapid and terminal decline, and rich concentrations of the gas might only be possible for 20–30% of its entire history as an inhabited planet."
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Engineers design 'lunar ark' to save Earth's species
"Transporting samples for each of the 6.7 million species would require about 250 rocket launches. For comparison, it took 40 rocket launches to build the International Space Station."
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Doubling of antimatter created in the laboratory
"In the more distant future, antimatter could be an incredibly useful source of energy. Space travel is one area that might be revolutionised."
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Nanoparticle cuts cholesterol by 57%
Scientists have used lipid nanoparticles to deliver CRISPR genome editing into mouse livers, resulting in a 57% reduction of cholesterol levels.
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Researchers have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent further damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack.
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