Takahashi Tetsuya

Researchers Captured The World’s First-Ever Nanoscale Video Of Hydrogen And Oxygen Atoms Forming The Tiniest-Ever Water Droplet, Measuring 50 Nanometers. This Super-Efficient Reaction, Catalyzed By A Rare Metal Called Palladium, Could Potentially Aid Astronauts In Space To Make Water. The Process Was Observed Using A Novel Monitoring Apparatus.

Scientists Have Decoded A 3kyr-Old Babylonian Tablet Thought To Depict A Map To Noah’s Ark. The Artifact, Acquired By The British Museum In 1882, Shows Mesopotamia Encircled By A Double Ring –”Bitter River.” Cuneiform Text Hints At A Route To “Urartu” (Ararat), Where The Babylonian Noah Landed His Ark, Paralleling The Biblical Flood Story.

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Former President Jimmy Carter Turned 100 On 10/01/24 In Plains, Ga, Marking Him As The Oldest Living President And The Longest-Living President In US History. His Post-Presidential Legacy Includes Global Election Monitoring, Near-Eradication Of Guinea Worm Disease, And Human Rights Advocacy, Cementing His Lasting Humanitarian & Respected Impacts.

After 20 Years Of DNA Analysis, Scientists Confirmed The Bones In Seville Cathedral Belong To Christopher Columbus, Resolving A 500-Year Mystery. His Remains Were Moved Multiple Times, Sparking Debate Over His Burial Site. DNA Comparison With His Relatives Verified This, And Further Research May Reveal His True Origins, Genoa Or Elsewhere.

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Russian Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko And Nikolai Chub Set A Record-Breaking 374-Day Stay Aboard The ISS, Landing In Kazakhstan With American Astronaut Tracy Dyson. Kononenko Set A New Record For Longest Cumulative Space-Time At 1,111 Days. However, Valeri Polyakov Holds The Record For The Longest Unbroken Space Stay At 438 Days On Mir In 1994-95.

Iwao Hakamata, The World’s Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate, Was Exonerated After Over 50 Years In Prison. He Was Arrested In 1966 At Age 30 For The Murder Of His Boss & Family. A Japanese Court Acquitted The Now 88-Year-Old, Citing Planted Bloodstains, Sparking Calls To Reform Japan’s Justice System, Including Abolishing The Death Penalty.

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Scientists In Tokyo Have Attached A Lab-Grown Living Skin Tissue To A Robotic Face, And Manipulated A Living Skin For The First Time To ,E.G., “Smile.” This Breakthrough Could Lead To More Life-Like Robots And Safer Cosmetic Testing. Despite Progress, Overcoming The Unnerving Feeling Evoked By The Nearly Human-Like Robots Remains Challenging.

A Farm In Australia Breaks World Record, Certified By Guinness World Records, For Growing The Largest Blueberry Which Is ~4cm-Wide And Weighs 20.4g. The Fruit Breed, An Eterna Breed, Developed By Costa Group, Yields Consistently Large Fruits That Maintain Flavor And Firmness. The Farmers May Preserve The Giant Berry Via A Resin Cast.

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Elizabeth Francis, Aged 114, Is America’s Oldest Resident And 5th Oldest Person On Earth. Francis, A Houstonian, Took The Title After 116-Year-Old Californian Edie Ceccarelli Passed Away. Francis Has 3 Grandchildren, 4 Great-Grandchildren, And 2 Great-Great-Grandchildren. She Lives With Her Daughter Dorothy Williams, 94, And Granddaughter.

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A 14-Foot (4.3 Meters) Odysseus Lander, Built By Intuitive Machines And Sponsored By NASA For $118 Million, Successfully Touched Down Near The South Pole Of The Moon, Marking The First U.S. Landing In Over 50 Years Since NASA’s Famed Apollo Moonwalkers. This Achievement Also Made Intuitive Machines The First Private Company To Achieve A Lunar Landing.