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Startup Plans April Launch for a Satellite Reflect Sunlight to Earth at Night

Yesterday at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

A start-up called Reflect Orbital “proposes to use large, mirrored satellites to redirect sunlight to Earth at night,” reports the Washington Post, “with plans to bathe solar farms, industrial sites and even entire cities in light that could, if desired, reach the intensity of daylight….” Slashdot noted their idea in 2022 — but Reflect Orbital now expects to launch its first satellite in...

Startup Plans April Launch for a Satellite to Reflect Sunlight to Earth at Night

Yesterday at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

A start-up called Reflect Orbital “proposes to use large, mirrored satellites to redirect sunlight to Earth at night,” reports the Washington Post, “with plans to bathe solar farms, industrial sites and even entire cities in light that could, if desired, reach the intensity of daylight….” Slashdot noted their idea in 2022 — but Reflect Orbital now expects to launch its first satellite in...

Google Quantum-Proofs HTTPS

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google on Friday unveiled its plan for its Chrome browser to secure HTTPS certificates against quantum computer attacks without breaking the Internet. The objective is a tall order. The quantum-resistant cryptographic data needed to transparently publish TLS certificates is roughly 40 times bigger than the classical cryptographic material...

‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover …

Above my grandma’s bed hung a framed black‑and-white photograph of my dad. As a small child I quietly admired it; his luminous eyes, dark hair and gentle smile. He embodied a tender yet spirited early adulthood, staring into the...

Rubin Observatory Has Started Paging Astronomers 800,000 Times a Night

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

On February 24th, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory activated its automated alert system, sending out roughly 800,000 real-time notifications flagging asteroids, supernovae, flaring black holes and “other transient celestial events,” reports Scientific American. And this is only the beginning — that number is projected to climb into the millions as it continues scanning the ever-changing sky. From...

US and Israel Launch Strikes Against Iran

Yesterday at 11:42 AM, via Wired

US president Donald Trump said a “major combat operation” against Iran had begun as he called for the country’s government to be overthrown.

‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters

Yesterday at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchers

Words and photographs by Roberto García-Roa

Twelve miles from the heart of Rome, Dr Javier Ábalos pauses his walk, lifts his sunglasses and points. To his right, perched on a rocky wall, sits a beautiful lizard. Its body is coated in charcoal-black tones speckled with...

Southern California Air Board Rejects Pollution Rules After AI-Generated Flood of Comments

Yesterday at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Southern California’s air quality board rejected proposed rules to phase out gas-powered appliances after receiving more than 20,000 opposition comments generated through CiviClick, “the first and best AI-powered grassroots advocacy platform.” Phys.org reports: A Southern California-based public affairs consultant, Matt Klink, has taken credit for using CiviClick to wage the opposition...

Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Early trials of the drug VIR-5500 showed it shrinking tumours in some patients

A new drug for advanced prostate cancer has shown promise in early trials experts have said, with the medication shrinking tumours in some patients.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in many countries, including the US and UK. About 1.5 million men are diagnosed worldwide each year.

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