Can ‘mini brains’ replace lab animals? Organoids are changing how scientists study disease

Around 200 million animals are used in lab research around the world each year. Organoids may one day replace them.

Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir Talks About Giving Away Book’s Biggest Secret in the Trailer

Exclusive: The Martian author Andy Weir explains the origin of his scariest idea ever in Project Hail Mary, and why they’re ...
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Fede Álvarez Reportedly Wanted Michael Fassbender Back for ALIEN: ROMULUS Sequel, but Ridley Scott Shut It Down

The future of the Alien franchise might have taken a very different turn if one filmmaker had gotten his way. A new rumor ...

Planning Titan entry? New lab tests flag nitrogen-driven heat shield debris risks

Heat shields are designed to protect the surface and cargo of a spacecraft as it enters an atmosphere. Aerospace engineers in ...

Saturn’s ocean moon keeps ‘leaking’ into space: Scientists just discovered it is losing far less than expected

New supercomputer simulations reveal Enceladus loses 20-40% less material through its plumes than previously estimated, ...
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Experiments for Influence of Arc Ignition Metal Wire on Injected Energy in Artificially Triggered Lightning and Laboratory-Generated Lightning Return Strokes

Abstract: Identifying the influence of metal wire on interfacial energy transfer characteristics is crucial for accurately assessing lightning stroke damage. This study analyzes the impact of metal ...