Daily Newsletter: What Has the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Taught Us So Far?

Interesting Engineering is a cutting edge, leading community designed for all lovers of engineering, technology and science. [Interesting Engineering]() Saturday, 23 Nov 2019 [Why Did People Use Iodine Pills After Chernobyl?]( [Why Did People Use Iodine Pills After Chernobyl?]( [Medical Technology]( The Chernobyl disaster has been brought back up to the forefront of public discussion in recent months thanks to the miniseries on HBO. One notable aspect of that miniseries that people are now wondering about is the usage of iodine pills following the disaster.[Read More]( [Researchers Take First Step Toward Human-Produced Energy]( [Researchers Take First Step Toward Human-Produced Energy]( [Biology]( Can you imagine powering your phone with your own body? How about your laptop?Researchers are saying that humans may one day be able to produce their own electrical energy through tiny "motors" inside bacteria.[Read More]( [Eager Kangaroo Attacks Paraglider as He Lands]( [Eager Kangaroo Attacks Paraglider as He Lands]( [Entertainment]( Kangaroos are cute and they seem friendly but are they really? In this video brought to you by ViralHog we see one of these adorable creatures attack a paraglider for no apparent reason.[Read More]( [Qantas Rejects Both Boeing and Airbus Designs For Its Ultra-Long-Haul Flights]( [Qantas Rejects Both Boeing and Airbus Designs For Its Ultra-Long-Haul Flights]( [Aerospace]( In a first, on October 21, 2019, Qantas Airlines flew non-stop from New York City to Sydney, Australia in a flight lasting 19 hours 16 minutes.Then, on November 15, 2019, Qantas flew another first: a non-stop flight from London to Sydney, lasting 19 hours, 19 minutes.[Read More]( [World's Fastest Tractor Breaks Guinness World Record ]( [World's Fastest Tractor Breaks Guinness World Record]( [Automotive]( You might recognize J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd. (JCB). This summer they released a video where their Fastrac One tractor hit a record 167 km/h (104 mph).Back and fasterNow, they are back with a newer version of their tractor that has once again entered the Guinness Book of World Records.[Read More]( [What Has the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Taught Us So Far?]( [What Has the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Taught Us So Far?]( [Space]( As Enrico Fermi famously once said, "Where is everybody"?" These words were uttered in the summer of 1950 when the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) was heating up. They also captured the frustrations and unresolved questions surrounding the existence of extraterrestrial life.[Read More]( [15 Cool Kitchen Items To Please Even the Pickiest Foodie]( [15 Cool Kitchen Items To Please Even the Pickiest Foodie]( [Gadgets]( If you spend a lot of money on eating out, no need to anymore. You can cook perfect delicious meals at home like in restaurants. If you add a little bit of fun to your food like nice sauces, you can be the best chef in the U.[Read More]( [Interesting Engineering] [Unsubscribe]( | [Display on interestingengineering.com](