Science Swiss "water battery" with 20 million kWh of capacity is finally functional The project took 14 years to complete By Shawn Knight , July 7, 2022, 11:52 AM 55 comments
Science Tech Culture Newly developed algorithm able to predict crime a week in advance with 90% accuracy "Where's my minority report?" By Rob Thubron , July 1, 2022, 5:18 AM 27 comments
Science Brain-connected robot arms enable paralyzed man to feed himself Brain-control interface could cut and maneuver food By Daniel Sims , June 30, 2022, 3:41 PM
Science James Webb Space Telescope heads into final stretch of instrument commissioning NASA has approved 12 out of 17 Webb science instrument modes By Shawn Knight , June 27, 2022, 1:37 PM
Science Curiosity rover finds more evidence of ancient watery regions on Mars Curiosity will soon celebrate its 10-year anniversary By Shawn Knight , June 24, 2022, 11:13 AM 9 comments
Science Software Mars Express probe receiving update for software developed in Windows 98 A million miles away and almost two decades after launch By Rob Thubron , June 24, 2022, 5:15 AM 9 comments
Science NASA awards three contracts to design a nuclear power plant for the Moon NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon By Shawn Knight , June 22, 2022, 10:08 AM 11 comments
Science Tech Culture Researchers develop plant-based, spray-on food wrap to replace harmful plastics Biodegradable spray-on coating could replace plastic in food packaging By Shawn Knight , June 21, 2022, 9:43 AM 8 comments
Science NASA begins switching off Voyager instruments after almost 45 years Probes can hopefully survive into the next decade By Daniel Sims , June 21, 2022, 6:55 AM 27 comments
Science Alien life confirmed? China says it could have detected evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations Don't get too excited/terrified just yet By Rob Thubron , June 15, 2022, 5:14 AM 29 comments
Science Scientists create robot finger with 'slightly sweaty' living skin that can self-heal Remember this day when the robots take over By Rob Thubron , June 10, 2022, 9:55 AM 16 comments
Science NASA is assembling an independent team to study unidentified aerial phenomena NASA's report will take approximately nine months to complete and will be shared publicly By Shawn Knight , June 10, 2022, 9:28 AM
Science James Webb telescope gets hit by a larger-than-anticipated micrometeoroid Micrometeoroid strikes are unavoidable By Shawn Knight , June 9, 2022, 9:16 AM 23 comments
Tech Culture Science Bill Gates urges creation of $1 billion per year GERM team to deal with next pandemic The billionaire thinks we got lucky with Covid-19 By Rob Thubron , June 9, 2022, 6:15 AM 93 comments
Science Tech Culture This smart basketball hoop ensures you never miss a shot It's more impressive if you can miss By Shawn Knight , June 7, 2022, 10:42 AM
Science Tech Culture Elevators in skyscrapers could be used to generate electricity Would the benefits outweigh the tradeoffs? By Shawn Knight , June 3, 2022, 11:54 AM 30 comments
Electronics Science Japan researchers break another data speed record with 1.02 petabits per second fiber optic transfer The four-core cable is compatible with existing infrastructure with a little retrofitting By Cal Jeffrey , June 2, 2022, 5:01 PM 15 comments
Science Toyota shows off portable, swappable hydrogen cartridges Toyota envisions a future filled with portable hydrogen tanks By Shawn Knight , June 2, 2022, 12:17 PM 29 comments
Science First full-color images from James Webb Space Telescope are coming July 12 Webb is ready to shine By Shawn Knight , June 2, 2022, 10:27 AM 16 comments
Electronics Science Researchers build world's smallest remote-controlled walking robot Tiny robot crab uses no electricity or hydraulics By Shawn Knight , May 26, 2022, 12:01 PM 15 comments
Science Tech Culture Startup wants to store Earth's important data on the Moon Saving Earth's data, one byte at a time By Shawn Knight , May 23, 2022, 2:38 PM 12 comments
Electronics Science Isotopically pure silicon nanowires could lead to smaller and faster microchips Pure silicon nanowires conduct heat 150% better than natural silicon variants By Shawn Knight , May 19, 2022, 12:33 PM
Science Dust-covered solar panels force NASA to end Mars InSight lander mission NASA InSight lander will cease science operations this summer By Shawn Knight , May 18, 2022, 9:30 AM 27 comments
Science Researchers powered a computer for six months using nothing but algae Algae, nature's PSU By Rob Thubron , May 16, 2022, 9:25 AM 9 comments
Tech Culture Science Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon for the first time Paving the way for extraterrestrial agriculture By Tudor Cibean , May 13, 2022, 8:58 AM 14 comments