Category archives: Technology

MI weekly selection #45

MI weekly selection #45

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

How science goes wrong Scientific research has changed the world. Now it needs to change itself The Economist Astronomers find a “tilted” solar system Scientists have discovered a “tilted” solar system, according to a report in Science. While looking at Kepler-56, a star about 2,800 light-years away, they were surprised to find that the plane […]

MI weekly selection #44

MI weekly selection #44

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Images catch molecules moving in glass The movement of molecules in the world’s thinnest glass has been captured in images and may help researchers better understand how the substance bends and breaks. Live Science Remains of water-filled asteroid found around white dwarf A white dwarf about 170 light-years from Earth holds evidence of a water-bearing […]

MI weekly selection #43

MI weekly selection #43

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Ocean health imperiled thrice over Climate change and increases in oxygen-free “dead zones” and acidification each pose health concerns for the world’s oceans, with immediate action required, says a report from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean. BBC Bulk of Earth’s xenon concealed in planet’s core Earth’s atmosphere appears to have only […]

MI weekly selection #42

MI weekly selection #42

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

19 elements to have atomic weights adjusted Aluminum, cadmium, gold and arsenic are among 19 elements that are having their atomic weights adjusted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. More precise measurements are now available leading to the new weight calculations, which happens rarely. The atomic weight of nonmetal selenium hasn’t been […]

MI weekly selection #40

MI weekly selection #40

Humanities & Social SciencesScienceTechnologyWeekly Selection

By César Tomé

Reprogrammed stem cells in mice could pave way to tissue regeneration Spanish scientists successfully forced mature cells into an embryonic-like state inside the bodies of living mice, creating so-called reprogrammed induced pluripotent stem cells. Transforming mature cells into stem-like cells “means turning back the clock when everything in the environment favors the opposite,” lead author […]