In August 2001, an anonymous guest posted on the forum at Airliners.net, a popular aviation website. “How Long Will Pilots Be Needed?” they wondered, observing that “20 years or so down the road” technology could be so advanced that…
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A New Hybrid System Could Enable Spacecraft Attitude Control Systems to Perform Scientific Measurements
A NASA-sponsored team is creating a new approach to measure magnetic fields by developing a new system that can both take scientific measurements and provide spacecraft attitude control functions. This new system is small, lightweight, and can…
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Typhoon Wutip ravages Asia with strong winds and flooding
Several people have been killed after heavy rains hit parts of Asia over the past week, brought by the latest in a series of typhoons that scientists warn are growing more frequent…
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Huge, Limit-Defying Native Agriculture Site is Discovered in Michigan
Scientists have discovered intact evidence of an ancient agricultural site in northern Michigan, and it is likely one of the largest ever found in the United States. The finding was made after researchers…
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Wildfires push tropical forest loss in Latin America to record highs
- Recent data from the University of Maryland show the tropics lost 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres) of primary rainforest in 2024 — nearly double the loss of 2023 and the highest on record.
- Six Latin…
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Physicists observe in real-time how chemical bonds form
Graz University of Technology. “Physicists observe in real-time how chemical bonds form.” Nanowerk, 17 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67066.php.
Graz University of Technology. (2025, June 17). Physicists…
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US lab uses nano-CT scans to breathe new life into dead EV batteries
Lithium-ion batteries power everything from electric cars to grid storage. Nearly all the world’s electric vehicles (EVs) utilize lithium-ion batteries.
Yet, the critical minerals that make them work, lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese,…
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Portable device detects poisonous pigment in books | Research
Librarians and physicists at the University of St Andrews in the UK have developed a portable device that can quickly and cheaply detect the presence of toxic pigments in Victorian-era book bindings.
The researchers developed the detector to…
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Chemists recognised in King’s birthday honours | News
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has paid tribute to chemists recognised in the King’s 2025 birthday honours for their contributions to both chemistry and inclusion and diversity.
Rachel O’Reilly, chair in chemistry within the College of…
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