'Stars in utero'

Plus: A COVID-19 forecast, easily compostable plastic, the 'Brazil nut effect' and more

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04/25/2021 Miss us last week? Some unexpected technical difficulties meant you didn't get last Sunday's newsletter. If you're reading this, we're back on track! Thank you for inviting us to your inbox. Fast radio bursts could help solve the mystery of the universe’s expansion Astronomers used fast radio bursts for the first time to measure the Hubble constant in hopes of ending the debate on the universe’s expansion rate. Read More Experts predict U.S. COVID-19 cases will dip in summer but surge in winter Masks, vaccines and coronavirus variants could all affect how bad a predicted winter surge gets. Read More Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives Haptics researchers are working on ways to add touch to virtual reality, online shopping, telemedicine and advanced artificial limbs. Read More A new technique could make some plastic trash compostable at home Embedding enzymes inside biodegradable plastics makes them truly compostable, which could mitigate the plastic waste problem. Read More Videocalling needed more than a pandemic to finally take off. Will it last? Zoom and social distancing ushered in the futuristic videophone fantasy AT&T wanted and consumers rejected for decades. Read More NASA’s Perseverance rover split CO2 to make breathable air on Mars More from the Red Planet: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made history by flying on Mars Read More Here’s what we know about B.1.1.7, the U.S.’s dominant coronavirus strain Studies show the variant is more contagious and may cause more severe COVID-19 overall. But vaccines still work against B.1.1.7. Read More Mysterious ‘yellowballs’ littering the Milky Way are clusters of newborn stars The first comprehensive analysis of the celestial specks indicates they are clusters of infant stars of various masses. Read More The already tiny neutrino’s maximum possible mass has shrunk even further At less than an electron volt, neutrinos are by far the most lightweight massive particles known, a new measurement confirms. Read More X-ray scans explain how the ‘Brazil nut effect’ works The Brazil nut effect has been tough to crack because it’s difficult to track how individual objects move around in the middle of a mixture. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US