Enlarge / A demo version of the new thruster in operation. (credit: ThrustMe) Most people are probably familiar with iodine through its role as a disinfectant. But if you stayed awake through high school chemistry, then you may have seen a demonstration where powdered iodine was heated. Because its melting and boiling points are very […]
Enlarge (credit: Take-Two Interactive) Most games lose relevance after a few years, but the indie rocket-building game Kerbal Space Program is a bit different. It’s a glitchy, 10-year-old underdog of a game with a cult following of programmers, engineers, astronaut candidates, and your typical lay explosion enthusiasts, and it has a unique and active community […]
Expand (charge: Haitong Yu When Jason Benkoski is correct, the route to interstellar space starts in a delivery container tucked from a lab high bay from Maryland. The setup seems like something from a low-budget sci-fi movie: A single wall of this container is lined with a huge number of LEDs, an inscrutable metallic trellis […]