Author archives: César Tomé

MI weekly selection #139

MI weekly selection #139

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Windbots for the exploration of gas giants NASA is looking to windbots to possibly explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, all gas planets that can’t be explored with a rover like those prowling Mars. NASA is financing research into windbots, which would catch a ride on the chaotic gases and gather information that way. Tech […]

MI weekly selection #138

MI weekly selection #138

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Ancient tooth shows signs of early dentistry One of the first examples of dentistry has been found in an ancient molar. Researchers say the 14,000-year-old tooth had been infected and was partially cleaned using flint tools. It predates any undisputed evidence of dental and cranial surgery, currently represented by dental drillings and cranial trephinations dating […]

Mi weekly selection #137

Mi weekly selection #137

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Mice regain some hearing after gene therapy Researchers were able to partially repair hearing loss in mice using gene therapy, according to a study. The mice were either missing the gene TMC1, responsible for a protein required for proper inner ear hair cell functioning, or it had mutated, and scientists introduced a normal copy of […]

MI weekly selection #134

MI weekly selection #134

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Polar winds found on Saturn’s moon Titan Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, has polar winds that take gases from its atmosphere and throw them into space, very much like Earth’s polar winds, according to data collected by the Cassini space probe, which has been studying Saturn and its moons since 2004. Space.com Supermassive black hole’s […]

MI weekly selection #133

MI weekly selection #133

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Saturn’s massive, invisible outermost ring Saturn’s invisible outermost ring is even larger than scientists thought and made mostly of tiny particles. NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has helped researchers get a better look at the Phoebe ring’s enormity since it can only be seen as a faint halo at infrared wavelengths. Los Angeles Times Colossal […]

MI weekly selection #132

MI weekly selection #132

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Scientists piece together what Milky Way might look like to outsiders Researchers have pieced together clues to conceptualize what our galaxy looks like from the outside. An artist’s concept shows the Milky Way’s four spiral arms. The Washington Post Friction all but disappears with new technique Scientists have created a technique that simulates friction down […]