Gamma Velorum – a Binary Star in the Vela Constellation
Gamma Velorum, also known as Regor, is a binary star in the constellation Vela. In the constellation Vela, it is a quadruple star system. It…
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Molybdenum Trioxide (Properties, Uses)
Molybdenum trioxide is a crystalline powder that is odorless and becomes yellow when heated. It’s a chemical substance whose formula is MoO3. This molybdenum compound…
American Express Taps Startup BodesWell for Expansion into Financial Planning
American Express is leaning towards financial planning with a little help from a seven-person startup called Bodswell. This week, the credit card giant launched a…
With Open Banking on the Horizon, the Fintech-SME Love Story is Just beginning
The fintech sector has been extremely successful (and extremely profitable) for most of the last decade and much more during the epidemic. But it may…
Visualping Raises $6M to Make its Website Change Monitoring Service Smarter
VisualPipping, a service that can help you monitor websites for changes like price reductions or other updates, has announced that it has raised $6 million…
Parasite Infection could help development of Treatments for Mental Disorders
New research into the effects of common parasite infection on human behavior could aid in the development of treatments for schizophrenia and other neurological disorders.…
Researchers Develop a Technique to Visualize and Control the Neural Activities that Underlie Behavior
Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have developed a novel molecular switch that can turn neurons on or off. The scientists used the…
Solketal – a Protected Form of Glycerol
Solketal is a protected form of glycerol that contains an isopropylidene acetal group that connects two adjacent hydroxyl groups. Because solketal has a chiral center…
Discovery of Long-period Oscillations in the Sun
A group of solar physicists reported the discovery of global Sun oscillations with very long periods, comparable to the 27-day solar rotation period. At the…
Marsala Island, Trapani, Italy
Marsala (Italian pronunciation: marˈsaːla; Sicilian: Maissala, pronounced – maɪsˈsaːla; Latin: Lilybaeum), is a town in western Sicily; it is located on the Boeo Cape, also…
Black Hole-neutron Star Mergers are detected for the First Time by Astronomers
A long time ago, in two galaxies about 900 million light-years apart, two black holes each devoured their neutron star companions, causing gravitational waves to…
Rivian Delays Deliveries of R1T, R1S Electric Vehicles Again
Rivian is delaying the delivery of its long-awaited R1 electric pickup truck and R1SSV due to “severe effects of the epidemic,” especially due to ongoing…
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