Science + Technology
Dan Bammes
West HS physics students will conduct high-energy physics experiment in Europe
A group of students from West High School will travel to Europe this fall to work with CERN, the international particle physics laboratory. Their teacher, Enrique Arce-Larreta says they’ll be testing a particle detector with electrons traveling near the speed of light. The question they hope to answer? “What is the thickness this plastic detector […]7 years ago
JEREMY REHM Associated Press
NASA plans to send a drone to Saturn’s largest moon
NASA said Thursday that it's sending a drone called Dragonfly to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Using propellers, the drone will fly and land on several spots on the icy moon to study whether it can support microbial life.7 years ago
CNN
Mini-brains grown from stem cells don’t think, but they do show ‘complex’ neural activity, researchers say
New research suggests that contemporary mini-brains -- even if inferior to their fictional counterparts -- are still capable of a surprise or two.7 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
NASA to open moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions
The restricted lab is home to hundreds of pounds of moon rocks collected by Apollo astronauts close to a half-century ago. And for the first time in decades, NASA is about to open some of the pristine samples and let geologists take a crack at them with 21st-century technology.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Alcohol-related crashes, deaths drop dramatically under .05 DUI law
The number of deaths from crashes blamed on driving under the influence has gone down 70% since Utah's tough .05 DUI law went into effect.7 years ago
CNN
Hubble Space Telescope spots ‘soccer balls’ in space
The Hubble Space Telescope has identified soccer-ball-shaped molecules amid the gas and dust that fills the space beyond our solar system.7 years ago
Colby Walker
Electric scooter program is coming to Provo this summer
Provo Mayor Michelle Kafusi has announced 200 electric scooters are coming to the city this August.7 years ago
DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
‘Jeopardy!’ champ Holzhauer a winner in TV ratings, too
No television series this season (football excluded) averaged more viewers per episode on the first night they aired. Not "The Big Bang Theory," not "NCIS," not even "Game of Thrones," although all those shows gain more viewers when time-shifting is figured in.7 years ago
MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer
Lost wallet? More cash means you’re likelier to get it back
People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it contains money — and the more cash, the better. That's the surprising conclusion from researchers who planted more than 17,000 "lost wallets" across 355 cities in 40 countries, and kept track of how often somebody contacted the supposed owners.7 years ago
CNN
Pieces of Apollo 11 history up for auction for the moon landing anniversary
An auction house is selling autographs, hardware and flown artifacts from Apollo 11 just in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.7 years ago
PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
APNewsBreak: Texas says Rapid DNA supplier jeopardizes cases
With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky,identified California wildfire victims and verified family connections of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.7 years ago
Colby Walker
How to fight back against sextortion – and avoid being a victim
Dave & Dujanovic: "It's an important conversation to have because sextortion is the fastest growing crime on the internet."7 years ago
CNN
Facebook wants to make cryptocurrency mainstream. Here’s how
Facebook has 2.4 billion users around the world, an audience that could help it spur mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency that others have yet to generate.7 years ago
Mary Richards
Jury orders VidAngel to pay millions to Hollywood studios
SALT LAKE CITY — There’s been a major ruling against a Utah company in a massive copyright lawsuit. A jury in California says VidAngel should pay $62.4 million dollars in damages to Disney, Warner Brothers and Fox equalling about $75,000 per movie title. The Provo startup would filter out the bad words, sex and violence. […]7 years ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
NASA’s ‘loneliest man’? Far from it: Astronaut Michael Collins on the ‘cathedral’ of Apollo 11
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins remembers looking up a the sky as a child, seeing "the most marvelous things up there" and wanting to know more about them, he told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. That's when he knew that he wanted to fly.7 years ago
Matt McFarland, CNN Business
Most self-driving companies say this tech is crucial. Elon Musk disagrees.
For most people building self-driving cars, lidar is viewed as a godsend. In recent years, enthusiasm for the technology has sparked shortages of the depth-measuring sensor, acquisitions of startups developing it and more than a billion dollars of investments.7 years ago
RACHEL LERMAN AP Technology Writer
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too.7 years ago
LINDA DEUTSCH Associated Press
OJ Simpson posts video to announce official Twitter account
O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he's got a "little gettin' even to do."7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Lee urges better management of lands to reduce wildfires
Firefighters across the country are preparing for more wildfires as grass and plants that grew during the past winter and spring start to dry out.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Flood warnings issued as snow melt makes rivers rise
Five Utah counties are under either a flood watch or warning as the record winter snow keeps melting, causing rivers to rise.7 years ago
CNN
NASA orbiter spots ‘Star Trek’ Starfleet symbol on Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of a strange chevron that looks similar to the symbol for "Star Trek's" Starfleet.7 years ago
Mary Richards
Intermountain launches massive DNA mapping project
Intermountain officials say the project is the largest and most comprehensive DNA mapping effort ever done in the United States from a single population.7 years ago
Colby Walker
How a Snapchat filter led to the arrest of an off-duty cop
After hearing the story about how a close friend was sexually assaulted as a child, this Bay Area student set out to help police find potential pedofiles all by using a Snapchat filter.7 years ago
