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The first example of cellular origami

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“There are some things in life that you can look at and never take away,” he said Manu Prakashassociate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, conjures up a video of his latest fascination, the single-celled organism Lacrymaria colora free-living protist, he stumbled upon playing with his paper Folding scope. “It’s…just…it’s fascinating.” “I’ve been fascinated by … Read more

Radio astronomers are sounding the alarm bells about SpaceX’s cellular Starlink technology

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SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile are working to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones, but scientists say the technology threatens to disrupt radio astronomy. “The proposed direct-to-cell satellites would effectively eliminate the existence of radio silence zones, significantly reducing the effectiveness of existing radio telescopes,” said Catherine Lovekin, associate professor of physics at Mount Allison University in … Read more