DENVER—The Global Positioning System is one of the few space programs that touches nearly every human life, and the stewards of the satellite navigation network are eager to populate the…
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Tiny robots move 45,000 times heavier objects using liquid currents
Researchers have commanded swarms of magnetic microrobots to manipulate, rotate, and assemble objects without ever making physical contact.
The development is led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, the…
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China reportedly debuts world’s first ducted ton-class UFO-style eVTOL
A range of eVTOLs, including a UFO-shaped aircraft, was put on display in China, showcasing rapid-launch capability and low-altitude maneuverability.
The ‘flying saucer’ can take off in three seconds and operate close to buildings or…
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Top 7 science fiction movie gadgets engineers are developing today
Films have always had a penchant for imagining technologies that were meant for ages beyond the present. From flying armors to holographic communication, engineers and researchers are continuously making an attempt to turn these machines into…
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The more you fear aging, the faster your body may age
Feeling anxious about getting older, especially worrying about declining health, may do more than weigh on the mind. New research from NYU School of Global Public Health suggests that these fears could be linked to faster aging at the cellular…
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Family discovers world’s biggest coral that has size of a soccer pitch
In a remarkable display of “people power,” a mother-daughter team of citizen scientists has identified what researchers believe is the world’s largest documented coral colony.
The massive structure, a single colony of Pavona clavus,…
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US lab advances nuclear reactor safety with extreme 1,340°F testing
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have unveiled a breakthrough testing method capable of measuring the performance of nuclear materials at temperatures up to 1,000 Kelvin (approximately…
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The Download: How America lost its lead in the hunt for alien life, and ambitious battery claims
In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a peculiar rocky outcrop on Mars covered in strange spots. On Earth, these marks are almost always produced by microbial life.
Sure, those specks are not definitive proof of alien life. But…
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Sierra Space names Dan Jablonsky CEO
Founder Fatih Ozmen, who was interim CEO, remains board chair
The post Sierra Space names Dan Jablonsky CEO appeared first on SpaceNews.
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James Webb Space Telescope performs brain surgery on mysterious ‘Exposed Cranium Nebula’
The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest imagery is its most “cerebral” yet, capturing a dying star’s nebula that looks uncannily like a brain inside a transparent skull.
Located about 5,000 light-years away in the constellation of Vela, the…
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