Pleasantville class uses physics concepts in roller coaster project

Eighth-grade engineering students uses physics principles to build marble roller coasters at Pleasantville Middle School in ...
Science Daily

NASA DART mission reveals asteroids throw “cosmic snowballs” at each other

Asteroids with tiny moons may be quietly trading material across space. Images from NASA’s DART mission revealed faint ...

Can we design sports shoes that don't squeak? Here's what the science says

The unofficial soundtrack of every basketball, squash or hard-court tennis match is the constant high-pitched squeak or shriek of the players' shoes. But can this squeak be designed out of them while ...
MarketWatch

‘It’s a life-changing sum’: Can I stop my kids from using their inheritance to support political causes I vehemently oppose?

Is it possible to prevent an heir from spending their inheritance on things to which we are diametrically opposed? I would hate for our money to end up in the hands of organizations that oppose ...
Scientific American

The chemist who taught AI to run the lab

Gabriel Gomes believes the future of chemistry is as much about flasks and fume hoods as it is about code. A chemical engineer at Carnegie Mellon University, Gomes works at the intersection of ...
SpaceNews

NASA selects two Earth science missions for development

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) is one of two missions NASA selected Feb. 5 for its Earth System Explorer program. Credit: Lanteris Space Systems WASHINGTON — NASA has selected two Earth ...
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Kids work for after school treat using a blender bike

LE MARS, Iowa (KTIV) - Kids at the YMCA in Le Mars, Iowa, had to work for their after school treat Wednesday afternoon. They used a blender attached to a bicycle to make smoothies. For about an hour, ...
MIT Technology Review

Inside OpenAI’s big play for science

An exclusive conversation with Kevin Weil, head of OpenAI for Science, a new in-house team that wants to make scientists more productive. In the three years since ChatGPT’s explosive debut, OpenAI’s ...
AOL

Parents are using Waymo robotaxis as personal chauffeurs for their kids. Are you one of them?

Kim Ollerhead, a Scottsdale resident previously told Business Insider that she let her twins ride a Waymo.Kim Ollerhead Robotaxis have ushered in the era of the personal chauffeur, and parents are ...
New York Post

A cow named Veronika shocked scientists with a new skill — proving they’re a lot smarter than we thought: ‘Not accidental’

She needed a moo-sage. Utilizing implements isn’t limited to primates and brainiac birds. A brown cow named Veronika was documented using tools with impressive skill for the first time ever, ...
Phys.org

Artificial intelligence in manufacturing rocket parts

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, promises many benefits in all domains, and rocketry is no different. The European Space Agency's Future Launchers Preparatory Program (FLPP) is investigating the use of ...