NASA and Nokia want to bring a 4G network to the Moon, and no, it’s not because the astronauts want to check Instagram. The technology is designed to connect two small rovers that will search for water while sending high-res video, images, and data back to Earth. NASA says future lunar explorers could eventually use the network to communicate with mission control and even their families. The company that developed the project believes the network could also be useful in extreme environments like Antarctica and the Sahara Desert…………….A lifelong fan of Randall from “Monsters, Inc.” finally got to meet Steve Buscemi, who voices the character in the Pixar movie. Nicky Sauseda has autism . . . and says her “special interests” are Randall and Steve Buscemi, so, when she got to meet Steve in person recently, she was overjoyed. She showed him pictures of her collection of more than 400 Randall-themed items…………………….And finally………………..
At a Netherlands zoo, a southern ground hornbill has become the first bird in the world to receive a 3D-printed prosthesis, on both its upper and lower beak. The repair was important because the injured beak wasn’t just cosmetic . . . it meant that he could not take care of himself and could not pick up more difficult food from the ground. Officials say the bird adjusted to its new beak quickly, using it on the day of the surgery. The following morning, he independently picked up a small mouse from the ground, and after a few days, he also began preening his feathers.