Is it finally less than thirty years away? It doesn’t say what the fuel is, but I assume it’s deuterium. I wonder if the concept can be adapted for space propulsion?
Category Archives: General Science
Biomarkers For Covid
They’ve discovered new ways of telling who is at risk for severe cases. I wonder if it’s possible to have a commercial lab run that test?
[Afternoon update]
Progress in protease inhibitors to treat coronavirus infections.
A Unified Theory Of Cancer?
This looks promising.
Asteroid Mining
A nice essay by Martin Elvis.
UFOs
What the hell?
The New Clerisy
Yes, “faith in science” is an oxymoron.
The Best Vaccine
…is the one you’ve probably not heard of.
If I have to get vaccinated (and it looks right now like I will to be able to go to Europe), that’s the one I’d try to get.
Herpes
People have been waiting for this since the 80s. At that time, it was thought that there was no cure.
The Four Horsemen
Yes, there are existential risks, but climate is not one of them. And if it is, it would be from cooling, not heating.
Sperm On Mars
Ummmm…no.
There is a lot more involved in human reproduction on Mars than the survival of the sperm. We continue to have no idea if we can safely gestate in partial gravity.