hubie writes:Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that the evolution of land plants caused a sudden shift in the composition of Earth's continents:
upstart writes:The director of the Korean research centre said the 2020 experiment marked an 'important turning point' in making commercial nuclear fusion reactors:
upstart writes:The EU publishes draft regulations on smartphone spare parts and battery life, including requiring that manufacturers supply 15+ parts for at least five years:
Appalbarry wrote in with a submission which became:Several years ago I read about and applied to join a class action lawsuit against Microsoft for something bad that they did. I didn't honestly remember just what they were accused of doing, but lo and behold my cheque arrived today! $128 Canadian (97.17 United States Dollar).The page describing the suit says:
Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:Pneumocell, a company specializing in inflatable structures, submitted a study to the European Space Agency laying out the concept for an inflatable lunar habitat.
upstart writes:Brain electrodes designed to mimic the hippocampus appear to boost the encoding of memories—and are twice as effective in people with poor memory:
An Anonymous Coward writes:NASA issued a Request For Information (RFI) "to assess industry's capability to design, develop, manufacture, launch, and provide the on-orbit operation to enable a controlled re-entry and the safe deorbit [of] the ISS." The general plan lays out possible steps in the deorbit process, ending with "the final reentry burn resulting in a controlled reentry of the ISS within a pre-defined, uninhabited entry corridor." The RFI and its attached presentation slides are very interesting reading, even if you're not preparing for an eventual proposal.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.