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Comment · 4 months ago
First Full-Scale, 3D-Printed Reactor Module Produced
Comment · 1 year ago
I suppose disregarding whatever the original foot kissing may have been, does it cause any harm to acknowledge these things publicly on calendars?
Comment · 2 years ago
From Wikipedia "Heavy crop production rapidly depletes the soil of potassium, and this can be remedied with agricultural fertilizers containing potassium, accounting for 95% of global potassium chemical production". ---For this to replace lipo yeah there would need to be a BIG a shift
Comment · 2 years ago
Bear in mind they still need to return the astronauts safely to touchdown.
Comment · 2 years ago
You would need to consider altered flight characteristics and maybe reduced flight range with the addition. Might act as a sail and just drag any drone around enough as to render it useless. Also, what would a 4ft flying panel look like on radar.
Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
Our rail infrastructure is abysmal. Nationalizing it is perhaps not the way to go, but a serious change needs to happen. Speaking as a former Ohioan who grew up in the Ohio river valley.
Comment · 3 years ago
Just guessing (hoping?) here but perhaps attempts on these are being made and just caught early enough that we can all remain happily oblivious.
Comment · 4 years ago
Edit to preface: Forgive the potentially naive question but -what happens when some form of bacteria (or something) evolves in a way that renders it hardy enough to survive far-uvc? The article mentioned it's ability to destroy superbugs..just wondering if any thought has been given to unintended side effects like this.
Comment · 4 years ago
Apologies if this is an incredibly naive question: How aware are people in China of what has been censored from them? I've heard of 'tank man' as a common example of this. Students studying/traveling abroad from China encounter the imagery and western take on events and have just never heard of it before.
Comment · 4 years ago
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress reference?

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