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In Siberia, a copper mine hopes to become a global energy pivot
Oct 03, 2021 (AFP)
More than 70 years later, a mining complex in Russia's Far East between Lake Baikal and the Pacific Ocean is finally due to launch operations next year. With co...
Beam diagnostics for future laser wakefield accelerators
Oct 01, 2021 (SPX)
Electron energies in the GeV range have been achievable with this technique for some time. However, the electron bunches produced in this way have so far been t...
Starfish Space raises $7M to develop Space Tug
Sep 29, 2021 (SPX)
Up until now, missions to service existing satellites on-orbit, like the Hubble Space Telescope, have been too large and expensive to be commercially viable. Bu...
Going hyperspectral for CHIME
Sep 28, 2021 (ESA)
The Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment, or CHIME for short, is one of six new missions that the EU and ESA are developing to expand th...
Isotropic Systems secures funding to develop multi-link antenna through to product launch in 2022
Sep 28, 2021 (SPX)
The round is led by Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC - the world's first listed space tech fund - in the first significant investment since its IPO on the Lo...
Chinese game makers vow to cut effeminacy, limit underage players
Sep 24, 2021 (AFP)
The 213 gaming firms, including top industry players Tencent and NetEase, promised in a joint statement dated Thursday to ban content that was "politically harm...
Engineering researchers develop new explanation for formation of vortices in 2D superfluid
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
The researchers revealed an alternative explanation for the formation of so-called Onsager vortices in a two-dimensional superfluid, a type of quantum fluid tha...
EPFL engineers introduce a new approach for recycling plastics
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
In light of this, Francesco Stellacci, a full professor and head of the Supramolecular Nanomaterials and Interfaces Laboratory at EPFL's School of Engineering, ...
NASA adviser blasts lack of congressional action on space traffic dangers
Sep 23, 2021 (UPI)
Chairwoman Patricia Sanders, a former Department of Defense senior executive, said NASA's Safety and Advisory Panel has called on Congress to increase oversight...
Nine ways AR and VR used on the International Space Station
Sep 21, 2021 (SPX)
The first use of AR on station, a set of high-tech goggles called Sidekick, provided hands-free assistance to crew members using high-definition holograms that ...
SpectrumX collective launches the first NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative Center
Sep 21, 2021 (SPX)
To address these community trends, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $25 million over five years to the SpectrumX collective to create the ...
Researchers find a new way to control magnets
Sep 21, 2021 (SPX)
Less common are magnets based on ferrimagnetic materials, with an "i." In these, some of the atoms are aligned in one direction, but others are aligned in preci...
Now we're cooking with lasers
Sep 20, 2021 (SPX)
Under the guidance of Mechanical Engineering Professor Hod Lipson, the "Digital Food" team of his Creative Machines Lab has been building a fully autonomous dig...
European facility prepares for haul of samples returning from planetary bodies
Sep 16, 2021 (SPX)
The 2020s promise a bounty of new missions returning planetary samples to Earth for analysis. Scientists can learn a huge amount about planetary bodies by sendi...
NASA provides laser for LISA mission
Sep 15, 2021 (SPX)
In May, NASA specialists working with industry partners delivered the first prototype laser for the European Space Agency-led Laser Interferometer Space Antenna...
Experts say 'fireball' streaking across sky in Scotland, Northern Ireland likely space junk
Sep 15, 2021 (UPI)
The fireball was also seen by some skywatchers in northern England. The UK Meteor Network said about 800 people reported seeing the streaking fireball, which wa...
Scientists explore method to produce composites with 'shape memory'
Sep 15, 2021 (SPX)
While it has considerable potential for manufacturing composites with shape memory for electronics, biomedicine, and more, the method's application to such mate...
TPY-4 Radar earns official US Government Designation
Sep 14, 2021 (SPX)
"Our team has worked diligently to deliver this advanced radar supporting domestic and international air surveillance requirements," said Chandra Marshall, vice...
Ballistic air guns and mock moon rocks aid in search for durable space fabrics
Sep 14, 2021 (SPX)
Engineers at NASA Glenn Research Center's Ballistic Impact Lab are working to help the agency select materials for future Artemis missions and predict how they ...
Global computing's carbon footprint is bigger than previously estimated
Sep 10, 2021 (UPI)
According to a new study, published Friday in the journal Patterns, information and communications technology, or ICT for short, is responsible for a greater sh...
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