Syndicated

Outrageously ambitious VTOL flying car is FAA-approved for takeoff

The four-seat Aska A5 is the size of an SUV, but at the touch of a button it extends an array of electric propellers and converts to a cruise-capable eVTOL aircraft with an impressive hybrid range. The FAA has cleared it for flight testing.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingOutrageously ambitious VTOL flying car is FAA-approved for takeoff

Proteins predict who’ll develop type 1 diabetes before symptoms appear

Researchers have identified biomarker proteins in genetically predisposed children that predict the autoimmunity that leads to type 1 diabetes months before symptoms appear. The discovery could lead to earlier detection and treatment of the disease.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingProteins predict who’ll develop type 1 diabetes before symptoms appear

Australia becomes first country to allow MDMA and psilocybin treatment

In a world first, two illicit substances best known for their ‘recreational’ use have been given the tick of approval by Australian authorities to be prescribed for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and drug-resistant depression.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingAustralia becomes first country to allow MDMA and psilocybin treatment

Euclid lifts off on mission to shed light on dark matter mystery

ESA's Euclid mission to map the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter is on its way. On July 1, 2023 at 5:12 pm CEST the space telescope lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingEuclid lifts off on mission to shed light on dark matter mystery

Galactic-scale detector picks up background distortions in spacetime

The very fabric of spacetime is constantly warping on unimaginably tiny scales, as ripples from past cataclysms wash over us. Astrophysicists have now detected a background sea of gravitational waves, using a galaxy-scale detector of dead stars.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingGalactic-scale detector picks up background distortions in spacetime