Category: Engineering

China’s Hangzhou-based automobile manufacturer Geely has unveiled core features of its flagship Zeekr 9X plug-in hybrid crossover in the lead up to domestic pre-sale launch next month. Major specs of the 6-seater include 1,381 horsepower,…

China has produced its first barrel of natural uranium from its largest domestic project, dubbed the ‘National No 1 Uranium’ demonstration project, according to an announcement by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). 

Launched last…

Humans have been feasting for thousands of years, but 19 wild boars in Iran reveal a rare case of it before the dawn of agriculture. Did feasting spawn the rise of agricultural societies? Maybe.

Dating back to 9660-9340 BCE, an Early…

After 40 years of excavations, famed archaeologists Arlen and Diane Chase, husband and wife, finally uncovered the royal tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the founder and first ruler of the magnificent Mayan city of Caracol in Belize.

The city of…

Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) is a promising technology that can completely revolutionize what lasers can achieve. Such a system can produce highly directional, bright beams with pinpoint precision, making it ideal for…

Russia intensified its aerial bombing against Ukraine through Saturday night, launching hundreds of drones and missiles that killed at least six people and injured dozens, Kyiv reported. 

In the Bukovina area of Ukraine’s southwestern…

Chinese researchers have successfully delivered a cloned yak via caesarean section (C-section). Born on July 11, the baby yak was bred at a breeding base in Damxung County, southwest Tibet—also known as China’s Xizang Autonomous…

A Japanese company has launched a “Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants.” Hitachi plans to use the platform to streamline, operations, including nuclear power plants’ safety enhancement and maintenance.

The latest approach recreates…

NASA has officially chosen three new scientific instruments to study the moon, specifically its south polar region, as part of the upcoming Artemis mission. Two of these instruments will be mounted on a new Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), and one…

A new research partnership between the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and manufacturer JuggerBot 3D aims to develop a single 3D printing system for both thermoset and thermoplastic materials. 

The collaboration…