Author - Samilton Santos

NASA Shares Striking Close-Up Of Unusual Asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy probe captured this closeup of the asteroid Donaldjohanson from a distance of about 660 miles. (NASA/Goddard/SwRI/JHUAPL/NOIRLab)NASA’s Lucy spacecraft recently completed a successful flyby of its second asteroid target, capturing detailed images of the elongated and oddly shaped object known as Donaldjohanson. The close-ups revealed the asteroid’s distinct double-lobed form, confirming it as a...

Smart Ring with ECG: A Health Tech Game-Changer

The Circular Ring 2 is the world’s first ECG ring: the smart ring monitors your heart through your finger with clinical-level accuracy.Ever woken up after what seemed like a perfect night's sleep only to feel totally drained? Your fitness tracker shows glowing stats, yet your body tells a different story. That disconnect between data...

XPeng Iron: Why This Robot Might Be Tesla’s Next Big Rival

The XPeng Iron isn’t just another robot—it’s a personal assistant with supercomputer-level processing power, and it’s shaping up to be a serious contender in the robotics race.The competition to develop humanoid robots is intensifying, and China has just raised the stakes. While Tesla continues to promote the revolutionary potential of its Optimus bot (which...

Saudi Arabia Launches New Island Giga-Project

Laheq is a luxurious island resort that will be centered around a large ring-shaped structure hosting hotels and homesRed Sea GlobalSaudi Arabia has introduced another ambitious addition to its vast Red Sea development—a luxury destination called Laheq. Part of the country’s broader push to shift from an oil-dependent economy to a global tourism hotspot,...

Artificial Intelligence Gains Ground in Agribusiness, New Survey Shows

Credit: DepositphotosLeaders in Brazil's agribusiness sector are increasingly prioritizing artificial intelligence (AI) as a key tool for enhancing the sector's sustainability and competitiveness, especially in response to the challenges posed by climate change. PwC Brazil highlights this trend in the survey 'The Reinvention of Brazilian Agribusiness.Plans for AI Integration in the Next YearThe study...

Innovative Office Brings a Decade-Long Architectural Vision to Life

The Gambit Office, by KWK Promes, took 11 years to realize and provides an eye-catching office for a pipe distribution companyJuliusz SokołowskiIn architecture, the principle of form follows function is foundational—but few buildings embody this concept as boldly as the Gambit Office, created by KWK Promes. Designed for a company specializing in pipe distribution,...

MEV-1 Makes History with First Commercial Satellite Undocking

Rendering of MEV-1 undockingNorthrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman has written a new chapter in the history of space exploration. Its Mission Extension Vehicle 1 (MEV-1) successfully performed the first undocking between two commercial satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), marking the beginning of a new era for commercial space operations.Developed and operated by SpaceLogistics LLC, a...

Wearable Stethoscope Patch Monitors Respiratory Issues Over Extended Periods

Worn under the clothing and against the skin for up to five days at a time, the device could provide far more information than an in-clinic stethoscope examinationDepositphotosTraditional stethoscopes can detect respiratory conditions, but they only provide insights during short examinations by healthcare professionals. A new wearable device, however, can offer a more comprehensive...

Strange Bacteria That Can’t Live Alone Hint at Early Steps to Complex Life

Credit: DepositphotosWhile all bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives, there is one remarkable exception: the multicellular magnetotactic bacteria (MMB).A Window into Evolutionary HistoryFound in sulfide-rich sediments of a tidal salt marsh in Massachusetts, these MMBs are attracting the attention of scientists as they may offer clues about the evolutionary...

Physicists Discover a New Way to Measure Time

(Loren Zemlicka/Moment/Getty Images)While in our everyday lives measuring time is simply a matter of counting the seconds between the past and the present, things work quite differently in the quantum world. At microscopic scales, events don’t follow a predictable order, and the “now” often blurs with the “before,” rendering conventional stopwatches useless in certain...