Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery has officially unveiled this year’s model of the Fulwin A8 in five new variants. The launch includes the addition of a 43 mile pure electric range version to the lineup. The mid-sized sedan’s front…
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US’ interceptor with solid motor can perform better against threats
Two defense firms have successfully conducted solid rocket motor tests for the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI). Four tests of flight-ready Highly Loaded Grain (HLG) solid rocket motors were conducted by Raytheon and…
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2,800-year-old grave of King Midas’s relative found with 100 artifacts
At the legendary city of Gordion, once the seat of King Midas’s dynasty, archaeologists have unearthed a significant find: a royal tomb. This discovery is being hailed as one of the most important in the region in recent years.
Last week,…
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US scientists develop real-time defect detection for 3D metal printing
Scientists from the federally funded Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois and the University of Virginia have developed a new approach for detecting defects in metal parts produced by 3D printing.
By combining artificial intelligence…
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UK firm achieves first commercial tritium breakthrough for fusion fuel
Astral Systems, a UK-based private commercial fusion company, has claimed to have become the first firm to successfully breed tritium, a vital fusion fuel, using its own operational fusion reactor.
This achievement, made with the University…
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432 robots move 7,500-ton building in China to make way for construction
A 7,382-ton (7,500 metric ton), 13,222 square foot (4,030 square meter) building complex in Shanghai, China is being moved around 10 meters a day using an army of small robots.
Consisting of a set of traditional shikumen-style buildings, the…
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Electrons barely pause before escaping
Imagine a car passing through a locked gate without breaking it. It sounds like a scene from a sci-fi movie, but in the bizarre world of quantum physics, something just as bizarre happens for real.
Particles like electrons can sometimes pass…
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Trump signs orders to encourage flying cars, counter drone threats
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a set of executive orders aimed at fast-tracking the use of drones, flying taxis, and supersonic commercial jets.
The sweeping move, according to the White House, is aimed at slashing red tape, reducing…
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Scalable method efficiently squeezes hydrogen from seawater
Scientists have introduced a new method that can efficiently squeeze hydrogen from seawater. Developed by researchers at the University of Sharjah, the method offers a clean way to get hydrogen directly from seawater without the need for…
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Europe tames ‘elephant flows’ in 1.2 Tbit/s supercomputer trial
Breaking barriers in speed and distance, Europe just witnessed a record-smashing 1.2 terabit-per-second quantum-safe data leap across 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers).
This milestone was achieved by CSC – IT Center for Science, SURF, and Nokia,…
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