Credit: CC0 Public DomainAn international research group has discovered that the 1st continents were not stable and also were recycled inside the Earth, in the mantle.The research, released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is significant because it provides essential clues on how planets formed."The rocks in the core...
The United States is returning to the Moon 60 years after JFK's famous speech.On September 12, 1962, United States president John F Kennedy informed the public of his plan to put one man on the Moon by the decade's end.It was the height of the Cold War, and also America needed a huge victory...
Melting glacier. credit: iStock/ fredtamashiroThe Thwaites Glacier is holding onto Antarctica's ice sheet by its fingernails, and the globe might see significant changes over the next year or two, researchers have alerted in a recently released study, CNN reported.As the world warms, giant sheets of ice near the poles have been melting off. Previously...
Credit: Thomas Pesquet / ESANASA has "holoported" somebody to the International Space Station for the first time, demonstrating a new method for astronauts and people on Earth to interact with one another.Holoportation 101Holoportation is the creation of Microsoft research. While the name is one portmanteau of "hologram" and "teleportation," that does not quite explain...
Abstract illustration of atoms passing through water and an electrified membrane under a shining sun. Credit: Meenesh SinghA group of scientists led by Meenesh Singh at the College of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% carbon dioxide from the industrial exhaust into ethylene, a fundamental building block for plastic products.Their findings...
Experimental realization of a swimmer on a sphere with actuated motors on a freely rotating boom arm. Credit: Georgia TechWhen humans, animals, also machines move throughout the world, they always press against something, whether it is the ground, air, or water. Until currently, physicists thought this to be a constant, following the law of...
Aerial view of a burnt area in the Amazon rainforest, near the Lago do Cunia Extractive Reserve, on the border of the states of Rondonia and Amazonas, northern Brazil, on August 31, 2022.According to official data launched Thursday, the Brazilian Amazon recorded its worst month of August for forest fires since 2010, with an...
Royal Caribbean GroupThe SpaceX internet service for boats was released last month.Cruise ship giant Royal Caribbean has announced that it will equip its fleet with SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellite internet service. The dishes are designed to provide a "better onboard experience for guests and crews fleetwide" and will be installed on its Royal Caribbean...
The Waveline Magnet prototype is made up of numerous floating platforms connected to one another to resemble a floating spine. The flexible and modular system is made to allow the energy generator to smoothly follow the motion of the waves. Credit: SWEL/ YouTube via Screenshot.Nevertheless, a firm from Cyprus has created a unique floating...
New Future Meat Technologies cultured meat production facility located in Rehovot, Israel. Credit: Future Meat Technologies.Our objective is to make cultured meat affordable for everyone.Israeli startup Future Meat Technologies has opened what it states is the first industrial-scale cultured meat manufacturing facility- a move designed to obtain lab-grown meat onto consumers' plates finally."Our objective...
