Quest to reduce environmental impact finds pulp solution Scientists in Switzerland have developed a battery made out of paper which will release its charge when splattered with water.…
Lees meerSupports liquid desiccant tech to store energy to smooth bumps in demand, lower greenhouse gas impact A fund founded by Bill Gates is leading a $20 million investment round into an aircon startup which promises to slash the carbon impact of keeping …
Lees meerBags of splashy fun for astronauts in SMEAT's simulation Feature Remember Skylab? How about SMEAT? Fifty years ago, a trio of US astronauts took part in 56-day simulation of a Skylab mission that would prove critical to the success of the US's firs…
Lees meerCute that they think the human race will still be here when Perseverance's samples arrive Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover won't arrive on Earth until 2033 – as they'll need an orbiter and lander sent out toward the end of…
Lees meerOur ancestors made tools from bones … so why not freeze a spider instead of 3D printing parts? Videos Scientists from Rice University in Texas have used a dead spider as an actuator at the end of a robot arm – a feat they claim has initiated the fi…
Lees meer88 percent of the world's population live under the currently estimated footprint of the debris Space boffins are watching the skies for a 23 metric ton Chinese rocket booster that is expected to crash back to Earth.…
Lees meerShaded bits of lava tubes stay at 17°C all lunar day and all lunar night, a contrast with the rest of Luna's frequent fluctuations Data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has led scientists to conclude that the Moon hosts around 200 "pits" …
Lees meerThe Ocean Cleanup pulled all that trash in less than a year, and its newest system could collect 10x more A Dutch startup working to remove plastic garbage from the Pacific Ocean said it's marking a major milestone: extracting 100,000 kg (220,462 lb…
Lees meerTesla is not the only biz that can take billions from American taxpayers The US Department of Energy is set to hand General Motors' subsidiary $2.5 billion in loans to help finance the construction of three new EV battery cell plants across the midw…
Lees meerNASA: First we’ve heard of it Hopes that the departure of Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin from Roscosmos will improve global space relations have been crushed. New boss Yuri Borisov today confirmed a post-2024 withdrawal from the International Sp…
Lees meerComet debris is right in JWST's path, and could further damage its sensitive mirror The James Webb Space Telescope is predicted to pass through Halley's Comet's debris trail next year, meaning that particles could further endanger its sensitive prim…
Lees meerLEO and GEO orbit covered in satellite broadband handshake OneWeb and Eutelsat have signed a memorandum of understanding intended to create a mega multi-orbit satellite broadband provider.…
Lees meerAs NASA launches 11th annual ISS Research and Development Conference NASA will have to continue relying on international cooperation to keep the International Space Station (ISS) ticking over to 2030 and beyond, despite plans to replace the laborato…
Lees meerThe race for first space launch from UK soil (or airspace) continues The UK's Civilian Aviation Authority has launched a public consultation on the environmental effects of the plans of Virgin Orbit at a base on the southwest coast of England.…
Lees meerWe currently make muons at CERN, so this is quite the miniaturization job The United States Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has initiated a program it hopes will create a portable muon generator.…
Lees meerJust as NASA urged to reuse Musk hardware no more than five times A SpaceX flight sending the next bunch of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) has been pushed back a few weeks after the Falcon 9 rocket to be used for the journey was…
Lees meerNo, we're not reverting to steam power; lignin just makes great cathodes A Swedish-Finnish commercial partnership could be the first step toward commercially viable wood-derived batteries for electric vehicles.…
Lees meerPerhaps a QC can help us work out why we'd want a QC Systems Approach Back when I was field CTO for VMware in Asia-Pacific and Japan, many of my colleagues expected me to know something about everything in tech, and it was sometimes hard to bring m…
Lees meerAmericans need more time rebuilding their Moon sound stage, clearly NASA is pushing back the launch of VIPER, a rover designed to hunt for water ice on the Moon, by a year to November 2024.…
Lees meerThe way forward to Mars is cancelled (you meant the meeting, right?) The European Space Agency (ESA) issued a reminder this week that the future of its ExoMars rover remained very much in the balance following the termination of cooperation with Rus…
Lees meerJohnson Matthey receives government backing to scale-up fuel cell production UK chemicals multinational Johnson Matthey is set to build a £80 million ($96 million) "gigafactory" in southern England to produce hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysers.…
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