US Air Force fails to keep B-21 Raider’s maiden flight secret

The US Air Force’s B-21 Raider strategic bomber has made its maiden flight, which was supposed to be on the quiet, but freelance photojournalist Matt Hartman captured footage of the aircraft on Friday morning taking off from Palmdale, California.Contin… Continue reading US Air Force fails to keep B-21 Raider’s maiden flight secret

Disaster averted! Rogue star will not collide with us in 29,000 years

You can breathe easy and take the sticky tape off the windows because the solar system won’t be hit by the rogue white dwarf WD 0810-353 in 29,000 years. ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows that early calculations were a bit off.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Disaster averted! Rogue star will not collide with us in 29,000 years

UK MoD to use scarily realistic mannequin to train Army surgeons

In a stomach-churning development, the UK Ministry of Defence has unveiled the latest version of the Surgical Advanced Mannequin (SAM) for training combat surgeons, which is almost too good at simulating battle injuries, including very realistic bleedi… Continue reading UK MoD to use scarily realistic mannequin to train Army surgeons

Euclid returns spectacular space snaps in run up to dark matter survey

ESA has released the first five images from its Euclid space telescope that reveal unprecedented high-resolution pictures that cover large areas of the sky in a single shot, demonstrating its capabilities for its upcoming dark matter survey.Continue Re… Continue reading Euclid returns spectacular space snaps in run up to dark matter survey

Lasers allow fine-tuning of 3D-printed metals without “heating & beating”

A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge has developed a new technique that uses high-energy lasers to fine tune the properties of 3D-printed metal without compromising the complex shapes it forms.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, Sc… Continue reading Lasers allow fine-tuning of 3D-printed metals without “heating & beating”

Sierra Space’s first spaceplane capable of visiting the ISS rolls out

Sierra Space has rolled out its first Dream Chaser spaceplane, called “Tenacity,” that will be used to ferry cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS) after it is shipped to NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility for environmental testing… Continue reading Sierra Space’s first spaceplane capable of visiting the ISS rolls out

Spoof-proof system uses radio signatures to enforce nuclear treaties

An international team of IT security experts, led by the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) and Ruhr University Bochum, have developed a way of using radio signals to verify the location of nuclear weapon stockpiles.Continue Reading… Continue reading Spoof-proof system uses radio signatures to enforce nuclear treaties

Smart riot gun refuses to fire if aimed at someone’s head

To reduce accidental deaths during civil disturbances, firearms manufacturer FN Herstal has developed a gun that not only fires less-than-lethal elastomer projectiles, it has a digital smart sight that can recognize human heads and refuse to fire at th… Continue reading Smart riot gun refuses to fire if aimed at someone’s head