Following is a summary of current science news briefs.
Idaho scientist seeks to launch aerial Bigfoot search with
blimp
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – An Idaho scientist shrugging off
skeptical fellow scholars in his quest for evidence of Bigfoot
has turned his sights skyward, with plans to float a blimp over
the U.S. mountain West in search of the mythic, ape-like
creature. Idaho State University has approved the unusual
proposal of faculty member Jeffrey Meldrum, an anatomy and
anthropology professor ridiculed by some peers for past
research of a being whose existence is widely disputed by
mainstream science.
Miners take “rail-veyors” and robots to automated future
SUDBURY, Ontario (Reuters) – In an office trailer parked
outside a mine shaft in northern Ontario, operator Carolyn
St-Jean leans back in her chair and monitors a machine loading
nickel-rich ore into rail cars deep underground. Once filled,
the automated train will snake through a series of narrow
tunnels, emerge from a rocky outcropping, then loop past
St-Jean’s window and dump its payload for sorting.
Insight: Unable to copy it, China tries building own jet
engine
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has designed nuclear missiles
and blasted astronauts into space, but one vital technology
remains out of reach. Despite decades of research and
development, China has so far failed to build a reliable, high
performance jet engine. This may be about to change. China’s
aviation sector is striving for a breakthrough that would end
its dependence on Russian and Western power plants for military
and commercial aircraft.
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down to Earth
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