What We Learned in 2017

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Developments in science, medicine and health that we’re still thinking about at year’s end.
via New York Times

Black holes' magnetism surprisingly wimpy

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Black holes are famous for their muscle: an intense gravitational pull known to gobble up entire stars and launch streams of matter into space at almost the speed of light. It turns out the reality may not live up to the hype.
via Science Daily
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Hot and cold

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BepiColombo module withstands extreme temperatures in final space simulation
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2017/12/Mercury_Transfer_Module_in_space_simulator

Wheat gets boost from purified nanotubes

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Researchers test the effects of carbon nanotubes on the growth of wheatgrass. While some showed no effect, purified single-walled nanotubes dispersed in water enhanced the plants' growth, while the same nanotubes in an organic solvent retarded their development.
via Science Daily

NASA's SuperTIGER balloon flies again to study heavy cosmic particles

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A science team in Antarctica is preparing to fly SuperTIGER, a balloon-borne instrument designed to collect heavy high-energy particles from beyond the solar system that constantly bombard Earth's atmosphere.
via Science Daily
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