Thanks to Tesla’s roaring stock, Elon Musk’s net worth has nearly quadrupled during the Covid-19 pandemic, racing from $24.6 billion in mid-March to a current $126.8 billion by Forbes’ estimate. Continue reading No, Elon Musk Is Not The Second Richest Person In The World — Here’s Why
“I’m an engineer. Not an environmentalist,” says Michael Polsky, as if to explain why even after spending 17 years developing renewable-energy systems, he’s still enthralled by the sight of 125-foot-long wind turbine blades sweeping in elegant circles through the sky. Continue reading The Green Revolution Has Been Won, Says America’s New Wind Billionaire
By Dr. Ken Armijo, systems engineer, Sandia National Laboratories
As a second-generation Hispanic growing up on a rural New Mexico farm, I was inspired by my parents and mentors to seek a college education. Continue reading Inspiring the Next Generation of Hispanics in STEM
By Anna Sokiran
On November 17th, Victor Glover became the first African-American astronaut to begin a full six-month stay on the orbiting lab. Continue reading NASA’s First Black Man to Arrive at Space Station for Long-term Stay
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. Continue reading SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
SpaceX is about to launch four astronauts in the first human-rated commercial spacecraft. Continue reading NASA finally certified SpaceX to fly astronauts on its Crew Dragon spaceship, just days before its next launch
Transportation history was made today in the Nevada desert, where Virgin Hyperloop tested human travel in a hyperloop pod for the first time. Continue reading First Passengers Travel Safely on a Hyperloop
By Erin Schilling of the Business Journals (Atlanta)
Marcus Blackwell Jr. always struggled with math in school. Instead of algebra equations, he preferred practicing gospel and classical jazz music on the piano. But during his sophomore year at Morehouse College, he realized just how intertwined the two subjects are. Continue reading Atlanta-based edtech startup uses pop songs to tackle students’ fear of math
By Peter Dockrill of Science Alert
There’s never been a radio silence quite like this one. After long months with no way of making contact with Voyager 2, NASA has finally reestablished communications with the record-setting interstellar spacecraft. Continue reading NASA finally makes contact with Voyager 2 after longest radio silence in 30 years
In these days of furloughs, layoffs, and shortened hours, when many people are struggling to pay their rent, figure out how to manage their bills, and looking askance at their college loans, it can help to have a solid financial app to assess your situation, create a budget, figure out exactly what you can (or can’t) afford, work with those pesky and confusing figures, find a better way to save, or just keep from panicking. Continue reading Six Apps that Help you Stick to a Budget
