Quote of the Week
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover."
Mark TwainTODAY'S BRIGHTER SIDE NEWS
The 364-day Qumran calendar may solve an ancient Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
A new reconstruction explains how Qumran’s sacred calendar shifted from a working system into a lasting religious ideal.
Life-changing robotic glove restores hand function for paralysis patients
New soft robotic glove helps people with paralysis grasp objects using muscle signals and machine learning.
First-of-its-kind achromatic neutron lens brings the world into sharper focus
Nickel rings and diamond optics produced sharp neutron images across wavelengths that previously blurred together.
Space launch costs could fall 93% by 2040, opening orbit to new industries
A study of 4,405 rocket launches finds that reaching orbit is becoming cheaper faster than steamship freight once did.