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The first polarized light from a gamma ray burst seven billion light years away is helping astronomers to gain a better understanding of collapsing stars and other high-energy phenomena. Originating from gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C in the con… Continue reading First detection of polarized radio waves from gamma ray burst sheds light on collapsing stars
Scientists at Linköping University blur the line between robot and organism has they develop an artificial muscle that runs off of glucose and oxygen like its organic counterpart. Made of a special polymer, the new plastic muscles open the pr… Continue reading Artificial muscles run on glucose and oxygen, just like the real thing
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is getting ready to roll, as engineers have installed its wheels at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. On June 13th, the unmanned nuclear explorer received its port and starboard legs and wheels, that will allow it to roam the surface of the Red Planet as it seeks out signs of present or past life.
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ESA has given the green light to launch a triple spacecraft mission designed to make the first flyby of a comet visiting the inner solar system for the first time. Part of the space agency’s Cosmic Vision Programme, the “Comet Interceptor” mi… Continue reading ESA announces triple-spacecraft mission to intercept an incoming "dynamically new" comet
At the Paris Air Show, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman announced they have formally agreed to collaborate on building an air-breathing hypersonic weapon for DARPA and the US Air Force. Under the new partnership, the two companies will develop, … Continue reading Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team up to develop air-breathing hypersonic missile
A new way of bending X-rays raises the prospect of smaller, more powerful X-ray space telescopes. Based on technology originally developed for medical imaging machines, Stacked Prism Lens are being developed by a team led by Mats Danielsson a… Continue reading Ditching mirrors for plastic prisms will make for much smaller, more powerful X-ray telescopes
A new study from the University of Queensland (UQ) debunks the myth that modern strains of wheat are overbred, vulnerable varieties that are heavily dependent on pesticides and fertilizers. By looking at five decades of wheat breeding in Euro… Continue reading Modern wheat strains are hardier than previously thought
The Pirbright Institute has revealed that on June 14, 2019, it destroyed the largest remaining stock of rinderpest virus on the face of the Earth. The destruction of one of a handful of laboratory samples of the deadly cattle virus was carrie… Continue reading Deadly rinderpest virus samples destroyed to prevent future outbreaks
Taking their cues from the birds, Airbus engineers have flown a scale-model airplane that incorporates flapping wing-tips. Based on the structure of the albatross wing, the remote-controlled AlbatrossOne uses a “semi-aeroelastic hinge” concep… Continue reading Airbus flight tests plane with flapping wing-tips inspired by the albatross
A new electromagnetic induction technology promises to make beer and other beverages taste better and have a longer shelf life. Developed by Purdue University-affiliated startup Induction Food Systems (IFS), the new technique that applies pre… Continue reading Electromagnetic induction to improve taste and shelf life of beer and other beverages