7 Great Quick Reads I Recommend

October 7, 2018

1) “Who Is Neri Oxman?” – New York Times

“A star of M.I.T.’s Media Lab working in “material ecology,” she has intrigued Björk, Brad Pitt and the Cooper Hewitt.” Snippet from article.

2) “Synthetic Biology Market Growth Opportunities, Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Geographic Segmentation and Competitive Landscape Report to 2023” – News Publicist 

Synthetic Biology Market 2018 version report provides prime data related to the overall market and price forecast over a five-year period, from 2018 to 2023. In this segment, the experts have presented essential information which relates to the production and consumption forecast for the major regions that the Synthetic Biology market is categorized into, country breakdowns, production forecast by type, and consumption forecast by application.” Snippet from article.

3) “To celebrate NASA’s 60th birthday, 21 vintage photos from space” – Popular Science 

“Sixty years ago NACA (the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) officially became NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the early days of the space race began. The Apollo program launched a few years later in 1961. It’s purpose: get a human being to the moon and bring them back home safely.” Snippet from article.

4) Syracuse startup wins $1 million top prize in state contest – Idaho Statesman 

“A Syracuse business startup that created a portable electric vehicle charging unit will receive $1 million in funding from New York state as the winner in an economic development contest.” Snippet from article.

5) SPACE PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: OPPORTUNITY! WE SEE YOU, LITTLE GUY! – Wired

“THE UNIVERSE IS a vast and wondrous place, and this week we will visit quite a variety of locations in the cosmos. We will first swing by Mars and say hello to the Opportunity rover which has just been spotted by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. We’ve not seen the rover for months now, ever since a global storm engulfed Mars with a thick layer of dust.” Snippet from article.

6) ‘Let’s Jam’! ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Celebrates 20th Anniversary at NY Comic-Con – Space.com 

Find your nearest interplanetary gateway! The acclaimed anime series “Cowboy Bebop” is celebrating its 20th anniversary in style at New York Comic-Con.

7) Boeing and SpaceX reschedule Starliner and Dragon space taxi flight tests for 2019 – Geekwire 

“The competition between SpaceX and Boeing for space taxi services got some additional attention this week: A series of reports linked the wide circulation of a newspaper op-ed article critical of SpaceX’s pre-launch “load and go” procedure to a Washington public relations firm with Boeing connections.” Snippet from article.

 

Key terms: Boeing, SpaceX, Starliner, Dragon, space taxi, cowboy bebop, space photos, Syracuse startup, NaSA 60th birthday, Synthetic Biology Market Growth, and Neri Oxman

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