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Glass Coated DNA is 5x Lighter, 4x Stronger Than Steel

Posted by David Raiklen | Oct 24, 2023 | Blinded by Science, Comics |

When Iron Man needs a new suit, he might use materials created by scientists at Columbia University — a glass DNA nanostructure five times lighter and four times stronger than steel.

Water From Space In Bennu First Look

Posted by David Raiklen | Oct 12, 2023 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

The OSIRIS-REx mission collected rock and dust from the asteroid Bennu in 2020 and today NASA gave it’s first report on the intriguing space rock.

Nobel Prize Winners | 2023

Posted by David Raiklen | Oct 6, 2023 | Blinded by Science |

The winners for the Nobel Prize for Medicine, Physics, Literature and Peace have been announced, with one award to go.

OSIRIS-REx Brings Asteroid Samples Home

Posted by David Raiklen | Sep 25, 2023 | Space Exploration |

At 7:42AM Pacific yesterday Sunday morning, OSIRIS-REx entered Earth’s atmosphere at 27,000mph, bringing the largest sample of extraterrestrial material home since Apollo.