A proof-of-concept 3-D printer can fit in the palm of your hand.
Science News reports: "Rather than relying on a symphony of moving parts — like a bulky tabletop 3-D printer — the device uses antennas on a tiny chip to guide a light beam into a well of specialized resin above the chip. When exposed to the visible light, the resin cures into hard, customizable shapes in just seconds."
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CNN reports on Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, which was added to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, in 2013.
Science News reports on research by biological anthropologist Barry Bogin. "His proposal that height has a social component rests on evidence that genetics and nutrition can’t explain all variation in human height."
Deep in northern Alaska’s Brooks Range, a network of pristine rivers normally run a cool, crystal blue. But scientists have recently observed that dozens of the waterways have turned an eerie shade of muddled orange. Atlas Obscura explains what's going on: https://flip.it/7UagFM #Science#Geology#Alaska#Rivers
A black hole discovered lurking in the Cosmic Dawn is just way too big to easily explain. Sitting at the center of a galaxy called J1120+0641, it tips the scales at well over a billion Suns' worth of mass. How did it get so big so fast? ScienceAlert takes on this question. https://flip.it/R7YWui #Science#Space#SpaceExploration#Planets#BlackHoles
Could vitamin supplementation be the breakthrough in Parkinson’s research that millions of patients suffering from the neurodegenerative disease have been waiting for? A new study just identified gut microbes likely to be involved and linked them with decreased riboflavin (vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7), pointing the way to an unexpectedly simple treatment that may help: B vitamins. Science Alert explains: https://flip.it/0eskP- #Science#Health#Brain#Disease#Parkinsons
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were forced this week to take shelter inside the docked Boeing Starliner spacecraft after a defunct satellite broke apart in orbit, sending potentially dangerous debris racing around Earth. Read more from Live Science: https://flip.it/b3S8rE #Science#Space#ISS#SpaceExploration#Starliner
The Yakama Nation holds treaty rights to gather food in Pushpum, a ridgeline overlooking the Columbia River in Washington. When a new green energy project was proposed for the land, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) talked to leaders of the tribal nation, but asked them to disclose exactly why the land was considered sacred — knowledge that could make it vulnerable to desecration. Eventually, the project was moved forward without consultation. For @ProPublica and High Country News, @Toastie reports on the question of whether and how the U.S. government should protect tribal privacy and cultural resources.
Three months into a bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, experts see deep-rooted problems in response.
@STAT reports: "The country still does not have a sufficient testing infrastructure in place, nor a full understanding of how the virus is moving within herds and to new herds, experts say."
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