Chlorine is a fundamental input to modern industry, yet most of today’s supply still relies on energy-intensive electrolysis. In order to reduce energy consumption, researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology…
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Researchers develop electricity-free chlorine production from brines
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Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data
On Wednesday, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that it is halting the relicensing process for two reactors at the Hamaoka plant after revelations that the plant’s chosen…
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Meteor Explosion Captured Live from the International Space Station for the First Time Ever
A meteor explosion has been captured from space for the first time ever, thanks to a team aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The dramatic event took place over the North Pacific Ocean. Recorded by SEN’s 4K Space-TV-1 camera…
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Fossil Discovery of New Human Ancestor May Connect Us to Neandertals and Denisovans
January 7, 2026
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Could This Fossil Be the Key Linking Humans, Neandertals and Denisovans?
Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common…
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Greenland Ice Cap Vanished 7,000 Years Ago, and It Could Happen Again
Analysis of core samples extracted from beneath an ice sheet indicates that the region is extremely responsive to the temperatures characteristic of today’s interglacial period. Researchers involved in GreenDrill, a project jointly led by the…
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Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment
Caterpillar is digging deeper into incorporating AI and automation into its fleet of construction machinery through a partnership with semiconductor giant Nvidia.
The construction equipment giant is piloting an AI assistive system in its…
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January belongs to Jupiter: See the king of planets in the night sky this month
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, currently shines as a brilliant silvery “star” in Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky as dusk slowly fades. It forms an eye-catching scalene triangle configuration with the “Twin…
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Sandblasting on Mars: Camera reveals how prevailing winds shape elongated landforms in volcanic zone
Martian winds can have quite an impact. ESA’s Mars Express has spotted them whipping up sand grains and acting as a cosmic sandblaster, carving out intriguing grooves near Mars’s equator.
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ATDev develops Reflex to bring robotics and AI to rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Development has developed the Reflex wearable robot for rehabilitation. Source: ATDev
The time is right to apply robotics and artificial intelligence to mobility and manipulation challenges, according to the founders of…
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9,500-year-old cremation pyre of a hunter-gatherer woman is the oldest of its kind in the world
The 9,500-year-old remains of a woman in Malawi have set a new record, marking Africa’s oldest evidence of intentional cremation, as well as the earliest known cremation pyre for an adult that is still “in situ,” or in its original position, a…
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