Cool Science thread

[Norseman]

That is cool. Life is amazing.

[Dantheman]

I'm not sure what's cooler, that we're just discovering this ancient eukaryotic group, or that it's now possible to sequence a eukaryotic genome from a single cell's worth of DNA.

[grskier]

That's a pretty big find.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

The shrink ray has arrived:
http://news.mit.edu/2018/shrink-any-...nanoscale-1213

Sort of.

[Dantheman]

^^^That's the kind of stuff that makes me think that Ray Kurzweil is right.

[LegoSkier]

I was going to say it's like the rez laser in Tron but after reading it's more like a really high-tech Shrinky Dink. Will be cool to combine that with DNA templates/origami methods for assembling 3D nanoscale structures though.

[huckbucket]

I'm not sure what's cooler, that we're just discovering this ancient eukaryotic group, or that it's now possible to sequence a eukaryotic genome from a single cell's worth of DNA.

Single cell sequencing has been a thing for many, many years now. It's done all of the time in the lab.

[Dantheman]

Single cell sequencing has been a thing for many, many years now. It's done all of the time in the lab.

The article indicated that it was a relatively recent development. Still way cool.

[Dantheman]

What genes you have may matter less than what genes you think you have: https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/how-...-affect-matter

[Meathelmet]

Single cell sequencing has been a thing for many, many years now. It's done all of the time in the lab.

The article indicated that it was a relatively recent development. Still way cool.

And few years ago, individuals at TGR contemplated whether to go for Markers or Dynafit. And now this.

<3

[SB]

We bevolving man.

[PNWbrit]

Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua

[wooley12]

What genes you have may matter less than what genes you think you have: https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/how-...-affect-matter

Validation of the power of prayer and The 12th Man?

I like to play around on these Earth Science sites.

https://earth.nullschool.net/

https://www.windy.com

[::: :::]

Not cool science, but maybe engineer/dentists can explain (& not worth a new thread)

Why are those dump truck trailers running off a long fixed arm behind the main dump truck?

Why the extended arm? What’s that for? It appears to be hydraulically extendable too?

[::: :::]

thx, that's been bugging me a while...i figured there was some sensible reason

[powdrhound]

Faster than a transfer trailer, but wouldn’t work for feeding the paver.

[Meadow Skipper]

Earth’s Oldest Rock Found On TheMoon

[BCMtnHound]

The Periodic Table of the Elements turns 150yrs old this year.

[reckless toboggan]

http://www.sci-news.com/otherscience...ion-06875.html

Study: Airplanes Flying Over Rain, Snow Can Intensify Precipitation by 10-Fold

[Meathelmet]

Space X testing their new Raptor engine for manned & mars flights.
2 second run with 60% power.

Somehow I hear Jeremey Clarkson yelling POWER while watching that vid...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BteDxoUF...ource=ig_embed

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/...738753/video/1

[Meadow Skipper]

The north magnetic pole just changed. Here's what that means:
https://relay.nationalgeographic.com...avigation-maps

[reckless toboggan]

https://www.sciencealert.com/some-mo...em-using-light

Scientists Just Defied Chemistry Basics by Flipping 'Left-Handed' Molecules With Light

The title is a bit sensational, but pretty cool nonetheless.

[iceman]

The north magnetic pole just changed. Here's what that means:
https://relay.nationalgeographic.com...avigation-maps

The End Times. That's what it means.

[Dantheman]

Temperature-adapting fabric
https://www.cnet.com/news/futuristic...eep-you-comfy/

240-million year-old bone cancer
https://www.livescience.com/64711-an...ne-cancer.html

[Kenny Satch]

Interesting they call it a cheetah.