In April, Apple chartered flights to ferry over 600 tons of iPhones from India to the US in an effort to sidestep looming tariffs. But despite this tactical move, Apple now finds itself at the center of Donald Trump’s renewed trade offensive….
Category: Engineering
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US scientists make rubber 10x tougher, more resistant to cracking
Materials scientists in the U.S. have just given natural rubber a major upgrade by developing a method to make it stronger and significantly more resistant to cracking, without compromising its signature stretchiness, even after repeated cycles…
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Court halts Trump move to stop Harvard from enrolling foreign students
A federal judge on Friday handed Harvard a win by temporarily blocking the Trump administration from stripping the university of its ability to enroll foreign students, just hours after it sued the government over what it called a “blatant…
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SCOTUS Allows Trump Administration to Remove NLRB, MSPB Board Members
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 22 granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to remove Democrat-appointed members of two independent agencies, the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board.
The vote was 6-3…
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Sound-absorbing ceilings help preschoolers reduce stress, improve learning
When young children are dropped off at school or daycare for the first time, they often experience a flood of emotions—separation anxiety, unfamiliar people, and an entirely new sensory environment.
A new study from Japan suggests that the…
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New test speeds up diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in children
In a major leap for genetic diagnostics, scientists from the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) have developed a groundbreaking rapid blood test that can accurately diagnose rare genetic diseases in…
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US military’s top mystery plane that operates near Area 51 spotted
A plane that’s deemed as the world’s most secretive Boeing 737-200 has been recently spotted. Named RAT55, the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command’s plane just flew across the country, making two stops — one in Arkansas and one in Texas.
The…
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New silicone glows in vibrant colors while conducting electricity
Scientists in the U.S. have developed a groundbreaking silicone variant that can conduct electricity, overturning the long-held belief that such materials are strictly insulators.
The research team at the University of Michigan unexpectedly…
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US startup turns artillery shells into supersonic missiles
A major technological milestone in artillery warfare was unveiled at the Future Artillery Conference in London.
Tiberius Aerospace, a UK-US defense firm founded in 2022, has publicly introduced the world’s first supersonic artillery…
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Solar cells hit record 19.96% efficiency with 6x cheaper polymer
A novel low-cost polymer developed by a research team at Zhengzhou University has achieved an unprecedented 19.96% power conversion efficiency in organic solar cells (OSCs). This marks a significant leap forward for sustainable and affordable…
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