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A way to find ‘quiet’ black holes finally bears fruit

[ad_1] Theorists estimate there may be 100 million star-size black holes lurking in the Milky Way, but astronomers have no way of knowing for sure: Only a couple dozen have been discovered, by the x-rays they emit as they swallow material from a companion star. Now, researchers say they have discovered a quiet black hole—one

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Prospects brighten for endangered U.S. small business research program

[ad_1] The U.S. government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a major source of funding for academic and industry scientists seeking to commercialize discoveries. But it has had numerous near-death experiences since it was launched in 1982. This year is no exception, courtesy of Senator Rand Paul (KY), ranking Republican on the Senate’s small

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Fauci plans to retire by 2025, wants to heal partisan divide before he goes

[ad_1] Enlarge / Dr. Anthony Fauci attends the National AIDS Update Conference as it meets at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium on October 12, 1989. Fauci at the time was based in Maryland, but he became a frequent voice for Bay Area residents following the AIDS crisis, even before he became director of the National

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SpaceX is now launching 10 rockets for every one by its main competitor

[ad_1] Enlarge / Atop Falcon 9, CRS-25 lifts off on Friday night. Zooming in, you can see mosquitos dotted throughout the frame, backlit by the rocket exhaust. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) With little fanfare this weekend, SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets. The first booster lifted off on Friday night and carried nearly three tons of

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How one institution keeps claiming math’s highest award

[ad_1] Enlarge / The buildings of the IHES. (credit: Dhananjay Khadilkar) Even before this year’s Fields Medal winners announcement, the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES) or the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies, boasted a remarkable statistic. Since its founding in 1958, the institute has had 12 permanent mathematics professors; seven of them had won

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X-rays reveal hidden Van Gogh self-portrait

[ad_1] The mysterious image was revealed by an X-ray taken when conservationists at the National Galleries of Scotland examined Van Gogh’s Head of a Peasant Woman (1885) ahead of a new exhibition called A Taste for Impressionism. A routine cataloging procedure of a painting by Vincent van Gogh at the National Galleries in Scotland yielded an

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You'll Never Own This Plastic Surface Duo Prototype

[ad_1] Thanks to a deleted eBay listing, we now have images of a Surface Duo with a plastic outer shell and a dual-camera system. The seller indicates that this is a Surface Duo 2 “dev unit,” though it’s probably a canceled prototype for an “affordable” Surface Duo 2. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

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