The most crazy 'scientific' discoveries in 2017

2017 is the year of innovations: NASA first put reusable rockets into operation, patients can start treating cancer using their own cells, and scientists. learn, then discover the 8th missing continent of the Earth.

Here are the most crazy, impressive and most promising innovations in 2017, according to Business Insider's vote:

 

The continent is located on the ocean floor between New Zealand and New Caledonia.

This missing area is called Zealandia, located on the ocean floor between New Zealand and New Caledonia. It does not always sink under the sea, because researchers have found fossils that show many kinds of strange plants and organisms that have grown here.

Many people believe that Zealandia should be listed on the Earth's seven existing continents.

2. Scientists create "things closest to the latest life form" that no one has ever done

Scientists say they invented a new, unnatural pair: XY.

Living organisms have two types of amino acids: AT (adenine - thymine) and GC (guanine - cytosine). Together, they write our DNA and form the basis of all the genetic information in the natural world.

But scientists say they invented a new, unnatural pair: XY.

In November, they showed how these synthetic cell parts can work perfectly alongside natural pairs in the DNA of E.Coli bacteria.

Floyd Romesburg - head of research at Scripps Research Institute (California) - said his new invention could help improve the way we treat diseases. For example, it can alter degenerative proteins within the body, helping drugs stay in our system longer. Romesburg said that his team is investigating how this invention will help in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune medicines.

 

The formation of $ 100 billion billion worth of gold took place when two stars collided.

The formation of $ 100 billion billion worth of gold took place when two super-small, super-compact stars collided in a place 130 million light-years from Earth. The collision also produced large amounts of silver and platinum, and this is the first time in history that scientists have witnessed the collision of two neutron stars.

These two stars touch each other at about 1/3 of the speed of light, creating gravitational waves; Scientific devices on Earth have been able to capture these waves, which astronomers say will happen only once in 100,000 years.

 

In the Giza pyramid, 99.9999% is certain that this large empty space exists.

The researchers found a cave about 30.5 meters long using an advanced imaging technology based on high-speed particles called muons . These particles are produced when cosmic rays come from supernovae, re-entering neutron stars, black holes and other high-energy objects flying to Earth and interacting with air molecules.

The researchers used these cosmic rays to "see" through millions of tons of rocks in the pyramid and discovered an empty space hidden through detectors. They are 99.9999% sure that this large empty space exists, but do not think it is a special grave, or a certain room.

5. Patients attack cancer with their own blood cells

CAR T-cell therapy costs $ 475,000 per patient.

This therapy is called CAR T-cell therapy , cancer treatment in a whole new way by taking cells from patients, reprogramming them and then putting them back into the body to hunt cancer cell.

In August, the FDA allowed Kymriah - a method of using the body's immune system to attack acute lymphocytic leukemia in children. This method costs $ 475,000 per patient.

By October, another CAR-T therapy, Yescarta, was allowed to work on adults to treat a blood cancer called non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma.

 

This is the third largest iceberg in the world ever recorded.

In July, an ice of the size of Delaware state (USA) separated from the large ice block of Larsen C in Antarctica and began to drift on the sea. This is the third largest iceberg in the world ever recorded.

Scientists are also worried about the Arctic tundra: in December, the US National Oceanic and Geological Survey (NOAA) said, "The Arctic shows no sign of returning to the ice age as it did. a few decades ago ".

 

These 7 planets are the satellites of a star in our "neighbor" solar system.

These 7 planets are the satellites of a star in our "neighbor" solar system, known as TRAPPIST-1. At least 6 of them are Earth-like planets.

Scientists believe that these are in the status of Goldilocks Zone - ie not too hot, not too cold, just enough for life to multiply. They are also quite close to Earth: only about 4 light years away.

According to NASA scientists, this distance is close enough to take further research steps.

 

The probe crashed into Saturn's clouds and was completely burned.

Before the Cassini probe fell on September 15, it was able to capture and send a great picture of Saturn, because we have not seen any pictures of the planet ever before. !

After 13 years of making satellites flying around Saturn, Cassini's last mission began with flying over Saturn's moon Titan, then zooming through the 1931km route between Saturn and its ice belt.

Eventually, the probe crashed into Saturn's clouds and was completely burned - an incident that scientists had planned to avoid the ship running out of fuel and crashing into one of the surfaces. Saturn's moon.

9. Babies in the intensive care unit are equipped with their own body scanners

This scanner looks like compressed air systems at drive-thru banks.

Embrace is the first safety-certified MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) system that can be placed in the same room as the babies being treated in the hospital.

Before these babies are scanned, they will be wrapped in a special suit and worn with MRI ears. After that, the doctor will put them in a tube section to gather information about the child's condition.

This scanner looks like compressed air systems at drive-thru banks (driving across to withdraw money) from the United States. The system is completely covered, meaning babies don't have to worry about being affected by radiation or large magnets in the machine.

 

The first time Musk recorded one of the above reusable rockets is March 30.

Push systems are often the most expensive part of a multi-stage rocket launch system, and they will normally "rest" on the ocean floor after only one use.

But SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has found a way to build reusable propulsion systems for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy missiles, allowing for quick and cheap reuse, saving up to $ 18 million each. launch.

The first time Musk recaptured one of these reusable rockets was on March 30, when the Falcon 9 rocket put a satellite on orbit, then its phase 1 propulsion system fell. into the atmosphere and land on a ship parked in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

This will be the first step to the day when we can correct and eliminate genetic diseases.

If successful, the transplantation of some pig organs on humans will be a big step for more than 118,000 patients waiting to be transplanted in the United States.

In August, biotech startup at Cambridge - eGenesis - announced that the company used CRISPR gene editing tool to handle pigs that did not allow them to transmit dangerous viruses to humans, a barrier. large ever in the effort to safely use pig parts on human bodies.

Another achievement of CRISPR this year is the fact that Oregon biologists successfully modified human embryonic DNA. This will be the first step to the day when we can correct and eliminate genetic diseases caused by the mutation in human fetuses. However, many are concerned that if this is passed, it will lead to impacts on human evolution, or lead to a future where the children are "designed".

 

Scientists in China have experimented to instantaneously shift light particles (photons) from the ground into space.

Scientists in China have experimented to instantaneously shift light particles (photons) from the ground to space using mirrors and lasers. This is a great success for quantum physicists - who think that this innovation will radically change the way we transport energy and information around the world.

However, this technique is more beneficial for the computer field, because it can create a completely new quantum computer, operating in ways that we cannot imagine. This super-fast quantum internet will be safer, faster and can't be hacked.