Archaeologists conducting works on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered a 2,000-year-old stone “receipt” during excavations in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, Israel. The artefact has inscriptions written…
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Origami heat shield: Reusable for reentries
Credit: Space Forge A novel origami-based heat shield developed with ESA support is planned to be tested with an actual atmospheric reentry from space. Named Pridwen, after the legendary shield…
Lawsuits targeting company websites for ADA violations on the rise
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Americans with Disabilities Act does not stop at ramps and railings. Websites also have ADA requirements to ensure universal access to public accommodations. Peace Coffee…
Regulators crack down on corporate carbon neutrality claims
Consumer watchdogs around the world are giving increasingly short shrift to offsetting-based company claims that their products are ‘carbon neutral’ Companies are increasingly being warned against greenwashing the climate impact…
Curved spacetime in a quantum simulator
In the background: the gravitational lens effect, an example of an effect explained by relativity. With quantum particles, analogous effects can be studied. Credit: NASA, Vienna University of Technology The…
Scientists better understand how people with Cantu syndrome develop lymphedema
Graphical abstract. Credit: Function (2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad017 Ion channels in people with Cantu syndrome produce varying degrees of contractile dysfunction (when muscles and tendons function ineffectively) in the lymphatic system,…
Pivotal points in the COVID-19 pandemic – 5 essential reads
Experts have made it clear that the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, which was lifted on May 11, 2023, does not mean an end to the pandemic. But this…
