An artist's impression of the LOFTID aeroshell. Credit:NASA just recently turned one sci-fi technology into reality by crashing a spacecraft into one asteroid with its Dual Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.Now, the space company aims to test a large inflatable aeroshell that can one day be used to deploy massive payloads on Mars...
Credit: UnsplashSpecialists say that vegetables and fruit in stores will be smaller and look different as the summer's hot and dry climate impacts crops.Carrots, Potatoes, Brussels sprouts, apples, and onions are prone to be the most affected.Several locations of the UK have seen extremely low rain in 2022, and parts of England remain in...
Concept of the wing sails installed on a bulk carrier. Credit: SGSA new initiative is underway with support from the Scottish Government and industry leaders like Lloyd's Register to study and develop modern wing sail technology able to be retrofitted to in-service merchant ships. The three-year project aims to demonstrate on a commercial ship...
Cooling paper by Ruby Wallau / Northeastern UniversityThe "cooling paper," an eco-friendly alternative to air conditioning, is crafted from recyclable paper and does not require electricity to operate. Air conditioning is typically taken for granted until there is a power outage and it ceases to function. But what if staying cool could be achieved...
A Young Lady Using Glasses. Credit: CanvasToday, Xiaomi, a Chinese technology giant, introduced a set of smart glasses aimed at promoting an active lifestyle, with a price tag of 2,499 yuan ($370) aimed at potential customers.The product is named Mijia Glasses Camera and resembles Google Glass in design. It includes one display and...
Veo Robotics’ FreeMove system being tested with an ABB robot in a palletizing operation. Credit: Veo Robotics’As the industry increasingly adopts collaborative robots (cobots) to work together with humans in manufacturing and assembly tasks, an innovation in cobot technology has emerged. This technology, based mostly on speed and separation monitoring, brings collaborative capabilities to...
Alvin swimmers Molly Smith and Rick Sanger signal main latch release before deployment.On Thursday (July 21st), the human-occupied submersible Alvin made background when it effectively got to a whopping deepness of 21,325 feet (6,453 metres), achieving the inmost dive ever in the 58-year history of the storied submersible, in proportion to a press release...
Magic PenResearchers at Hongtuo Joint Laboratory in Wuhan, China, have designed what seems like a mysterious yet fascinating laser pen that can write in mid-air-- an intriguing technique that could, theoretically, be an onramp to "Star Wars"- Esque hologram innovation.The South China Morning Post reported the other day that the pen utilizes ultra-short laser...
A sustainable alternative to traditional hide, the luxury fabric is carbon-neutral and also can be grown to order.California-based biotech company MycoWorks has developed a brand-new eco-friendly, vegan leather derived from fungi.The leather turns mycelium-- threads from the original structure of mushrooms-- right into a product that imitates the look also feel of animal-based leather.MycoWorks...
Credit: Allard Mosk/Matthias KühmayerWe can see things because light bounces off of them. Scientists say they have discovered a manner to make light pass directly via things-- the secret to invisibility.Invisibility is not science fiction anymore. Researchers have developed a single light wave that, when emitted via an item, makes the item appear invisible...
