Kepler-442b – a Near-Earth-sized Exoplanet
Kepler-442b is a super-Earth exoplanet in the habitable zone of a K-type star. It is a confirmed near-Earth-sized exoplanet, most likely rocky, orbiting within the…
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For the First Time, Carbon Dioxide Cold Traps on the Moon have been Confirmed
Researchers have confirmed the existence of lunar carbon dioxide cold traps, which may contain solid carbon dioxide that can be used to fuel longer stays…
Sensing Technologies could be Revolutionized by a New Advanced Light Design and Fabrication Process
Engineers from Vanderbilt and Penn State have developed a new method for designing and fabricating thin-film infrared light sources with near-arbitrary spectral output driven by…
The Function of a Strange Structure Discovered on Neurons
Researchers discovered that mysterious protein clusters found on neurons are calcium-signaling ‘hotspots’ that activate gene transcription, allowing neurons to produce important proteins. The discovery could…
2,034 Star-Systems Get Cosmic Front-Row Seat to See Earth, According to Scientists
Researchers from Cornell University and the American Museum of Natural History have discovered 2,034 neighboring star systems within a modest cosmic radius of 326 light-years…
Theodore Tewksbury to take over as Velodyne CEO
Velodyne Lidar has a new CEO board. Velodyne announced that Theodore Tewksbury would take over as CEO on November 10. This is the latest in…
Sama taps into $70M to build ‘first end-to-end AI platform’ for training data
Artificial intelligence data management products are still generally fragmented, with developers handling one problem at a time rather than the complete life cycle. Sama is…
PubNub rises $65M to build and run data streams for messaging, presence, and other real-time aspects of ‘virtual spaces’
Data streams with continuous, real-time updates of information are a critical building block of how today’s apps and sites work, and now a startup that…
Mark Cuban and former Oculus CEO back 3D e-commerce startup VNTANA
Most web content is still firmly 2D, even as Facebook and Apple push headlong into a more 3D future for the consumer web with large…
Helion secures $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy
Helion Energy, a sustainable energy firm dedicated to ushering in a new age of abundant, zero-carbon electricity from fusion, announced today that its $0.5 billion…
IAB Europe says it’s expecting to be found in breach of GDPR
Is this the end of the awful cookie consent pop-up? Google and a slew of other marketers’ main architecture for obtaining purported agreement from online…
Scientists Use Advanced Microscopes to Better Understand how Cells Break Down Proteins
Proteins are the fundamental components of all living organisms. They are essential for the construction, function, and control of the body’s tissues and organs, and…
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