Interesting things you didn't know about the 25,800 year old Northern star
The North Star (SBC) is not the brightest star, but its brightness is only average. In the ranking of the brightest stars, SBC did not even reach the top 40 but only ranked 48th.Polaris neutron microscope: Performing faster measurements
British engineers built a neutron microscope, allowing scientists to make measurements 30 times faster than any existing (other) measuring device.