This week the world’s first and only digital circuit breaker was certified for commercial use. The technology, invented by Atom Power, has been listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the global standard for consumer safety. This new breaker makes power easier to manage and 3000 times faster than the fastest mechanical breaker, marking the most r…
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In A World First, Scientists Change Snail’s Shell-Coiling Direction With CRISPR
“Most snails are ‘righties’. Now scientists have found genes that can change the shell coiling direction, ” writes the New York Times. ( Non-paywalled version here ) Suren Enfiajyan shares their report: Studying these snails offers clues to the evolution of body plans in many animals. It also could be important for understanding why up to 10 perc…
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NASA officially orders its first segment of a lunar space station
Maxar has been selected to build and fly the first element of NASA’s lunar Gateway. (credit: G2Reader / kenmay /