WASHINGTON — NASA signed its first contract with small satellite rideshare company Spaceflight to launch as many as 72 cubesats between now and 2020 for a total price of up to $5.5 million. Specifically, the contract enables the launch of 72 “units,” which typically measure 10 centimeters in length, width […]
Daily Archives: October 3, 2017
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have engineered designer biosensors that can detect antibiotic molecules of interest. The biosensors are a first step toward creating antibiotic-producing ‘factories’ within microbes such as E. coli.
A bad run in the recent parliamentary elections for Mrs Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), has sparked in-fighting in the highest ranks. Despite remaining Germany’s largest party, the CDU and CSU lost more than one million voters to the far-right […]
A law enforcement official has confirmed the 64-year-old shooter wired $100,000 to the Philippines before Sunday’s terrifying attack. However, officials currently don’t know the recipient and the FBI is working with authorities in the Philippines to determine additional details. But it is alleged the money was sent to the gunman’s […]
The National Lottery website is currently down as gamers scramble to play the Euro Millions tonight. Gamers starting seeing the site wasn’t working at around 7pm tonight and things still appear to be offline. Independent website, Down Detector, is showing a huge number of reports from users saying that National […]
The Prime Minister’s comments were a thinly-veiled swipe at Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who voted to urge the bloc to not open the next phase of Brexit talks unless there was a “major breakthrough”. MEPs voted by 557 to 92 against allowing the next phase of talks, which […]
That’s the view of former footballer-turned-pundit Stan Collymore. Barca were prepared to break the bank for the Brazilian in the summer with Philippe Coutinho desperate to move to the Nou Camp. However, Liverpool blocked Barca’s attempts to sign him and the 25-year-old has now settled back into life on Merseyside, […]
Rossi finished fifth in Spain despite racing with a broken tibia and fibia. The Italian came in behind fellow Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales but had hoped for a better finish. Nevertheless, Rossi competing at all was a feat in itself and it has been revealed how he managed it. Spanish […]