SBQuantum, a Canadian company, is set to launch a quantum diamond magnetometer to space as part of the MagQuest challenge that seeks to accelerate newer technologies for measuring the Earth’s magnetic field. The launch is scheduled for Sunday,…
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How optimistic are you? : NPR
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A lot of us are fickle friends to our optimism. It’s easy to relish in the brighter…
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Here’s why some people choose cryonics to store their bodies and brains after death
Then there’s the cost. Alcor charges $80,000 to store a person’s brain, and around $220,000 to store a whole body. Tomorrow.Bio’s charges are slightly higher. Many people, including Kendziorra himself, opt to cover this cost via a life…
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These trees brought a fishery back from the brink. They can help you too
A community fishery in Cambodia was struggling. There weren’t enough fish to make ends meet, until local fishermen started planting a specific type of tree.
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SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit
SAN FRANCISCO – Canadian startup SBQuantum plans to send a quantum diamond magnetometer into low-Earth orbit March 30 on a Spire Global satellite flying on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Spire is providing the satellite, ground stations and data…
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Scientists discover “alien space weather stations” that could reveal habitable planets
How much does a star determine what its planets are like? And could that influence whether those worlds can support life? Carnegie’s Luke Bouma is investigating a new way to tackle this question by using naturally occurring “space weather…
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In Nepal, calls for reform grow louder in buffer zones
BARDIYA, Nepal — Mewa Lal Pulami, along with 1,216 other residents from a village on the fringes of Banke National Park in western Nepal, abstained from voting in the recent parliamentary elections held on March 5, 2026. “How can we vote when…
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ispace redesigns lunar lander, introduces lunar communications service
Japanese company ispace is revising its lunar lander design and further delaying the first mission by its American subsidiary while also unveiling plans for a lunar satellite constellation.
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Researchers create optical phenomenon inspired by the quantum Hall and spin Hall effects
Researchers have successfully transferred the topological quantum Hall and spin Hall effects to a hybrid light-matter system using targeted material design.
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Google Removes The Biggest Problem of Switching AI Assistants: Here’s How
Google has announced a set of new tools for the Gemini app that are clearly aimed at people who want to switch from other AI chatbots but don’t want to start from scratch. The update allows users to import personal context,…
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