The Beresheet lunar lander carried thousands of books, DNA samples, and a few thousand water bears to the moon. But did any of it survive the crash?
Source: SpaceIL’s Crashed Spacecraft Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon | WIRED
After a failed attempt at the end of July, French inventor Franky Zapata successfully crossed the English Channel early Sunday morning on his Flyboard Air, a jet-powered hoverboard.
Source: French inventor successfully crosses the English Channel on a hoverboard – The Verge
Some of a demonstration of virtual reality chatting as motion capture anthropomorphic characters. At Anthrocon 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA.
The prosthetic enabled a test subject to pick up an egg without cracking it, send a text message, peel a banana and hold his wife’s hand.
Source: Robotic Hand Restores Wearer’s Sense of Touch | Smart News | Smithsonian
How did the sailors of early modern Europe learn to traverse the world’s seas? By going to school and doing maths problems
Source: How European sailors learned celestial navigation | Aeon Essays
Source: The Unexpected History of the Air Conditioner | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian
Researchers have found a way to detect “covert consciousness” that could aid the recovery of people with severe brain injuries.
