Are there any suggestions and volunteers for an overhaul of the nextbigfuture website ? The User Interface needs to be overhauled. Currently the site resides on blogger.com. If a good custom template could be created that might resolve some issues quickly. Ideally the URLs of the old articles should be preserved. Although if there were …
The first room-temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum has the potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens. Unlike comparable mid- and far-infrared detectors currently on the market, the detector developed by University of Michigan engineering researchers doesn’t need bulky cooling equipment to work. “We can make the entire …
SETI researcher is predicting good odds for detection of alien life by 2040 By 2040 or so, astronomers will have scanned enough star systems to give themselves a great shot of discovering alien-produced electromagnetic signals, said Seth Shostak of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, Calif. “I think we’ll find E.T. …
Northern rural counties of California have a movement to separate from California. The idea has widespread backing from frustrated residents craving economic opportunity and control. Majority votes are required in the state Legislature and U.S. Congress for separation to occur. The last state to do so was West Virginia — in 1863 — and dozens …
The supervolcano that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park in the US is far larger than was previously thought. A study shows that the magma chamber is about 2.5 times bigger than earlier estimates suggested. A team found the cavern stretches for more than 90km (55 miles) and contains 200-600 cubic km of molten rock. The …
1. Astroswanny takes a look at the ISON perihelion and social media action that made more than a few scientists almost choke on their thansgiving turkey. Astroswanny suggests that if a naked eye comet makes it to the Lasco C3 FOV – its going round! That “rule of thumb” is now two from two in …
China will eventually scrap family planning restrictions, a senior official said on Tuesday, days after the government announced it will allow millions of families to have two children. However, no date for the phase out was given. Mao said China would further loosen family planning policy but signaled that the government would not abandon it …
Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed the Martian environment lacks methane. This is a surprise to researchers because previous data reported by U.S. and international scientists indicated positive detections. The roving laboratory performed extensive tests to search for traces of Martian methane. Whether the Martian atmosphere contains traces of the gas has been a …
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on July 14 test fired the core stage of the Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket that will be used to launch Canada’s Cassiope space weather satellite this September, a company spokeswoman confirmed. “The recently tested booster is the first stage for SpaceX’s upcoming next-generation Falcon 9 demonstration flight for MDA and …