As the poster at arstechnia says this is fascinating stuff and i hope it remains so for a very long time.
Astronomers find a star system where a red giant appears to have swallowed two Jupiter-like planets, then later spit out their cores, which now orbit as small, rocky planets.
via Remains of gas giants, swallowed by red giant star, now orbit as small planets.
I had not realized that LENR (low energy nuclear reactions) research had continued. The PPT’s are actually pretty exciting but the proof is in the repeat ability. There does appear to be some developing theory and theory based experimentation, if this work bears fruit it would be a game changer.
Picture has nothing to do with the article, just APOD ‘eye candy.’
CERN has re run the ‘faster than light’ neutrino experiment and replicated the results even after refining their methods. Still lots of controversy but exciting.
This article seems to have very exciting implications. Cellular regression in diseased heart tissue with the help of oncostatin M: Credit: MPI for Heart and Lung Research-press. They have found a channel where heart muscles can be regressed to stem cells (dedifferentiate?) which then can multiply and re-differentiate into healthy heart muscle tissue. This has huge implications not only for heart attack victims but many other diseases and treatments. As Glenn Reynolds would say “Faster Please.”
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